Matthew Applegate

Matthew Applegate is a experienced professional with a strong background in research and development. Matthew has held various roles in different companies over the years.

In 2003, they worked as a Member of Technical Staff at Arithmatica, where they conducted research on algorithms for efficient implementation of mathematical operations in logic, particularly in CPU/GPUs.

From 2005 to 2007, they served as a Design Engineer Advanced at Altera, focusing on the development of memory interfaces for Altera FPGAs, specifically DDR/DDR2 SDRAM interfaces and error correction codes.

From 2007 to 2009, they worked as a Senior VLSI Engineer at BlueArc, where they contributed to the development of a multiplexed CPU interface and a bespoke DDR/DDR2 memory interface for a hardware-accelerated network attached storage server.

In 2009, they joined Plastic Logic as a Senior Custom Silicon Engineer, responsible for the development of a proprietary e-paper display microcontroller for mass-volume consumer e-readers.

From 2010 to 2015, Matthew pursued a Ph.D. at the Cavendish Laboratory - Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, focusing on the research and development of a room-temperature quantum random number generator using photon-number detectors.

Following their Ph.D., they continued their work at the Cavendish Laboratory as a Research Associate from 2016 to 2020, focusing on the research and development of a room-temperature quantum random number generator based on coherent states of light generated by a pulsed laser.

In 2019, Matthew co-founded Nu Quantum, a quantum technologies company, where they served as the Chief Technical Officer. Matthew successfully raised significant capital, led the research and development efforts for three fundamental quantum technologies, and grew the company to a team of 16.

Most recently, Matthew joined Allegro MicroSystems in 2022 as a Principal Architect. Matthew has been actively involved in the development of a proprietary memory controller for Synopys' Sidense programmable read-only memory technology for a LiDAR ROIC ASIC.

Matthew Applegate completed their education at the University of Cambridge from 2010 to 2015, earning a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Physics. Prior to that, from 2000 to 2003, they studied at the University of Warwick and obtained a First class honours (1st) in Computer Science (Hons), with a focus on Computer Science, Maths, and Physics.