Waqas Ahmad

Waqas is part of OQC's quantum hardware team. As Quantum RF Engineer, Waqas is responsible for bridging the gap between the quantum field and the RF field. In his role, he is involved in the designing, assembling and testing of RF and quantum circuits for quantum processing.

Prior to joining OQC, Waqas had a purely RF background. He worked on a number of projects; which included two with the European Space Agency (developing a Ka-band ground terminal communication system for tracking LEO & MEO satellites and a Ka-band communication system for automotive vehicles) and a project with McLaren (developing a 5G communication system for car & rail networks).

Waqas has a BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering and a PhD in RF & Electromagnetics — both from the University of Westminster in London. He and his research group also contributed to developing techniques for using Graphene as an RF switch. During his PhD, he gained first-hand knowledge of the design, fabrication and test of antennas and filters — and many life skills and experiences.