Kiefer Vermeulen is research team lead at Delft Circuits in the Netherlands

Wired for quantum Kiefer Vermeulen is head of research at Delft Circuits in the Netherlands. (Courtesy: Martijn van Leuven)"> Wired for quantum Kiefer Vermeulen is head of research at Delft Circuits in the Netherlands. (Courtesy: Martijn van Leuven)

Kiefer Vermeulen studied applied physics at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, where he did his master’s thesis at its QuTech research institute on the topological properties of Majorana quantum bits. He is now head of research at Delft Circuits , where he leads a team of quantum engineers developing the cabling and wiring needed for quantum-based devices.

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