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Val Zwiller is a Professor of Physics at Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), where he heads the Quantum Nano Photonics research group. His work sits at the crossroads of quantum optics and nanoscale physics, pushing the boundaries of how we control and measure light at the single-photon level.

Beyond academia, he is a scientific entrepreneur, serving as Chief Science Officer at Single Quantum a company he co-founded to develop cutting-edge single-photon detectors. His career spans leading institutions across Europe, including faculty positions at ETH Zurich, EPFL, and TU Delft, before joining KTH with a dual affiliation at the Karolinska Institute to explore quantum technologies for life sciences.

Recognized as a key figure in the quantum community, he advises major research initiatives as Sweden’s deputy representative to the European Quantum Flagship. He also shapes the field as Chief Editor for Quantum Optics at Frontiers in Photonics and as a frequent reviewer for Nature, Science, and premier physics journals.

In the lab, his team combines nanofabrication, cryogenics, and quantum optics to build devices that harness quantum light. Their work—from fundamental discoveries to applied systems—relies on custom-built tools that probe the quantum world with unprecedented precision.