Luca Planat owns an engineer degree (2016) from Grenoble INP Phelma and did a PhD in quantum physics between 2016 and 2020 at the Institut Néel, Grenoble, France. During his PhD, he focused on the development of wideband, near quantum limited, microwave amplifiers. These amplifiers are key pillars for large-scale quantum processor readout since they provide very high signal noise ratio over several gigahertz bandwidth. Early 2022, Luca Planat has co-founded Silent Waves, together with his former PhD supervisor, Nicolas Roch, and Baptiste Planat.

Laurent Petit is a Technical Expert at Radiall, leading advanced R&D initiatives at the intersection of RF engineering, cryogenics, and quantum technologies. He coordinates collaborative projects on high-frequency interconnects, cryogenic thermal management, and integrated sensor solutions for quantum computing hardware. Actively involved in academic–industrial partnerships, including PhD programs and national quantum initiatives, he also contributes to international standardization efforts related to quantum and RF technologies.

Jean-Michel Goiran joined CEATech in 2013 as a strategic account manager and cross-technology team manager. With a wide background in home automation, microelectronics, telecommunication and digital TV, he aggregated in this applied research center the key technologies that are fuelling the digital transition in the smartbuilding, Industry 4.0 or supply chain revolution.

He is now deputy director of the Technology transfer unit of CEA that heads the contract, licensing, startup program, marketing and Economical Intelligence teams.

After beginning his career in the French navy, he worked for Apple Computer Europe in the high-speed modems field. He joined then Schneider Electric's low voltage division in 1995, where he was responsible for wireless communication technologies both for product development and standardization. In 1999, J-M Goiran moved to STMicroelectronics' Home Video division, focusing on DVD and STB applications. In that role he led application projects and silicon product introduction. In 2007, he was promoted to lead ST's IP-STB business development team and developed deep expertise in the digital TV market worldwide. He is a graduate of Telecom ParisTech, where he studied telecommunication, electronics and computer science.

John Morton has over 120 research publications and several world "firsts" in spin-based quantum technologies and silicon quantum devices. He is also Professor of Nanoelectronics at UCL.

Lieven Vandersypen (Leuven, Belgium, 1972) studied Mechanical Engineering at the KU Leuven and received a MSc and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University (2001). He then moved to TU Delft, the Netherlands, first as a postdoc and since 2006 as Antoni van Leeuwenhoek professor. He leads a group that pioneered quantum computing and simulation based on electron spins in semiconductor quantum dots. Prof. Vandersypen received Starting, Synergy and Advanced grants of the European Research Council, is a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW), and was a member of the Young Academy of the KNAW. He was selected as an Outstanding Referee of the APS, received the IUPAP Young Scientist Prize for Semiconductor Physics, the Nicholas Kurti European Science Prize, and the Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific award in the Netherlands.

Tristan Meunier is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Quobly, where his job is to make sure that the company's future quantum computer works.

An accomplished experimental physicist internationally-known for his groundbreaking research on the coherent transport and manipulation of spins in quantum dot arrays, Tristan did his PhD at the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel (LKB) of the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris under the tutelage of Nobel Laureate Serge Haroche followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at TU Delft—a pioneering center for experimental research on spin qubits. This postdoc shaped Tristan's vision of science as a means of advancing humanity.

Martin Staempflin is the current Technologies and Markets Director at Air Liquide Advanced Technologies, where he bridges the gap between evolving market demands and strategic technological advancements. International Expert at Air Liquide, Martin's background includes deep involvement in innovation, in product development and project management, particularly within cryogenics.

Nicolas Daval is Quobly's Senior Vice President, Engineering. Honored to be chosen by the startup's pioneering founders to take on this strategic role,

Nicolas came to Quobly to help scale up a technology he finds particularly exciting—quantum. He brings with him substantial experience leading teams of high-level engineers.

With more than 20 years behind him at semiconductor giant Soitec, Nicolas is no stranger to growth. However, this is his first experience with a startup. The opportunity to help build an efficient, effective team where everyone feels they can contribute is a new challenge he is happy to take on, and one he feels will be decisive to Quobly's success. This applies not only to Quobly's employees, but also to its manufacturing partners—also within Nicolas' scope of responsibility.

If there is one thing that Nicolas has learned during his career in the semiconductor industry—he was part of the team that brought FD-SOI to the market—it is the importance of placing the customer at the center of any strategy. But he also knows that it is vital to trust data and scientific results as the one true north. His experiences helping transform Soitec's fabs to produce the then-revolutionary wafers will undoubtedly come in handy as Quobly continues to scale up its technology.

Hervé RIBOT is Technical Director for Micro-Nanoelectronics and Quantum at Minalogic since February 2025, helping members access public funding for ambitious R&D. He has a strong experience supporting the industrial transfer of advanced research in spintronics and quantum technologies at CEA-IRIG, leading teams in 3D integration, packaging, and power devices at CEA-LETI, working in industrial R&D at IBM, Alcatel, and Philips, joining the U.S. startup Alphion early on, focusing on all-optical regeneration. He holds a PhD in Optics, Optoelectronics and Microwaves from Grenoble INP.