Darius F. Vera is a PhD student in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) Department at the University of California, Berkeley. Darius graduated from the University of San Diego's Honor Program with a B.S. in physics and a double major in mathematics with high awards (Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Pi Sigma inductee). Previously, Darius as conducted research at the University of California, Santa Barbara through the UCSB Physics Research Experience for Undergraduates Program with the Palmstrom group. He has also intered at National Renewable Energy Laboratory conducting research as a member of the Center for Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Semiconductors for Energy. Currently, Darius is advised by Alp Sipahigil as a member of the Quantum Devices Group researching superconducting qubits. He was awarded the Chancellor's Fellowship from UC Berkeley and is a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
Circuit quantum electrodynamics, microwave engineering, superconducting qubits
