Dr. Mutibah Alanazi is a Saudi physicist specializing in quantum technologies, nanophotonics, and optoelectronic materials. She completed her undergraduate and master's degrees in physics from King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2012 and 2017, respectively. She then pursued her doctoral studies at the University of Oxford, where she earned her PhD in Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Optoelectronics in 2024. Her DPhil research focused on the optical and quantum properties of low-dimensional materials, including quantum coherent emission, photon bunching, and polariton condensation in 2D perovskite systems. Her work involved the design and fabrication of microcavity systems and photonic structures, supported by both experimental investigations and AI-assisted modeling of optical interactions. Throughout her academic journey, Mutibah has contributed to advancing scalable quantum photonic platforms with relevance to quantum communication and sensing technologies.

Mutibah’s research at MIT, under the supervision of Prof. Dirk Englund, focuses on the development of cavity-integrated spin defect platforms for quantum optical applications. Her work aims to explore and engineer spin-photon interfaces in solid-state systems that are compatible with integrated photonic circuits. This project involves designing nanostructures that couple single quantum emitters such as color centers in diamond to optical cavities, with the goal of enhancing photon emission rates and coherence properties. In addition to the experimental aspects, Mutibah employs machine learning algorithms to optimize photonic device geometries and analyze large experimental datasets, bridging quantum optics with emerging AI tools. This research supports the broader goal of realizing practical, scalable technologies for quantum networking, secure communication, and quantum information science.

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