Rob Young

Rob Young is Chief Scientist and co-founder of Quantum Base Limited (QBL), as well as a Professor in the Quantum Technology Centre at Lancaster University in the UK. He has more than 20 years of experience in the field, having co-authored more than 100 scientific publications and patents. 

His career in quantum science began with an award-winning PhD from the University of Cambridge, which focused on novel devices producing entangled photos. He went on to work in Tyndall National Institute in Ireland, developing a protocol to distribute quantum information to homes. In 2009, he moved to Lancaster and from there, started QBL a few years later. QBL is focused on applying simple quantum technologies to acute problems in security, having produced more than half a billion Q-ID devices with its partners.