Professor Roberto Morandotti, a globally recognized leader in quantum optics and photonics at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), has won the 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photonic Society Quantum Electronics Award. This award pays tribute to Professor Morandotti’s pioneering work in entanglement generation and the processing of complex quantum states in photonic devices and systems, both as scientific head at the Ultrahigh Speed Light Manipulation Laboratory and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Smart Photonics.
“I am extremely proud of this achievement. Being recognized among the brilliant international scientists who won in the past is truly a great honour. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my exceptional research team and the collaborators who make such an important contribution to the work being carried out in my lab at INRS.”
- Roberto Morandotti, professor at INRS and expert in nonlinear optics
The award will be formally presented at the IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) taking place in Singapore November 9 to 13, 2025.
Roberto Morandotti earned his M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Genova in 1993 and his Ph.D. from the University of Glasgow in 1999. He pursued postdoctoral research at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the University of Toronto before joining INRS in 2003 at its Centre Énergie Matérieux Télécommunications.
He has published over 350 peer-reviewed articles that have been largely cited, including in Nature, Science, and their portfolios. His achievements have been featured on the covers of Optics & Photonics News and Nature Photonics and highlighted by major media outlets locally and internationally, such as La Presse, Québec Science, and BBC News.
Professor Morandotti's work has led to numerous patents. He co-founded Ki3 Photonics, a spin-off from his research group that develops quantum photonic solutions that are easily implemented in existing telecommunications networks.
He has mentored over 200 students and postdoctoral fellows to date, with 24 now holding prestigious faculty positions worldwide, including some who are Canada Research Chairs and ERC grantees. His mentorship was recognized by the Canadian Association of Graduate Studies in 2018.
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