Luxtelligence was founded in 2022 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The core team brings together researchers and engineers who developed TFLN/TFLT integrated photonics at EPFL since 2017.

Team

Nick Sauerwein

Co-founder, Interim CEO &​ Head of Engineering

PhD in Atomic Physics. Recipient of the Gilbert Hausmann Award 2025 from EPFL.

10+ years of experience in optical and microwave test and measurement systems.​

“Leading a team of bright minds to tackle hard problems and get things done.”

Alberto Beccari

Co-founder & CTO

PhD in Photonics. Published in the prestigious journals Nature and Optica.

10+ years experience in integrated photonics, quantum optics and microfabrication​.

“Empowering scalable synergies to drive sustainable value creation across dynamic ecosystems.” “

Rui Ning Wang

Co-founder &​ Head of Microfabrication​

PhD in Physics with focus on Material Science.

10+ years experience in microfabrication for integrated photonics with 7 patents​.

“I will never not be fascinated by our ability to shape materials at the nanoscale.”

Alessandra Di Leo

COO

Msc in Economics & New Technologies Management​.

​15+ year’s experience driving revenues growth and operational excellence in leading Information and FinTech companies​.

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Farzad Rezaeianaran

Process Engineer

PhD in Microsystems and Microelectronics from EPFL

“Seeing a world in a grain of sand.”

Matthieu Zwahlen

Application and Characterization Engineer

MSc in optics & photonics from BFH

“My ambition is to develop an automated, repeatable measurement platform that delivers precise and reliable data to our customers.”

Bahareh Ghadiani

Nanofabrication and Application Engineer

PhD in Material Science and Engineering

“From plain wafer to real device — that’s the part I love most.”

Yelyzaveta Kulynych

Photonic Characterization Engineer

MSc in Physics and Computer Science from EPFL

“Scaling our measurement capabilities through automation and clean code”

Mikhail Churaev

Photonic Engineer

PhD in Photonics from EPFL

“Turning photonics into real-world technology.”

Joonsup Shim

R&D Engineer

PhD in Electrical Engineering from KAIST

“Turning ideas into working devices.”

Scientific Advisors

Prof. Christian Koos

Co-founder and scientific advisor

Full Professor at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Prof. Tobias J. Kippenberg

Co-founder and scientific advisor

Full Professor at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)