Electrical and Computer Engineering

Paul Juodawlkis

Paul Juodawlkis
  • BS Electrical Engineering 1986

Paul Juodawlkis is the group leader of MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Quantum Information and Integrated Nanosystems Group, where he provides technical and administrative leadership for approximately 150 scientists, engineers, and support staff engaged in the development of advanced computing and sensing systems leveraging both quantum and classical technologies.

Juodawlkis graduated from Michigan Tech in 1986 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. As an undergrad taking electronics classes and programming Intel 8085 microprocessors, he never envisioned that his degree would spark the exciting career journey that he’s been on. His work and volunteer activities have included:

  • Flying ~150 missions on an airborne multi-sensor testbed
  • Using subpicosecond (< 10-12 seconds) pulses of light to characterize compound-semiconductor materials
  • Developing novel optical amplifiers and photonic integrated circuits
  • Supporting physicists in their quest to determine which quantum bit (or “qubit”) might make quantum computing a practical reality
  • Co-chairing the plenary session of a 4,500-attendee technical conference
  • Serving as vice president of membership and secretary-treasurer for the IEEE Photonics Society

During his time as a student at Michigan Tech, Juodawlkis was a member of the IEEE Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society and founded the iπ3R social organization, where he also served as president from 1983 to 1986.

Juodawlkis was inducted into Michigan Tech’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Academy in 2018 after giving back to the University by serving as a member of the ECE department’s external advisory committee from 2000 to 2015. Additionally, he is a Fellow of both Optica and the IEEE.

In addition to his degree from Michigan Tech, Paul holds an M.S. from Purdue University and a Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology, both in electrical engineering.

Outside of work and volunteering, Paul enjoys running, gravel cycling, reading, collecting eclectic music, and following the Liverpool Football Club. He grew up in Livonia, Michigan, and now resides in Arlington, Massachusetts with his wife Amy, their cat Domo, and periodically with their son James during school breaks from UMass Amherst.

Updated June 2024