Jan Ole Ernst

Research Scientist at Normal Computing | Oxford PhD

London, England, United Kingdom

About

I am currently a researcher at Normal Computing. Previously, I obtained a PhD at the University of Oxford working on single photon/atom physics for quantum computing. I have experience working for startups and in venture capital. My interests are broad ranging from experimental physics and novel computing architectures to machine learning and software development. My publications are found here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=eM6dQOoAAAAJ&hl=de You can check out my personal website https://www.janoleernst.com

Experience

  • Normal Computing (London Area, United Kingdom)
    • Research Scientist
      Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

      Developing novel chip architectures for ML workloads and AI tools for accelerating chip design and verification.

    • Research Resident
      Sep 2025 - Mar 2026 · 7 mos

  • Observing Member of the Board at Prospectral
    Jul 2024 - Jan 2025 · 7 mos

  • Creator Fund (Part-time · 2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Student Investment Partner
      Oct 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Creator Fund is a deep tech venture capital fund that invests in visionary academic founders and helps them build Europe's next generation of great tech startups, currently managing a $30$ mm fund. Sourced deals, conducted technical due diligence and contributed to investment decisions.

    • Advisor
      Oct 2022 - Oct 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Quantum Engineer at Riverlane
    Sep 2023 - Dec 2023 · 4 mos

    Developed electronic control systems for quantum computers and developed two patents for radiofrequency signal compression on FPGA‘s. This work on memory optimised cubic splines was published in IEEE Quantum Engineering.

  • Summer Research Intern - Quantum Many Body Systems at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
    Jul 2020 - Sep 2020 · 3 mos

    Built, tested and developed ECDL lasers for Li transitions used in a cold quantum gas experiment.