Research Engineer & PhD Fellow
Peter Samaha
Exploring the intersection of Software-Hardware Co-design, Non-von Neumann Architectures, and Photonics AI Accelerators.
Experience & Education
Professional Experience
Mar 2025 - Aug 2025
Graduate Research Engineer
CEA-Leti, France
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
Photonic Software Engineer
Luceda Photonics, Belgium
Jan 2023 - Mar 2024
Data Engineer
Mobile Arts, Beirut
May 2022 - Jan 2023
Data Analyst
Mobile Arts, Beirut
Academic Background
Aug 2023 - Aug 2025
MSc in Photonics for Security, Reliability and Safety (PSRS)
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree
Sep 2024 - Feb 2025
MSc in Nanotechnologies for ICTs
Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy
Grade 83/100 | Rank 1
Jan 2024 - May 2024
MSc in Photonics
University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Grade 98/100
Aug 2023 - Jan 2024
MSc in Optics, Image, Vision, Multimedia
University Jean Monnet, France
Grade 82/100 | Rank 2
Sep 2021 - July 2023
BSc in Physics
Lebanese University
Sep 2018 - Aug 2021
BSc in Mathematics
Lebanese University
Honors & Awards
Honors
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Scholarship (EMJMD)
Prestigious merit-based scholarship for MSc in Photonics for Security, Reliability and Safety (PSRS) at UJM (France), UEF (Finland), and PoliTo (Italy).
Research Focus
AI Accelerators
Unconventional computing using photonics integrated circuits.
Co-Design
Software-hardware co-design for non-von Neumann architectures.
Neuromorphic
Neuromorphic computing and brain-inspired systems.
Quantum
Exploration of quantum computing technologies.
Publications
2025
Neural Network Segmentation of Charge Stability Diagrams for the Auto-Tuning of Silicon Quantum Dots for Spin Qubits
Master's Thesis
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