David is a researcher at HP Labs in Palo Alto, working on various aspects of quantum computing and photonics. He specializes in the manipulation of light at the nanoscale for optical interconnects and recently holographic displays. He holds a PhD in Physics from Stanford University and a BS in theoretical physics from Ecole Polytechnique, France. He received the 2010 Pierre Faurre award for young French industrial career achievement, and was named French Innovator of the year 2013 by the MIT technology Review before featuring on the global innovator list that same year. David has 60 granted patents and co-authored the text-book “Single Photon Devices and Applications”.