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Rob F.M. van den Brink - Biography
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Dr. ir. Rob F.M. van den Brink has more than 40 year experience in applied research at Delft University (1984-1985), KPN (1985-2002),
TNO (2003-2019) and currently with Delft Circuits (since 2020).
He has a Ph.D degree in Microwave Technology (1994), and graduated in Electronics from Delft University in 1984.
His roots are in microwave electronics, antennas, remote sensing, analog electronics, fiber networks, DSL and Quantum Computing.
Quantum Computing. Since 2017, he is active in the field of quantum computing, and currently acting as Scientific Advisor for Delft Circuits, a start-up company dedicated to hardware for quantum engineers.
One of his main activities is the development of models and a suite of software tools for the design and characterization of I/O systems to control qubits operating under cryogenic conditions. These tools enable the simulation of heat flow, microwave signal response and noise of components with a temperature gradient down to zero Kelvin. They also enable full two-port and full multi-port characterization of components, including VNA calibration, at cryogenic temperatures.
Another main activity is standardisation to enable modular quantum computers. This concept will enable future system integraters to build quantum computers by combining commercially available hardware and software modules from very different vendors through well-defined interfaces. As such, he is acting within CEN-CENELEC JTC22/WG3 as project leader to deliver the very first standard on a full-stack layer model for quantum computing as well as a layered description and functional requirements on cryogenic solid state quantum computers. He has been driving this innovative concept since the beginning of CEN-CENELEC FGQT, the predecessor of JTC22, and produced between 2020-2024 about 40 contributions to quantum standardisation.
G.fast and DSL deployments. As senior scientist at TNO, in the field of Broadband Access Networks, he became an expert on deploying DSL technology over twisted pair copper loops, with a focus on the physical layer aspects. He played a significant role in the development of G.fast, a modem technology for transporting up to 1 GigaBit/s over ordinary telephony wiring. In 2008 he was one of the co-founders of the 4GBB consortium, a European consortium on the development of Gigabit solutions over Copper, and remained active in it until 2017.
During that period, he gave many presentations on G.fast related topics, including the one at Broadband Forum (dec 2010) that brought the industry into motion for the development of that technology. It was the trigger that caused ITU-T-SG15 to start with the standardisation of G.fast in feb 2011. He also wrote several ITU and BBF contributions, white papers, articles in magazines and technical presentations at various conferences to get the development of G.fast running. It all accelerated the fourth generation of broadband (4GBB) to bring bitrates of 1 Gb/s or more to the homes via a hybrid combination of fiber and copper.
Spectral Management. He is the architect of the Spectral Management policies in the Netherlands, and advised the SOO regularly about it (SOO = Spectral Councel of competitive operators in the Netherlands). As Rapporteur for ETSI-TM6, he created both Spectral management standards (ETSI TR 101 830, part 1 and part 2). From 1996-2008, he played a very prominent role in all kinds of xDSL standardization in Europe (ETSI, FSAN), wrote about 100-120 technical contributions to ETSI in identifying / defining cable models, test loops, noise models, performance tests, and spectral management. He is the editor of the ETSI-TM6 reference document on European cables, and the ETSI blueprint for many xDSL performance tests in standards.
He created various xDSL tools on performance simulation, for designing Spectral Management and Deployment rules of DSL modems, and for testing DSL performance. He holds a world wide patent on the generation of noise for DSL testing, being the core technology of commercially available DSL noise generators from Spirent.
MUSE. From 2003-2007, he was Board member of the MUSE consortium, a huge FP6 industry consortium on future access networks. He took a leading position in creating the MUSE Test Suite, a comprehensive document for analyzing access networks as a whole (full service, end-to-end), It was created by a multi-disciplinary team of experts over a period of four years.
Microwave and Lightwave. Before 1995, he worked on various aspects of coherent optical transmission systems at KPN. His focus was on the design of low noise, wideband optical receivers for lightwave systems, used for both internal as external projects. This resulted in 1994 in a Ph.D on Low Noise Wideband Feedback Amplifiers, various patents and several related publications on the characterization of transfer and noise in electrical, optical and acoustical devices.
Quantum Computing. Since 2017, he is active in the field of quantum computing, and currently acting as Scientific Advisor for Delft Circuits, a start-up company dedicated to hardware for quantum engineers.
One of his main activities is the development of models and a suite of software tools for the design and characterization of I/O systems to control qubits operating under cryogenic conditions. These tools enable the simulation of heat flow, microwave signal response and noise of components with a temperature gradient down to zero Kelvin. They also enable full two-port and full multi-port characterization of components, including VNA calibration, at cryogenic temperatures.
Another main activity is standardisation to enable modular quantum computers. This concept will enable future system integraters to build quantum computers by combining commercially available hardware and software modules from very different vendors through well-defined interfaces. As such, he is acting within CEN-CENELEC JTC22/WG3 as project leader to deliver the very first standard on a full-stack layer model for quantum computing as well as a layered description and functional requirements on cryogenic solid state quantum computers. He has been driving this innovative concept since the beginning of CEN-CENELEC FGQT, the predecessor of JTC22, and produced between 2020-2024 about 40 contributions to quantum standardisation.
G.fast and DSL deployments. As senior scientist at TNO, in the field of Broadband Access Networks, he became an expert on deploying DSL technology over twisted pair copper loops, with a focus on the physical layer aspects. He played a significant role in the development of G.fast, a modem technology for transporting up to 1 GigaBit/s over ordinary telephony wiring. In 2008 he was one of the co-founders of the 4GBB consortium, a European consortium on the development of Gigabit solutions over Copper, and remained active in it until 2017.
During that period, he gave many presentations on G.fast related topics, including the one at Broadband Forum (dec 2010) that brought the industry into motion for the development of that technology. It was the trigger that caused ITU-T-SG15 to start with the standardisation of G.fast in feb 2011. He also wrote several ITU and BBF contributions, white papers, articles in magazines and technical presentations at various conferences to get the development of G.fast running. It all accelerated the fourth generation of broadband (4GBB) to bring bitrates of 1 Gb/s or more to the homes via a hybrid combination of fiber and copper.
Spectral Management. He is the architect of the Spectral Management policies in the Netherlands, and advised the SOO regularly about it (SOO = Spectral Councel of competitive operators in the Netherlands). As Rapporteur for ETSI-TM6, he created both Spectral management standards (ETSI TR 101 830, part 1 and part 2). From 1996-2008, he played a very prominent role in all kinds of xDSL standardization in Europe (ETSI, FSAN), wrote about 100-120 technical contributions to ETSI in identifying / defining cable models, test loops, noise models, performance tests, and spectral management. He is the editor of the ETSI-TM6 reference document on European cables, and the ETSI blueprint for many xDSL performance tests in standards.
He created various xDSL tools on performance simulation, for designing Spectral Management and Deployment rules of DSL modems, and for testing DSL performance. He holds a world wide patent on the generation of noise for DSL testing, being the core technology of commercially available DSL noise generators from Spirent.
MUSE. From 2003-2007, he was Board member of the MUSE consortium, a huge FP6 industry consortium on future access networks. He took a leading position in creating the MUSE Test Suite, a comprehensive document for analyzing access networks as a whole (full service, end-to-end), It was created by a multi-disciplinary team of experts over a period of four years.
Microwave and Lightwave. Before 1995, he worked on various aspects of coherent optical transmission systems at KPN. His focus was on the design of low noise, wideband optical receivers for lightwave systems, used for both internal as external projects. This resulted in 1994 in a Ph.D on Low Noise Wideband Feedback Amplifiers, various patents and several related publications on the characterization of transfer and noise in electrical, optical and acoustical devices.
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Some expertises and skills Quantum technology
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Track record Rob has about 8 years experience in quantum computing, ranging from software emulation of QC, software tooling to develop hardware for controlling qubits, and quantum standardisation:
Rob has also over 23 years experience in deploying xDSL technology, spectral management and modelling cables, networks and systems. He played leading roles on the building of various consortia, international cooperation and DSL standardisation:
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Particulars
Education history
- 1992-1994: PhD Thesis, "Low Noise wideband feedback amplifiers"
- 1979-1984: Electronics, Technical University, Delft (interupted by military service)
- 1973-1978: Electronics, HTS Wegastraat, Den Haag
- < 1973: Havo 4, Mulo B
Employer history
- 1984-1985: Technical University Delft - Research group "Microwave technology"
- 1985-2002: KPN Research
- 2003-2019: TNO
- 2020-now: Delft Circuits