Education

• Ph.D. in Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
• B.S./M.S. Physics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
• B.S./M.S. Computer Science, Union University, Belgrade, Serbia

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 2023-present
• Affiliate Faculty, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 2022-present
• Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 2018-2023
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2017-2019

Honors and Awards

• Materials Today Rising Star Award in Quantum Materials and Electronics, Elsevier, 2025
• Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, UC Davis College of Engineering, 2023
• AFOSR YIP award, 2023
• Google Research Scholar Award, 2022
• Optica Senior Member, 2022
• Excellence in Teaching Award, UC Davis College of Engineering, 2022
• NSF CAREER award, 2021
• Rising Stars in EECS, Stanford University, 2017
• Nano- and Quantum Science and Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University, 2017-2019
• Stanford Graduate Fellowship, Stanford University, 2012-2014
• 30-Under-30 Up and Coming Physicist, Scientific American, 2012Berkeley,