Welcome to the Masson group, studying quantum optics theory at the University of South Florida!
Our research is in theoretical quantum optics, with a particular focus on collective effects in light-matter interfaces. We seek to understand and manipulate light-matter interactions, and harness them for quantum simulation, quantum information, and metrology. We are based in the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building on USF's beautiful Tampa campus. You can find out about some of our recent research here, meet the group here, or read about research opportunities here.Â
October 31, 2026
Stuart appears on the Cyberg dreams podcast talking about quantum information!
October 7, 2026
Our paper on fast cavity-mediated entanglement generation for spin-1 atoms appears on the arXiv!
September 2, 2026
Our work on stabilizing multi-excitation dark states in waveguide QED appears on the arXiv!
May 28, 2025
Our work on generating entangled photonic states with decoherence free subspaces appears in PRL!
May 26, 2025
Our paper on optomechanical self-organization in a tweezer array is published in Nature Physics!
May 1, 2025
Our work on using partial symmetries to exactly solve many-body problems hits the arXiv!