Min-En (Elsa) Chou

About

I approach quantum systems from the hardware up. At National Tsing Hua University, I spent 3+ years co-building an ultracold lithium–cesium apparatus from bare optical table to working experiment. I then spent 2.5 years in optical R&D at LARGAN Precision, designing imaging lenses and image-processing tools.

Outside my research, I run clinqclinq studio, a small space for playful interactive and visual pieces.

Research interests

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  Autonomous ultracold-atom systems
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  AI-driven research and optical design
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  Neutral-atom platforms
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  Seeing quantum phenomena
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  Quantum resource estimation
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  Quantum error correction

Publications

1. Gestural control of quantum information in virtual reality
   H. C. Chang, H. C. Lang, I. C. H. Liu, M. E. Chou
   In SIGGRAPH Posters ’26. Article 48, pp. 1–3, 2026 DOI
2. Cold lithium–cesium slow atomic beam from a two-dimensional magneto-optical trap
   Y. D. Chen, W. X. Li, M. E. Chou, C. H. Kuo, C. S. Li, S. Tung
   Physical Review A 103, 023102, 2021 DOI
3. Towards a dual-species Bose–Einstein condensate of ⁷Li and ¹³³Cs
   Y. D. Chen, W. X. Li, C. S. Li, M. E. Chou, S. K. Tung
   APS DAMOP Meeting, 2020 Abstract
4. A new lithium–cesium machine for the study of quasiparticle localization in Bose–Einstein condensates
   Y. D. Chen, W. X. Li, C. S. Li, A. L. Chen, M. E. Chou, C. H. Kuo, C. Y. Jhang, S. K. Tung
   APS DAMOP Meeting, 2018 Abstract

Patents

1. Imaging optical lens system, imaging apparatus and electronic device
   M. E. Chou, G. J. Liao · LARGAN Precision
   US 2026/0072251 A1. Pending. Patent

Experience

• Research Assistant2025 – 2026
  Future Narratives Lab, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · Hsinchu, Taiwan
  Quantum human computer interaction, visualization, and art administrative coordination.
• Optical R&D Engineer2023 – 2025
  LARGAN Precision Co., Ltd. · Taichung, Taiwan
  Imaging lens design, tolerancing, and image-processing algorithms.
• Patent Engineer2021 – 2022
  TSAI, LEE & CHEN / JC Patent Attorneys Office · Taipei, Taiwan
  Patent drafting and patentability analysis across optics, semiconductors, and robotics.
• Graduate Researcher2017 – 2020
  Quantum Gas Laboratory, National Tsing Hua University · Hsinchu, Taiwan
  Ultracold Li-Cs apparatus design and construction. Advisor: Shih-Kuang Tung.
• Undergraduate Researcher2016 – 2017
  National Tsing Hua University · Hsinchu, Taiwan
  Magnetic monopole simulations in topological insulators. Advisor: Chung-Yu Mou.

Teaching

• Teaching Assistant2017
  General Physics Laboratory, National Tsing Hua University · Hsinchu, Taiwan
  Guided undergraduates through experiments and graded lab reports.
• Lecturer2015
  High School Science Camp, National Chiayi Senior High School · Chiayi, Taiwan
  Taught a lecture introducing thermal and statistical physics to high school students.

Education

• M.S. Physics2018 – 2020
  National Tsing Hua University · Hsinchu, Taiwan
  Thesis: "Building a compact apparatus for the creation of ultracold Li and Cs atoms."
• B.S. Physics2014 – 2018
  National Tsing Hua University · Hsinchu, Taiwan
  Graduated in the top 10% of the class. Academic Excellence Award, 2014 and 2015.

Contact

Email: elsamechou[a]gmail.com for more information.