Prof. Frank Koppens is group leader at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO). The quantum nano-optoelectronics group of Prof. Koppens focuses on both science and technology of novel two-dimensional materials and quantum materials. Prof. Koppens is work package laeder and vice-chairman of the executive board of the graphene flagship program, a 1000 MillionEuro project for 10 years.  Koppens has received five ERC awards: the ERC starting grant, the ERC consolidator grant, and three ERC proof-of-concept grants. Other awards include the Christiaan Hugyensprijs 2012, the national award for research in Spain, the IUPAP young scientist prize in optics, and the ACS photonics investigator award.  Since 2018 Koppens is on the Clarivate list for highly cited researchers, in the physics category. In total, Koppens has published more than 110 refereed papers (H-index 65), and total number of citations exceeds 30.000 (google scholar).