Taras Hrushevskyi
Calgary,Canada
Summary
Diligent, curious and project-driven researcher with over 10 years of experience in experimental Atomic, Molecular and Optical physics, adept at designing, building and testing experimental setups to contribute valuable insights to scientific discovery and innovation.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Technology Officer
QuantaSense
Calgary, Canada
03.2025 - Current
- As Chief Technology Officer I’m leading the innovation and development of QuantaSense's products, ensuring they achieve unparalleled performance in quantum signal processing.
- I work closely with other executives to align technological advancements with market needs, integrating them into scalable, customer-focused solutions.
- As technology lead of QuantaSense, currently my main tasks are:
- Lead QuLIPA Development: Work with the Chief Scientific Officer to spearhead the design and optimization of the Quantum Limited Amplifier (QuLIPA), leveraging quantum optics to achieve minimal noise and maximum amplification precision.
- Align Technology with Market Needs: Collaborate with the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer to ensure QuLIPA meets customer demands through scalable, market-ready solutions.
- Establish Rigorous Testing Protocols: Oversee testing processes to guarantee product’s reliability and performance in real-world quantum signal processing scenarios.
- Foster Innovation and Partnerships: Mentor engineering talent and build research collaborations to maintain QuantaSense’s leadership in quantum amplification technology.
Research assistant
Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary
06.2021 - Current
- In the Integrated Hybrid Quantum Circuits (IHQC) lab, I have been involved in a quantum imaging project.
- The main goal of the project’s initial phase was to develop techniques to remove artifacts from quantum optical coherence tomography interferograms.
- It required building an entangled photon pair source, Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer and coincidence detection system.
- The second phase focuses on developing a microscope based on quantum protocols for biomedical applications.
- During the project development I:
- Designed, built, and aligned optical systems for two-photon quantum interference, quantum imaging, and quantum sensing experimental setups.
- Designed and constructed a quantum optical coherence tomograph powered by single photons to probe micrometer-sized multilayered samples.
- Designed and constructed a quantum optical microscope having single photons as the source of illumination to image light-sensitive samples.
- Developed software applications in Python for integrating and automating optical elements for quantum signal acquisition and processing.
- Assisted in a diverse array of tasks related to installing, monitoring, and testing cryogenic system (dilution refrigerator) for use with superconducting devices.
- Assisted other group members and oversaw graduate students involved in quantum optics experiments.
Vacuum and Laser Systems Technologist
Department of Physics, University of Alberta
10.2018 - 05.2021
- During my work in the Ultracold Quantum Gases lab, I was involved in three consecutive projects: building an apparatus to produce Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) of Rb87 neutral atoms for quantum simulations of many body physics; developing a new quantum memory protocol based on Autler-Townes splitting; development of an experimental setup to couple Rb87 BEC with optomechanical devices inside dilution refrigerator.
- All three projects required designing and building independent ultracold gases setups, in which I:
- Designed, built, and aligned optical and laser systems for ultracold quantum gases research.
- Worked with lasers and laser locking systems, acousto- and electro-optical modulators, optical cavities, single photon detectors, CCD devices, arbitrary waveform generators.
- Managed ultra-high vacuum system designing, cleaning, assembling, baking, and monitoring procedures.
- Assembled, tested, and troubleshooted general-purpose power supplies, temperature controllers, feedback servo loops, and high current and radiofrequency electronics.
- Conducted basic parts machining and supervised pneumatics and water-cooling systems.
- Implemented, tested, and troubleshooted control and analytical software using Python and LabVIEW.
- Collected, analyzed, and reported data for publication and presentation.
- Supervised and mentored students in laboratory procedures and experiments.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Physics, University of Alberta
09.2014 - 04.2016
- During my work as a teaching assistant, I was responsible for undergraduate lab supervision, grading lab reports, providing feedback to the lab coordinator for further lab development and improvement.
Junior researcher
Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine
, Ukraine
01.2009 - 01.2011
- While studying and working in Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University I was involved in two projects.
- In the first one we looked for new cathode materials for Li-based batteries.
- The second project was focused on supercapacitors based on activated carbon where we studied different carbon sources and ways to synthesize electrode materials.
- As junior researcher I provided support to senior team members on a variety of tasks:
- Synthesis of complex spinel ceramics and activated carbon.
- Material characterizations using X-Ray Spectrometer, Mossbauer spectrometer, porometer and derivatograph.
- Batteries and capacitor sample devices assembling and testing.
Education
Master of Science - Physics
University of Alberta
Alberta, Canada04.2017
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Ukraine07.2009
Skills
- Optical systems design
- Scientific equipment operation
- Control and analytical software development
- 3D modeling using CAD software
- Bio- and medical imaging techniques
- Optical microscopy
- Image reconstruction
- Machine learning
- Deep learning algorithms
- MS Office
- LaTeX
- Python
- C#
- Git
- Autodesk Inventor
- Fusion
- DragonFly
- Critical thinking
- Problem-solving
- Experiment planning and execution
- Data gathering
- Results evaluation
- Reporting findings
- Independent work
- Team collaboration
- Adaptability to new software
- Communication skills
- Supervision and mentoring
- Data analysis
- Technology integration
References
- Dr. Erhan Saglamyurek, Project scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA, +1 925 6390766, esaglamyurek@lbl.gov
- Dr. Shabir Barzanjeh, Associate professor, Institute of Quantum Science and Technology, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, shabir.barzanjeh@ucalgary.ca
Publications
- Phase Dependent Quantum Optical Coherence Tomography, M. Li-Gomez, T. Hrushevskyi, K. McArthur, P. Yepiz-Graciano, A. U Ren, S. Barzanjeh, arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.06772, 2025
- Enhanced quantum emission from a topological Floquet resonance, S. Afzal, T. Zimmerling, M. Rizvandi, M. Taghavi, L. Esmaeilifar, T. Hrushevskyi, M. Kaur, V. Van, S. Barzanjeh, PRX Quantum, 5, 4, 040331, 2024
- Quantum enhanced probing of multilayered samples, M.Y. Li-Gomez, P. Yepiz-Graciano, T. Hrushevskyi, O. Calderón-Losada, E. Saglamyurek, D. Lopez-Mago, V. Salari, T. Ngo, A. B. U'Ren, S. Barzanjeh, Physical Review Research, 5, 2, 023170, 2023
- Superradiance-mediated photon storage for broadband quantum memory, A. Rastogi, E. Saglamyurek, T. Hrushevskyi, L. J. LeBlanc, Phys. Rev. Lett., 129, 120502, 2022
- Storing short single photon-level optical pulses in Bose-Einstein condensates for high performance quantum memory, E. Saglamyurek, T. Hrushevskyi, A. Rastogi, L. Cooke, B. Smith, L. J. LeBlanc, New J. Phys., 23, 043028, 2021
- Atomic Quantum Memory in the Autler-Townes Regime, E. Saglamyurek, T. Hrushevskyi, A. Rastogi, L. Cooke, B. Smith, L. J. LeBlanc, K. Heshami, In 2020 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2020
- Single-photon-level light storage in cold atoms using the Autler-Townes splitting protocol, E. Saglamyurek, T. Hrushevskyi, L. Cooke, A. Rastogi, L. J. LeBlanc, Physical Review Research, 1, 022004(R), 2019
- Discerning quantum memories based on electromagnetically induced transparency and Autler-Townes splitting protocols, A. Rastogi, E. Saglamyurek, T. Hrushevskyi, S. Hubele, L. J. LeBlanc, Physical Review A, 100, 012314, 2019
- Coherent storage and manipulation of broadband photons via dynamically controlled Autler-Townes splitting, E. Saglamyurek, T. Hrushevskyi, L. Cooke, A. Rastogi, L. J. LeBlanc, Nature Photonics, 12, 774-782, 2018
- The electrical properties of nonstoichiometric ceramics Li0.5Fe2.4Mg0.1O4, L.S. Kaykan, T.B. Hrushevskyi, U.S. Kaykan, Bulletin of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University 'Physics. Functional Materials', 2011
- Impedance spectroscopy spinel composition Li0.5+0.5xFe2.5-1.5xTixO4 (0,1<х
- Cathode material of lithium power sources, I.M. Gasyuk, A.M. Gamarnyk, M.J. Sichka, T. B. Hrushevskyi, Patent 45058 Ukraine, IPC H01 M4/00, 2009
Languages
English
Professional
Ukrainian
Native/ Bilingual
Russian
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Chief Technology Officer
QuantaSense
03.2025 - Current
Research assistant
Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary
06.2021 - Current
Vacuum and Laser Systems Technologist
Department of Physics, University of Alberta
10.2018 - 05.2021
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Physics, University of Alberta
09.2014 - 04.2016
Junior researcher
Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine
01.2009 - 01.2011
Master of Science - Physics
University of Alberta
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University