PhD Candidate · Quantum Optics · Institute for Quantum Computing
Fourth-year PhD at the Institute for Quantum Computing, Waterloo. I use Generalised Probabilistic Theories to map out the space of possible physical theories, then build optical experiments to find out which one nature actually chose.
Research
If Born's rule is wrong, every quantum mechanics textbook needs rewriting. I built a 4-slit photonic experiment to measure the Sorkin parameter I₃ and check. So far, quantum mechanics is holding up — but we keep looking.
Quantum FoundationsBuilt a cross-validated ALS rank-sweep pipeline from scratch that characterises quantum state spaces directly from experimental data — no assumption about the underlying theory required. The data tells you the rank.
Data Analysis · State Space TheoryProved a Trichotomy Theorem characterising exactly which Generalised Probabilistic Theories can be understood as theories of limited knowledge. The kind of result you can prove and then design an experiment around.
GPT FrameworkHOM, Mach-Zehnder, Sagnac — aligned them all. SNSPDs, APDs, ICCD cameras, Ti:Sapphire at 790 nm. Precision free-space optics is one of those skills that takes years to build and is immediately obvious when someone has it.
Photonics · OpticsSkills
Personal
Both involve a lot of suffering and a stubborn refusal to stop.
Because apparently an Ironman wasn't a strong enough signal that I enjoy suffering.
I want to be in the room where photonic quantum computing gets built commercially.
Timeline
Contact
If you're building something in quantum technology and want someone who can do the physics, write the code, and run an ultramarathon before the team standup — reach out. Always happy to talk research too.
"It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most."— Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind