Dr Oleksandr Kyriienko
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Dr. Oleksandr Kyriienko is a Ukrainian theoretical physicist working in the fields of quantum optics, condensed matter physics, and quantum computing.
Currently he is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Physics department of the University of Exeter. Previously he was a Fellow at the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (NORDITA), located in Stockholm, Sweden. He did postdoctoral research at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, and obtained the PhD degree from the University of Iceland.
Dr Kyriienko started out as a theoretical physicist in condensed-matter physics, but he applied it to optics and semiconductor systems that are used to create lasers, which are actively used in the industry. In particular, he has been working on a theoretical design of a new type of lasers called “polariton lasers”. Since quantum optical systems have other excellent properties, like the ability to process quantum information and distribute it in the network, he grew strong interested in quantum computing and has a strong focus on the area. Herem, the combination of strong light-matter coupling and quantum information processing represents the ultimate goal, leading to development of quantum polaritonics.
Academic Employments
♦ Sep 2019 – present Lecturer (Assistant Professor), University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
♦ Nov 2017 – Aug 2019 Fellow, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (NORDITA), Stockholm, Sweden.
♦ Oct 2014 – Oct 2017 Postdoctoral Researcher, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
♦ May 2012 – Sep 2014 Research Assistant, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
♦ Nov 2010 – Sep 2014 PhD student, Science Institute, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Other Research Employments
♦ Aug 2020 – present Industrial partnership project with the start-up Qu&Co (Amsterdam) to develop novel quantum software.
♦ Feb 2019 – 2020 Visiting Fellow, ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
♦ Oct 2016, 2017, 2018, Visiting Professor, Science Institute, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
♦ Nov–Dec 2015 Visiting scientist, KITP, Santa Barbara, CA.
♦ Jan–Feb 2012 Visiting PhD student, NORDITA, Stockholm, Sweden.
♦ Feb–Aug 2011 Visiting PhD student, International Institute of Physics, Natal, Brazil.
♦ Nov–Dec 2008 Visiting Scholar (BMBF internship), Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
Grants
♦ Sep 2020 – Feb 2024 New Investigator grant from EPSRC: £350K.
♦ Nov 2017 – Nov 2019 Recipient of the individual research fellowship from the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stockholm.
♦ Jun 2015 – Dec 2018 External expert (Visiting Professor) for the Rannis excellence grant 163082-051 “Bose and Fermi systems for spintronics,” University of Iceland.
♦ Nov 2011 – Oct 2014 Recipient of the grant for outstanding PhD students at the University of Iceland (Reykjavik, Iceland) from the Eimskip Foundation. Total budget: 11,239,596.00 ISK.
Education
♦ Nov 2010 – Sep 2014 Doctor of Philosophy (Theoretical Physics), University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. Advisor: Prof. Ivan A. Shelykh.
♦ Sep 2008 – Jul 2010 Master of Science (Physics), Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev and Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Kiev, Ukraine.
♦ Sep 2004 – Jul 2008 Bachelor of Science (Physics), Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine.