Crystal Senko

Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Trapped Ion Quantum Computing

Dr. Crystal Senko Dr. Senko’s research focuses on using trapped ions for quantum simulations and quantum computing applications. Her work also explores qudits and how to improve the efficiency of encoding a logical unit of information using the multiple levels of a qudit.

Contact information
Office: QNC 2201
Phone: 519 888-4567 ext. 37425
Email: csenko@uwaterloo.ca

Expertise

Manipulation of quantum systems with trapped ions
Quantum computation with trapped ions
Phases and dynamics of interacting spin systems

Research

During her doctorate research in quantum information, Senko used trapped ions to simulate a quantum computational module and to create a spin chain experiment for manipulation in the lab. She earned her PhD under the supervision of Christopher Monroe at the University of Maryland.

At the Center for Ultracold Atoms (CUA) as a postdoctoral fellow with Harvard University, Senko worked on the development of a photonic crystal waveguide that, when atoms are placed next to it, creates an interesting system for information transfer between atoms by the photons flowing through the photonic crystal.