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Lukas Scarfe
Lukas Scarfe

Lukas Scarfe, B.Eng., MSc

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Summary
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I am a Physicist pursuing a doctoral degree at the university of Ottawa in the Structured Quantum Optics (SQO) research group. My research focus is quantum communications, quantum cryptigraphy, atmospheric optics, & all related quantum optics or free-space quantum cryptography topics. On the engineering side, I have experience in automation, as well as algorithm development for medical devices & scientific instrumentation using a variety of programming languages & tools. I am a strong scientific communicator with many awards for both conference talks & posters.

Education & Certifications
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  • Doctorate in Philosophy Physics, University of Ottawa (Expected Graduation 2028)
  • MSc in Physics, University of Ottawa (2024)
  • B.Eng. in Engineering Physics, McMaster University (2022)
  • Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD)
  • Delf B2 French Certification

Work Experience
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  1. 2018 - 2024

    * Developed & patented algorithms for in-situ nerve mapping during neuro-surgical procedures[cite: 23]. * [cite_start]Designed & deployed automated end-of-line test equipment for electronic manufacturing[cite: 24]. * [cite_start]Utilized wavelet-based event detection & bio-electrical stimulus for medical devices[cite: 23, 49].

  2. 2020 - 2021

    * [cite_start]Developed custom LabVIEW applications for graphene laboratory experiments[cite: 32]. * [cite_start]Prototyped automation solutions for digital & analog data acquisition[cite: 33, 34].

  3. 2021

    * [cite_start]Translated IEC & ISO electrical st&ards for medical devices into technical requirements[cite: 28]. * [cite_start]Created automated tests for custom dialysis hardware to ensure specification compliance[cite: 29].

  4. 2019

    * [cite_start]Independently managed development of a VR-enabled, wirelessly controlled robotics platform using Linux, ROS, & Python[cite: 37, 38].

Technical Skills
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  • [cite_start]Systems & Automation: 5+ years with LabVIEW (FPGA, cRIO), Python, & MatLAB[cite: 17].
  • [cite_start]Optics & Quantum: Free-space optics, lasers, adaptive optics, & spatial light modulators[cite: 7, 9].
  • [cite_start]Engineering: Circuit design, microcontrollers, & control systems[cite: 13].

Patents
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  • [cite_start]US Patent 11,980,474: Intraoperative neural monitoring system utilizing wavelet-based event detection[cite: 49].
  • [cite_start]US Patent 11,850,057: Intraoperative neural monitoring method utilizing wavelet-based event detection[cite: 51].
  • [cite_start]US Patent 11,850,040: Neural monitoring with statistical confidence determination[cite: 52].

Selected Publications
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  • [cite_start]Predicting atmospheric turbulence for secure quantum communications, arXiv:2406.14768[cite: 43].
  • [cite_start]Fast Adaptive Optics for High-Dimensional Quantum Communications, arXiv:2311.13041[cite: 44].
  • [cite_start]Graphene field effect transistors: A sensitive platform for detecting sarin, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces[cite: 46].

Awards & Recognition
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  • [cite_start]Best Presentation Award: 2024 International Conference on Optical Angular Momentum[cite: 56, 57].
  • [cite_start]Best Poster Award: 2024 Quantum Days[cite: 60, 61].
  • [cite_start]Finalist Best Presentation: 2024 Photonics North[cite: 58, 59].