Can Knaut
Quantum Research Scientist at Google
Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Top SchoolCan Knaut is a Quantum Research Scientist at Google Quantum AI with 11 years of interdisciplinary experience spanning experimental quantum networking, control systems, and industry collaborations. He completed a PhD at Harvard where he built and integrated diamond nanophotonic network nodes and developed the experimental control software pylabnet, enabling record-distance in-fiber remote entanglement demonstrations. Prior roles include hardware testing for Zurich Instruments and transaction advisory consulting, reflecting a rare combination of hands-on lab engineering, instrumentation development, and quantitative business acumen. Based in Santa Barbara, he blends deep physics expertise with practical software and systems design to translate complex quantum experiments into reproducible platforms. An understated strength is his track record of cross-functional coordination with nanofabrication and industry partners, making him adept at moving prototypes toward scalable testing and deployment.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Bachelor of Arts, Economics at University of St.GallenPh.D., Physics, Ph.D., Physics at Harvard UniversityMaster of Science, Physics, Master of Science, Physics at ETH Zürich
French, English, German
Github Skills (12)
client-server10
python-server10
layout-editor9
python8
movie6
layout6
django5
lattice5
oms5
management4
simulations1
simulation1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
phys201/optical_lattice
Apr 2020 - May 2020
Package for site resolution of atoms contained in an optical lattice.
Contributions:54 commits, 2 PRs, 42 pushes in 1 month
atomslatticeresolutionoptical
cknaut/cinemaple
Apr 2019 - May 2020
Movie Night Management Software
Contributions:1 release, 22 PRs, 176 pushes in 1 year 1 month
nightdjangomoviemovie-nightoms
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