Matt Collins
Director Of Low Temperature Devices
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolMatt Collins is a director-level physicist and engineering leader with nine years steering low-temperature and cryogenic device development for photonic quantum computing at Xanadu. He has progressed from experimental postdoc to Director of Low Temperature Devices, leading the design and deployment of photon-number-resolving detectors that integrate precision metrology, cryogenics, and quantum optics to enable scalable photonic hardware. Matt’s work blends hands-on lab expertise with program leadership, having built and grown the low-temperature team through multiple promotions since 2018. His academic pedigree—PhD in Physics from the University of Sydney and research roles across top labs—underpins publications visible on Google Scholar and a practical focus on translating nonlinear single-photon generation and topological photonics research into engineered systems. Based in Old Toronto, he combines deep domain knowledge with product-driven execution, often operating at the intersection of research and manufacturable quantum hardware.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
The University of SydneyJYPE program Engineering, JYPE program Engineering at Tohoku University
EnglishGithub contributions (3)
saewoonam/ble_adv_covid
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:53 commits, 42 pushes in 1 month
mcollphotonics/pyrpl
May 2019 - May 2019
pyrpl turns your RedPitaya into a powerful DSP device, especially suitable as a lockbox in quantum optics experiments.
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 day
quantum-opticsoptimizationsopticsdubredpitaya
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