Dr. Alexei Trifonov, Chief Scientist, Vice President, Research and Development

Dr. Trifonov is one of the worlds leading experimentalists in quantum optics and was the original Project Leader on MagiQ QPN. He received his Master of Science (physics) from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute (now St. Petersburg State Technical University) in 1981. He was also Candidate of physical-mathematical sciences degree (equivalent to the Ph.D.) from A. F. Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia (1985), Doctor of physical-mathematical sciences degree from St. Petersburg State Technical University, St. Petersburg, Russia (2000).

Before joining MagiQ, Dr. Trifonov was a senior researcher and the Head of Quantum Optics group at the Russian Academy of Sciences and a Visiting Scientist at the Royal Institute of Technology, Kista, Sweden. At the Royal Institute of Technology.

Dr. Trifonov prime areas of interest include quantum cryptography, quantum information processing, and quantum communication

Dr. Trifonov is a recipient of the 1996 Ioffe Institute Award and the 1997 International Science Foundation Award. He has also contributed to more than 60 published scientific papers.