Dr Harini Hapuarachchi joins the Sydney Quantum Academy Experts network

The Sydney Quantum Academy (SQA) is pleased to welcome Dr Harini Hapuarachchi to the SQA Experts network.

Dr Harini Hapuarachchi is a Lecturer in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Sydney.

Her research focuses on developing theoretical and computational approaches to enhance room-temperature quantum technologies, including diamond-based quantum magnetometry and Rydberg-atom-based quantum sensors for highly sensitive radio-frequency detection.                                  

Harini completed her PhD on the theoretical and computational modelling of quantum emitter-plasmonic hybrid systems in the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering at Monash University, following a First-Class Honours degree in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

Following her PhD, she served as a sessional lecturer at UNSW Sydney and held a Research Fellowship with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science at RMIT University. She later held the prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Department of Physics at RMIT before joining the University of Sydney.

Recognised for her research and outreach, Harini was named one of IEEE Computing’s Top 30 Early Career Professionals in 2024.

Interested in pursuing a PhD with Harini as your supervisor? Explore current research projects available now.