Mykhaylo Krykunov
About Mykhaylo Krykunov
Mykhaylo Krykunov is a Scientist and Computational Chemist currently working at Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited and the University of Ottawa. He has extensive experience in computational chemistry, machine learning, and object-oriented programming, with a strong background in quantum mechanics and materials informatics.
Current Role at Canadian Bank Note Company
Mykhaylo Krykunov is currently working as a Scientist/Computational Chemist at Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited. He has been with the company since 2019. The organization is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Current Role at University of Ottawa
Since 2017, Mykhaylo Krykunov has been associated with the University of Ottawa as a Machine Learning Researcher. He is part of the Ottawa, Canada Area research community.
Previous Research Positions
Mykhaylo Krykunov has held multiple research positions before his current roles. Notably, he was a Research Associate at the University of Ottawa from 2015 to 2016 and at the University of Calgary from 2006 to 2015. Furthermore, he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University at Buffalo from 2003 to 2006 and started his research career at V. Karazin Kharkiv National University as a Researcher and PhD Student from 1997 to 2003.
Educational Background
Mykhaylo Krykunov completed his education at Harkivs'kij Nacional'nij Universitet im. V.N. Karazina. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Physical Chemistry from 1997 to 2003. Prior to that, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Chemistry from the same university between 1992 and 1997.
Contributions to Computational Chemistry and Materials Informatics
Mykhaylo Krykunov has made significant contributions to the field of computational chemistry. He developed a new variational method based on Density Functional Theory (DFT) for computing excitation energies, which efficiently includes double excitations crucial for modeling dark states and conical intersections. Additionally, he implemented frequency-dependent magnetizability for modeling magnetic resonance properties of negative refraction metamaterials and designed electronic structure descriptors for materials informatics.
Programming Proficiency and Algorithm Development
Mykhaylo Krykunov possesses 15 years of experience in object-oriented programming and developing efficient numerical algorithms for large-scale scientific computations. He is proficient in multiple programming languages including C/C++, Fortran, Java, and Python.
Exploration of Quantum Mechanics and Game Theory
As a hobby, Mykhaylo Krykunov explores the connections between quantum mechanics and game theory. He has designed an educational computer program in Java that uses a mixed strategy game to visually demonstrate the superposition of electronic states in molecular systems.