Khaled Mnaymneh

Roles and responsibilities

Khaled Mnaymneh leads strategic quantum, nanotechnology, and advanced materials development for the Government of Canada. His work spans foundational physics, device engineering, and national capability building. He drives research on quantum measurement, quantum–classical interfaces, nanofabrication, photonics, and semiconductor materials that enable next-generation sensors, networks, and information systems.

Khaled advises senior leadership on where Canada should invest, how to build sovereign capability in quantum and nanofabrication, and how to translate advanced materials research into practical technologies. He builds partnerships across academia, industry, and government, shaping programs that connect deep scientific insight to real-world platforms.

In the lab, he advances quantum devices, phononics, photonics, and nanoscale fabrication workflows, while mentoring researchers and developing new processes and infrastructure. He links fundamental science with actual technology development and helps guide NRC’s national strategy in quantum and nanotech.

Current research and/or projects

Khaled Mnaymneh’s research focuses on quantum devices, phononics, silicon nitride photonics, and advanced nanofabrication. He is developing strained SiGe quantum-dot platforms and engineered phononic structures to control spin–phonon interactions and boost coherence in solid-state qubits. A core direction is the development of quantum phononic links that can couple non-neighbouring qubits, opening a path toward more scalable quantum architectures.

He also leads work on heterogeneous integration that ties silicon nitride photonics to III–V emitters, SiGe quantum devices, and advanced materials platforms. This includes new process flows for high-performance PCSELs, multi-depth etching, precision overgrowth, and transparent contacts within NRC’s nanofabrication environment.

Across these projects, Khaled is building the materials, processes, and device concepts needed for next-generation quantum sensing, communication, and on-chip integration, while strengthening Canada’s sovereign capability in quantum and nanoscale technology.