Henry Makhanov, is a scientist who researches quantum computing for aerospace industry. He has completed his bachelors degree at the University of British Columbia, and is completing his masters degree at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is advised by Junyu Liu, Andreas Karch and Scott Aaronson. He has extensive hackathon experience with top 3 finishes in Quantum Coalition QCHack 2021, CDL Hackathon 2021, QHack 2023.