Adam Taras 🔭

Adam Taras

(he/him)

PhD candidate

Leiden University

Professional Summary

I’m a PhD candidate in astronomical instrumentation at Leiden Observatory. My research focuses on adaptive optics – the technology that allows ground-based telescopes to overcome the blurring effects of Earth’s atmosphere. Specifically I’m interested in improving systems that operate at high angular resolution and high contrast, such as those used for imaging exoplanets. My work involves both the design of optical systems and the development of algorithms for real-time wavefront sensing and control.

Email: taras@strw.leidenuniv.nl

Education

M Phil.

2024/07/01
2025/09/30

The University of Sydney

B Eng. Hons. (Mechatronics) / B Sci. (Physics)

2018/02/01
2023/11/25

The University of Sydney

Interests

Astronomical instrumentation Photonics End-to-end optimization of optical systems Privacy preserving vision
📚 My Research

I’m interested in a wide range of topics spanning physics and engineering, including:

  • Astronomical instrumentation (adaptive optics, interferometry, astrophotonics)
  • Robotic vision, particularly privacy preserving vision
Recent Publications
Adam K Taras, Barnaby RM Norris, Christopher Betters, Andrew Ross-Adams, Peter G Tuthill, Jin Wei, Sergio Leon-Saval (2026). Illuminating the lantern: coherent, spectro-polarimetric characterization of a multimode converter. Optics Express.
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Adam K Taras, Grace Piroscia, Peter Tuthill (2025). Jewel Optics I: non-redundant Fizeau beam combination without the guilt. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems.
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Adam K Taras, J Gordon Robertson, Fatme Allouche, Benjamin Courtney-Barrer, Josh Carter, Fred Crous, Nick Cvetojevic, Michael Ireland, Stephane Lagarde, Frantz Martinache, others (2024). Heimdallr, Baldr, and Solarstein: designing the next generation of VLTI instruments in the Asgard suite. Applied Optics.
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Adam K Taras, Niko Sünderhauf, Peter Corke, Donald G Dansereau (2024). Inherently privacy-preserving vision for trustworthy autonomous systems: Needs and solutions. Journal of Responsible Technology.
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Adam K Taras, Alessandro Tuniz, Musawer A Bajwa, Vincent Ng, Judith M Dawes, Christopher G Poulton, C Martijn De Sterke (2021). Shortcuts to adiabaticity in waveguide couplers--theory and implementation. Advances in Physics: X.
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