Dr Guyon develops and validates innovative techniques for detecting and characterizing Extrasolar planets. His research includes coronagraphy, wavefront sensing techniques for Adaptive Optics, and astrometry. Dr Guyon is currently leading the Subaru Coronagraphic Extreme Adaptive Optics (SCExAO) group at the Subaru Telescope to use these new techniques on the Subaru telescope for exoplanet detection and characterization. At the University of Arizona, Dr Guyon is developing high contrast imaging techniques for current and future ground and space-based telescopes.

Dr. David Barr holds an Engineering doctorate in Adaptive Optics real-time control for ELT scale telescopes6, achieved from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh and collaboration with the UK Astronomy Technology Centre. Following its completion in 2016, he relocated to Munich, where he spent six years at the European Southern Observatory. During this time, he contributed to the delivery of projects such as SPHERE, AOF, and ERIS, alongside working on ELT projects. Transitioning to Durham University in 2022, he assumed leadership of a team responsible for implementing the adaptive optics control system for HARMONI. Additionally, he co-created DAO, a new RTC in collaboration with Sylvain Centre, now widely adopted in labs and telescopes worldwide.