Ilya Kazansky is CEO and co-founder of SPhotonix, where he leads the commercialization of 5D optical memory and advanced optics. He is a technology entrepreneur and senior executive with 15+ years of experience building companies and products across IoT, AI, machine learning, and big data. At SPhotonix, he is focused on translating breakthrough photonics research into deployable storage systems and optical platforms for long-term data preservation.