Abhishek Chakraborty
Research Scientist at University of Rochester
United States
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Top SchoolAbhishek Chakraborty is a research scientist focused on designing better superconducting qubits by combining numerical simulations and data-driven techniques to augment theory. With a decade of experience across academia and industry, he has led GPU-accelerated quantum tools—most notably qCHeff at NVIDIA, delivering 15–42x speedups for effective Hamiltonian calculations. He collaborates across institutions (Rigetti, University of Rochester, USC, Chapman) to accelerate quantum device design using open-source ecosystems like AWS Palace. Meticulous and adaptable, he excels in cross-functional teams and in translating complex theoretical models into scalable simulation software. Currently completing a PhD at Rochester while driving applied research at Rigetti, he brings both deep physics training and practical high-performance computing expertise. An uncommon strength is his track record of turning research code into production-capable tools that materially speed up quantum device analysis.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Physics at University of RochesterBachelor of Science with honours - BSc (Hons.) Physics, Bachelor of Science with honours - BSc (Hons.) Physics at St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Github Skills (84)
penetration-testing10
web-application10
python10
enumeration10
intermediate10
security10
bypass10
api10
sdk10
payload10
methodology10
pentest10
algorithm10
vulnerability10
cygwin10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
abhishekchak52/quantum-computing-course
May 2019 - Feb 2021
Course Material for the online short course 'Practical Quantum Computing using Qiskit and IBMQ'
Contributions:130 commits, 111 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
ibmqquantum-computingshortpracticalcourse-material
abhishekchak52/phn624-comp-nuc-phy
Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
Contributions:23 commits, 2 pushes in 2 months
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