Amara Katabarwa
Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Tech Research Institute
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolAmara Katabarwa is a Senior Research Scientist with 9 years of experience specializing in quantum computing and near-term quantum algorithms, currently based in Somerville, MA. After a PhD in Quantum Computing and Quantum Information Theory from the University of Georgia, she progressed through technical and leadership roles at Zapata Computing—rising from intern to hardware team lead and research scientist—before joining Georgia Tech Research Institute. Her work bridges quantum hardware and algorithm development, with a particular focus on making quantum advantages practical in the near term. Colleagues know her for translating deep theoretical insight into hardware-aware solutions and for shepherding cross-disciplinary teams from prototype to deployable research. She brings a rare combination of academic rigor and hands-on engineering leadership that accelerates real-world quantum applications.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Emory UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Quantum Computing and Quantum Information Theory, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Quantum Computing and Quantum Information Theory at University of Georgia - Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Github Skills (7)
product-development10
audio8
integrations7
quantum-computing6
qiskit6
midi5
tac4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
zapatacomputing/qe-qiskit
Aug 2020 - May 2022
Orquestra resource for qiskit integrations
Contributions:3 reviews, 66 commits, 1 PR in 1 year 8 months
orquestraaudioproduct-developmentintegrationsqiskit
akataba/qComputing
Feb 2017 - Nov 2018
Contributions:52 pushes, 1 branch, 3 comments in 1 year 9 months
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