Anna Phan is the Asia Pacific Partner Lead for IBM Quantum, combining nine years at IBM with a PhD-trained physics background to drive regional partnerships, technical enablement, and workforce development across academia and industry. She bridges quantum research and practical adoption, having moved from hands-on quantum algorithm and education development at IBM to leading strategic engagement for IBM Quantum Innovation Centres. Her multidisciplinary expertise spans quantum computing, machine learning, and experimental particle physics—rooted in doctoral and postdoctoral work at CERN on ATLAS and LHCb. An active contributor to the Qiskit ecosystem, she has implemented foundational quantum algorithms (Deutsch-Jozsa, Bernstein–Vazirani, Simon) and authored accessible tutorials and textbook material that bolster the global quantum community. Based in Melbourne and an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, she is known for translating cutting-edge research into teachable resources and industry-ready collaborations.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange, Exchange at University of Geneva
The University of Melbourne
Exchange, Exchange at University of California, Los Angeles
A collection of Jupyter notebooks developed by the community showing how to use Qiskit
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Contributions:24 commits in 8 months
Contributions summary:Anna contributed to the Qiskit community tutorials by updating and maintaining the documentation. Their commits include updating introductory notebooks, fixing image links, adding package version information, and improving index and README files. The user appears to focus on ensuring the tutorials are up-to-date and easily accessible for community use.
A collection of Jupyter notebooks showing how to use the Qiskit SDK
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Contributions:108 commits, 82 PRs, 31 pushes in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Anna primarily focused on improving the Qiskit tutorial documentation by addressing errors, typos, and broken links. They updated and enhanced the existing notebooks within the Qiskit tutorial repository, particularly the introduction and quantum information sections, indicating a focus on content accuracy and user experience. Furthermore, the user added a new tutorial on the Quantum Fourier Transform (QFT) and made other relevant changes, thus demonstrating their ability to extend and improve the tutorial's value.
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Anna Phan - Asia Pacific Partner Lead, IBM Quantum