Anubhav Vardhan
Head Of Strategic Initiatives - Asia
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Top SchoolAnubhav Vardhan is a strategic technology leader with 12 years of experience blending deep quantum-computing research and high-impact strategy roles across venture, public policy, and consulting. Currently Head of Strategic Initiatives for Asia and Senior Advisor on Quantum Technologies to India’s Ministry of Science & Technology, he designs national-level quantum programs while driving commercial AI and investment strategies. He has hands-on technical credibility from contributions to QuTiP—implementing Quantum Fourier Transform functionality and authoring notebooks for quantum gates, spin chains and Wigner functions—bridging algorithmic R&D and production-grade testing. Previously at BCG and B Capital, he led diligence, GTM and AI transformation projects, and helped set up applied R&D labs and GenAI workflows for portfolio companies. Comfortable moving between code, policy and boardrooms, he pairs an IIT Kanpur master’s in quantum computing with an IIM Lucknow MBA to translate complex science into scalable business outcomes. An uncommon combination: he has shipped unit-tested quantum algorithms in open-source toolkits while shaping national quantum strategy.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology KanpurPGP, Business Administration and Management, General, PGP, Business Administration and Management, General at Indian Institute of Management, LucknowHigh School, High School at Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram
Hindi, English, Japanese
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Github Skills (9)
unit-testing10
information-theory10
notebook10
jupyter-notebook10
test-framework10
ipython10
python10
numpy10
qutip10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
qutip/qutip-notebooks
Jun 2014 - Jun 2015
A collection of IPython notebooks using QuTiP: examples, tutorials, development test, etc.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:50 commits, 1 PR, 4 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Anubhav's contributions center around the creation of example IPython notebooks for QuTiP. They implemented examples for quantum gates, spin chain models, and the creation of a cavity-qubit model. These notebooks include code for generating Wigner functions, which suggests a focus on quantum optics and simulation of quantum systems.
pythonunittestingjupyter-notebookipython-notebooksnotebooks
qutip/qutip
May 2014 - Jun 2015
QuTiP: Quantum Toolbox in Python
Role in this project:Backend Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Backend Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:366 commits, 5 PRs, 14 comments in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Anubhav primarily focused on implementing and testing functionality related to the Quantum Fourier Transform (QFT) within the QuTiP library. The contributions involve implementing the QFT operator and its component steps, along with writing unit tests to verify the correctness of these functions. The code changes include the creation of new Python files, the addition of test cases using NumPy, and integration with the existing QuTiP testing framework. The work highlights a strong focus on algorithmic implementation and ensuring code reliability through unit testing.
quantum-opticsquantum-toolboxphysicspythonquantum-mechanics
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