Bibek Pokharel
Research Scientist at IBM
City of White Plains, New York, United States
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Top SchoolBibek Pokharel is a Quantum Research Scientist at IBM with a decade of experience probing error mechanisms and improving performance of noisy intermediate-scale quantum computers. He holds a PhD in Physics from USC and a strong academic track record across Carleton College and the University of New Mexico, combining theory, simulation, and experimental collaboration. His work spans error mitigation and suppression, modeling open quantum systems, adiabatic quantum computation, and quantum annealing, with prior research roles supervising undergraduates and internships at NASA Ames and IBM. Bibek blends deep theoretical insight with practical system-level focus to bridge near-term device limitations to useful applications. Based in White Plains, NY, he is driven by translating open-system dynamics into scalable strategies for real quantum hardware—often pursuing subtle connections between quantum chaos and decoherence that inform error-control techniques.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, (GPA: 4.00/4.00), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, (GPA: 4.00/4.00) at University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Science - MS, Physics, (GPA: 4.20/4.00), Master of Science - MS, Physics, (GPA: 4.20/4.00) at The University of New MexicoBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics and Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude (GPA: 3.94/4.00), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics and Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude (GPA: 3.94/4.00) at Carleton CollegeCambridge International Advanced Level,, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Economics, Cambridge International Advanced Level,, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Economics at Rato Bangala School
nepali (नेपाली), hindi (हिन्दी), urdu (اُردُو)
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Github Skills (27)
minor-mode8
anki7
wolfram-mathematica7
wolfram-language6
jupyter-kernels6
emacs6
emacs-lisp5
org-mode5
jupyter5
mathematica4
amazon-web-services4
latex4
python4
quantum-computing4
homebrew3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
bibekpokharel/bibekpokharel.github.io
Dec 2015 - Jan 2021
Contributions:29 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 2 months
USCqserver/bv-quantum-speedup
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
Contributions:20 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 9 days
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