Catalina Anzola
Quantum Community Manager at Xanadu
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Top SchoolCatalina Anzola is a Quantum Community Manager with nine years of multidisciplinary experience spanning quantum computing advocacy, systems architecture at IBM, and energy-efficiency project management. She pairs dual engineering backgrounds in mechanical and electronics with advanced degrees in control systems and computer engineering, bringing strong domain knowledge in control, automation, and algorithm design for autonomous vehicles and smart farming. At Xanadu she focuses on growing the quantum community and improving developer onboarding, building on hands-on technical writing contributions to the widely used PennyLane tutorials. Comfortable bridging research and industry, she promotes diversity, inclusion, and education as levers for sustainable technological impact. Notably, her blend of sales-technical roles and deep engineering research gives her a rare ability to translate complex quantum and systems concepts into accessible resources for varied audiences.
9 years of coding experience
Master of Engineering - MEng Control and industrial informatics, Master of Engineering - MEng Control and industrial informatics at IMT AtlantiqueEngineer's Degree (Masters equivalent) Control Engineering and Industrial Information Technology, Engineer's Degree (Masters equivalent) Control Engineering and Industrial Information Technology at École des Mines de NantesBachiller, Bachiller at Colegio Anglo ColombianoUniversidad de los Andes
Spanish, English, French
Github Skills (7)
user-manual10
quantum-computing10
learn-ruby-on-rails10
basics10
documentation10
tensorflow5
pytorch5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
PennyLaneAI/qml
Sep 2021 - Aug 2022
Introductions to key concepts in quantum programming, as well as tutorials and implementations from cutting-edge quantum computing research.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:95 reviews, 17 commits, 37 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Catalina's contributions primarily involve modifying and adding to the documentation within the `pennylaneai/qml` repository. This includes creating and updating tutorials, such as the "tkt" tutorial and the photonics demo, as well as making minor wording corrections. Additionally, the user made adjustments to the structure and content of the getting-started documentation, demonstrating a focus on clarity and user experience. These actions suggest an emphasis on improving the accessibility and understandability of the material.
automatic-differentiationtensorflowkey-conceptsqqml
CatalinaAlbornoz/Portfolio
Apr 2021 - Apr 2021
Portfolio
Contributions:75 pushes in 4 days
cssjavascriptreact
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