Collin Farquhar
Member Of Technical Staff, Research at FirstPrinciples
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCollin Farquhar is a research-focused software engineer with eight years of experience applying machine learning and quantum computing to real-world scientific and financial problems. He has held roles from quantum software and simulation at QC Ware to quantum AI scientist positions at Zapata, and now works on AI for scientific discovery in physics at FirstPrinciples. His work spans reinforcement learning for quantum control, generative modeling for optimization and finance, and computationally efficient quantum simulations, blending deep technical skill with domain-driven research. A Cornell M.Eng. in Engineering Physics and a high-achieving multi-discipline undergraduate, he pairs strong scientific rigor with production software engineering. Based in Denver, he brings a rare combination of experimental physics intuition and hands-on ML/quantum systems experience that accelerates practical discovery.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Interdepartmental Studies - Physics, Computer Science, Music, 3.96, Bachelor of Arts, Interdepartmental Studies - Physics, Computer Science, Music, 3.96 at The College of Saint RoseMaster of Engineering, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics, Master of Engineering, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics at Cornell University
Github Skills (42)
pytorch10
parallel10
reinforcement-learning10
ray10
optimization10
data-science9
java9
scaling9
python9
llm-inference9
llm9
large-language-models9
machine-learning9
tensorflow9
deep-learning9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
akataba/rl-repo
May 2023 - Mar 2025
Contains different reinforcement learning models
Contributions:10 reviews, 74 PRs, 198 pushes in 1 year 11 months
Farquhar13/QuantumComputing
Mar 2019 - Oct 2021
Contributions:44 commits, 40 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
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