Davide Ferrari
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Parma
Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Top SchoolDavide Ferrari is a postdoctoral researcher and quantum software specialist with a decade of experience bridging computer engineering and quantum information science. Trained at the University of Parma and Politecnico di Milano, he earned a PhD focusing on quantum compiling, optimization, and distributed quantum computing while contributing to the university's QIS initiative. He designs and implements efficient quantum compilation algorithms and explores practical quantum optimization applications, work recognized by winning the 2020 IBM Quantum Circuit Optimization Developer Challenge. His background spans network security, real-time and distributed systems, and quantum machine learning, giving him a systems-level perspective on scalable quantum software. A former research scholar at Future Technology Lab and guest researcher at TU Delft, he combines academic rigor with hands-on implementation experience in quantum simulation toolchains. Based in Parma, Italy, he uniquely blends classical distributed-systems expertise with cutting-edge quantum compiler engineering to make near-term quantum devices more practical.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Information Technologies, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Information Technologies at Università degli studi di ParmaMaster's degree, Computer Engineering, 107/110, Master's degree, Computer Engineering, 107/110 at Università degli Studi di ParmaDiploma, Liceo Scientifico P.N.I., 85/100, Diploma, Liceo Scientifico P.N.I., 85/100 at Istituto di Istruzione Superiore G. FalconeBachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, 84/110, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, 84/110 at Politecnico di MilanoCertificate of Quantum Excellence, Quantum Computing, Quantum Machine Learning, 100/100, Certificate of Quantum Excellence, Quantum Computing, Quantum Machine Learning, 100/100 at 2021 Qiskit Global Summer School on Quantum Machine Learning
Github Skills (11)
parity10
quantum-computing10
source-sdk10
sdk10
qiskit10
quantum-programming-language10
python10
rewriting4
calculus3
circuit3
sympy3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
qis-unipr/noise-adaptive-compiler
Dec 2019 - Jun 2022
Contributions:62 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
DavideFrr/ibmqx_experiments
Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
Contributions:161 commits, 8 PRs, 134 pushes in 11 months
ibm-quantumquantum-computingparityibm-quantum-experiencequantum
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