Frank Harkins
Quantum Developer Advocacy at IBM
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolFrank Harkins is a Quantum Developer Advocate at IBM with eight years of experience building educational tools and documentation for quantum computing, including leading the IBM Quantum software ecosystem and docs site. With a Physics background from the University of Leeds, he bridges rigorous theory and practical developer experience, contributing to prominent open-source projects like Qiskit—improving quantum state visualizations and refining the Qiskit Textbook content. Comfortable moving between technical writing, UI-focused library work, and project leadership, he has a knack for turning complex quantum concepts into clear, usable resources for undergraduates and self-learners. Based in London, he pairs hands-on coding and documentation skills with frontline community engagement to grow adoption of quantum tooling.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Physics, Physics at University of Leeds
Github Skills (12)
markdown10
quantum-computing10
latex10
visualization10
markdown-it10
qiskit10
visualizations10
python10
technical-writing10
numpy9
sdk9
circuit9
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
Qiskit/platypus
Jun 2021 - Jan 2023
Qiskit Textbook (beta)
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:133 reviews, 534 commits, 215 PRs in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Frank's commits focus on reviewing and formatting content, particularly within the `notebooks/intro/multiple-qubits.ipynb` file. The changes primarily address issues such as formatting, and also include adding example text boxes. This indicates a primary role in technical documentation and content editing within the Qiskit Textbook project.
qiskit-textbookquantum-mechanicsquantum-computingtextbookquantum-programming
Qiskit/qiskit
Feb 2021 - Jan 2023
Qiskit is an open-source SDK for working with quantum computers at the level of extended quantum circuits, operators, and primitives.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer / Library Contributor
Back-end Developer / Library ContributorContributions:65 reviews, 6 commits, 15 PRs in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Frank primarily contributed to the visualization modules within the Qiskit library, enhancing the ability to display quantum states. Their work involved implementing and refactoring LaTeX representations of quantum states and arrays. They also introduced new drawing functionalities and text-based representations, demonstrating a focus on improving the user interface and data presentation.
pythonquantum-circuitsquantum-computingcircuitsquantum-circuit
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