Gian Guerreschi
Sr Research Scientist at Intel Corporation
California, United States
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Top SchoolGian Giacomo Guerreschi is a Senior Research Scientist at Intel Foundry with eight years of experience building software and algorithms for quantum computation, from high-performance simulators to hardware-aware quantum compilers. He architected compiler toolchains and qubit-routing passes integrated with physics-based simulators for quantum dot and Exchange-Only systems, and directs pulse-sequence discovery and leakage characterization efforts. His background spans variational quantum algorithms, restricted quantum models, spin chemistry, and open quantum systems—bringing a rare blend of theoretical AMO physics and practical HPC engineering. Based in California, he combines production-grade C++/MPI/LLVM toolchain work with research into compiler and system-level challenges for scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computing. An understated strength is his ability to translate complex physical models into usable software infrastructure that accelerates both experiments and large-scale simulation studies.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Theoretical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Theoretical Physics at Universität InnsbruckLaurea Specialistica Theoretical Physics, Laurea Specialistica Theoretical Physics at Università degli Studi di Trieste
English, Italian
Github Skills (12)
quantum-computing10
simulator10
high-performance9
cloud-computing9
python-bindings8
gate8
tomography7
python7
raii6
cpp5
quantum-algorithms4
quantum-programming-language3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
intel/intel-qs
Mar 2020 - Jan 2025
High-performance simulator of quantum circuits
Contributions:23 reviews, 73 PRs, 161 pushes in 4 years 11 months
intel-quantum-simulatorcloud-computingquantum-circuitshigh-performance-computingquantum-computing
giangiac/tqec
Nov 2023 - Mar 2025
Design automation software tools for Topological Quantum Error Correction
Contributions:1 review, 2 PRs, 156 pushes in 1 year 4 months
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