Harold Ollivier
Quantum Information Processing Researcher Head Of QuantumTech INRIA
Paris, Ile-de-France
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Top SchoolHarold Ollivier is a senior quantum information processing researcher and head of QuantumTech at Inria with nine years in research roles and a broader two-decade career bridging physics, computer science and technology policy. He combines deep theoretical training (PhD in computer science, advanced studies in theoretical physics, and degrees from École Polytechnique and Telecom Paris) with leadership experience founding a startup and directing innovation and investment units. At Inria he leads applied and foundational work on quantum algorithms, cryptography and the emergence of classicality from quantum systems, translating elegant mathematics into practical research programs. His background includes postdoctoral work at Perimeter Institute and research stints at LIP6 and Los Alamos, reflecting a strong international research footprint. Unusual for a research lab head, he also brings prior executive experience in finance and institutional leadership, enabling him to navigate both scientific and organizational strategy.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Baccalauréat serie C, Baccalauréat serie C at Lycee Francais de BruxellesMaster of Science (MS), Computer science, Master of Science (MS), Computer science at Ecole nationale supérieure des Télécommunications / Telecom ParisDiplôme d'études avancées, Theoretical Physics, Diplôme d'études avancées, Theoretical Physics at Ecole normale supérieurePhD, Informatique, PhD, Informatique at Ecole polytechniqueP'3, P'3 at Lycée Louis le GrandMS, Physics, MS, Physics at École Polytechnique
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Github Skills (62)
neo4j10
directed-acyclic-graph9
graph-database9
neo4j-plugin9
stored-procedures9
graph-algorithms9
linux9
graph9
procedures9
neo4j-database9
cypher9
database8
apoc8
memgraph8
graph-drawing8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
h-oll/qubib
Jul 2020 - Apr 2025
Contributions:2 releases, 411 pushes, 6 branches in 4 years 9 months
h-oll/h-oll.github.io
Aug 2021 - Nov 2024
Contributions:129 pushes, 3 branches, 1 issue in 3 years 3 months
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