Helena Zhang
Quantum Software Developer at IBM
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolHelena Zhang is a Quantum Software Developer with nine years of experience bridging experimental physics and production-grade quantum tooling, currently working at IBM in New York. With a PhD from MIT and a physics degree from Caltech, she ran ion-trap experiments and built a full-stack Python/WebSocket data acquisition and control platform that controlled lab apparatus via a web UI. At IBM she focuses on quantum software and contributes to prominent open-source projects like qiskit-metal, where she implemented robust component naming, auto-assignment, tests, and improved geometric features for superconducting device design. Previously she led data engineering and DevOps programs at Insight Data Science, combining hands-on engineering with mentorship and program delivery. She brings a rare mix of experimental lab experience, backend engineering, and open-source impact that helps translate quantum research into usable design and software tools.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCalifornia Institute of Technology
English, Chinese
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Github Skills (7)
python10
eda9
quantum-computing9
smart-device9
simulation-modeling8
google-cloud-platform6
google-cloud-speech6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
qiskit-community/qiskit-metal
Aug 2020 - Mar 2021
Quantum Hardware Design. Open-source project for engineers and scientists to design superconducting quantum devices with ease.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:32 commits in 6 months
Contributions summary:Helena contributed significantly to the `qiskit-metal` repository by implementing and refining the component naming and auto-assignment feature. Their work involved modifying the base component class and specific interconnect components to ensure proper naming and handling within the design environment. This user also added a test case to the designs test suite to test the automatic component naming. Additionally, this user is fixing and improving the fillet functionality.
scientistsgdsqiskitdevicequantum-computing
coruscating/codenames
Oct 2017 - Dec 2020
A web-based implementation of Codenames
Contributions:1 PR, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
web-basedcodenames
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