Isaac De Vlugt
Quantum Scientist - Product at Xanadu
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolIsaac De Vlugt is a quantum scientist and product-focused developer with eight years of experience building tools and educational material that bridge research and practical deployment in quantum computing. At Xanadu he has progressed from educator to product scientist, crafting bleeding-edge software for researchers while designing curricula and tutorials that demystify complex concepts. His academic background (MSc in Condensed Matter and BSc in Chemical Physics, both with top marks) combines with hands-on skills in C++, Python, PyTorch and open-source projects like qucumber to accelerate computational research. Isaac is known for collaborative problem-solving and clear communication, often turning research stalemates into deployable tools—and in his downtime he channels the same patience into guitar practice and teaching his dogs big stretches.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, 97.4%, High School Diploma, 97.4% at Strathroy District Collegiate InstituteMaster of Science - MS, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 97.80, Master of Science - MS, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 97.80 at University of Waterloo
English, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (69)
python10
photonics10
deep-learning10
qiskit10
optimization10
quantum-algorithms10
neural-network10
quantum-computing10
qml10
differentiable-programming10
jax10
cross-platform10
cirq10
automatic-differentiation10
tensorflow10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
isaacdevlugt/DMRG_SamplingMPS
May 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:9 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
isaacdevlugt/GreNADE
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
Groundstate Reconstructive Energies using Neural Autoregressive Distribution Estimators (GreNADE)
Contributions:14 commits, 2 PRs, 11 pushes in 2 months
pytorchenergiesestimatorsautoregressivedistribution
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