Ivan Basov is a Senior Software Engineer and PhD mathematician with over two decades of experience turning advanced mathematical models into production-grade software, currently focused on CUDA-Q at NVIDIA after leading quantum optimization efforts at Microsoft. He blends deep expertise in mathematical optimization, PDE-based modeling and quantum resource estimation with practical systems work across Azure, .NET, and compiler analyzers. Comfortable shipping low-level, high-performance code in Rust, he has also contributed to critical open-source security analysis in the Roslyn analyzer suite by fixing XML-processing false positives. Ivan’s background spans academia and industry—from postdoctoral research in fluid dynamics and lecturing to managing large engineering teams and delivering enterprise cloud SDKs. He is notable for translating rigorous research into deployable solutions for qubit design and industrial optimization, often operating at the intersection of math, compilers, and hardware.
9 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mathematics at Novosibirsk State University (NSU)
Contributions:13 commits, 20 PRs, 32 pushes in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Ivan primarily contributed to improving the `DoNotUseInsecureDtdProcessingAnalyzer` within the Roslyn analyzer repository. Their commits involved rewriting the analyzer to use the correct APIs and fix false positives related to custom operators, specifically targeting issues around XML processing and security vulnerabilities. These changes include modifications across multiple files and unit tests, suggesting a focus on improving code quality and security analysis capabilities within the .NET Framework. They also addressed related merge conflicts and added a comment, demonstrating an active role in maintenance and code refinement.
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