Kristina Kirova
PhD Candidate
Linz, Upper Austria
Summary
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Top SchoolKristina Kirova is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at JKU Linz with eight years of experience at the intersection of quantum algorithms, computational physics and software engineering. She has applied her physics training in roles from quantum software engineering at Entropica Labs to research at IST Austria (resulting in a co-authored arXiv paper), and brings practical software skills from industry internships including building Python microservices at JPMorgan. An ETH Zürich alumna, she coaches teams in design thinking, organised hackathons, and develops tools to streamline technical work—her personal project 4mulatex compiles hundreds of LaTeX equations to speed up equation entry. Outside the lab she balances analytical rigor with leadership and wellness, having led yoga classes and boxing training, which she credits for sustained focus during long research sprints.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Johannes Kepler Universität LinzHigh School of Science and Mathematics "Ivan Vazov"Quantum Information for Developers (QuID), Quantum Computers and Algorithms, Quantum Information for Developers (QuID), Quantum Computers and Algorithms at ETH, Zurich, SwitzerlandBachelor of Science - BS, Theoretical Physics, A1, Bachelor of Science - BS, Theoretical Physics, A1 at The University of GlasgowExchange Year, Physics and Mathematics, 80%, Exchange Year, Physics and Mathematics, 80% at The University of British ColumbiaMaster of Physics, Physics, 5.75, Master of Physics, Physics, 5.75 at ETH Zürich
Bulgarian, English, German
Github Skills (9)
optimization9
backend9
sdk9
quantum-algorithms9
quantum-computing9
wolfram-language7
particle-physics6
physics5
python4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
kidiki/openqaoa
Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
Multi-backend SDK for quantum optimisation
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 18 days
quantum-computingsdkbackendquantumbackend-sdk
kidiki/Project_3
Nov 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 10 days
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