Leonid Abdurakhimov is a quantum physicist-turned-engineering leader with nine years of experience driving cryogenic device fabrication, RF/microwave design, and experimental data analysis across academic and industrial labs. He currently leads teams at IQM Quantum Computers, progressing from senior engineer to team lead while shaping fabrication and integration workflows for scalable quantum hardware. His background includes postdoctoral research at UCL and Cambridge and a PhD in condensed matter physics, which inform a rigorous, measurement-driven approach to engineering problems. Based in Espoo, Finland, Leonid blends hands-on lab expertise with people leadership and has a track record of translating delicate lab processes into repeatable production-ready procedures. An understated strength is his cross-cultural research experience across Europe and Japan, giving him practical fluency in multidisciplinary collaboration under tight experimental constraints.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Condensed Matter Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Condensed Matter Physics at Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Master of Science - MS, Applied Physics and Mathematics, Master of Science - MS, Applied Physics and Mathematics at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)
Generic high-level interfaces for Zurich Instruments devices
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes in 1 year 4 months
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Leonid Abdurakhimov - Team Lead at IQM Quantum Computers