Naomi Nickerson
VP Of Quantum Architecture at PsiQuantum
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolNaomi Nickerson is a VP of Quantum Architecture with 12 years of experience translating quantum error-correction theory into practical architectures for real devices. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she has progressed through technical leadership roles at PsiQuantum where she now guides system-level design and fault-tolerance strategies for scalable photonic quantum computers. Her PhD from Imperial College London focused on realistic noise models and networked/topological error-correction schemes, and she has hands-on research experience simulating quantum annealing and collaborating with experimental groups. Known for bridging deep theoretical insight with engineering constraints, she specializes in making error correction work under practical hardware limitations—a skillset that often shapes cross-disciplinary roadmaps from lab prototypes to deployable systems.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Quantum Information, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Quantum Information at Imperial College LondonMaster of Science (MSci) Physics, Master of Science (MSci) Physics at University of CambridgeGithub contributions (5)
naominickerson/fault_tolerance_simulations
Jun 2014 - Jun 2016
Contributions:73 commits, 13 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years
naominickerson/quantum_circuit_simulations
Sep 2014 - Oct 2014
Contributions:18 commits in 25 days
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