Neill Lambert is a Senior Research Scientist at RIKEN with 12 years of experience advancing quantum and nano technologies, particularly qubits and NEMS. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Manchester and has progressed through fellowships and research posts including a JSPS fellowship at the University of Tokyo. Neill combines experimental research with hands-on computational work, contributing code and documentation to the widely used QuTiP quantum toolbox and its instructional notebooks. His open-source contributions include new spectral-correlation functions and fixes for quantum current-noise routines, reflecting a blend of theoretical insight and practical software implementation. Based in Japan, he is experienced in translating complex quantum physics into reproducible simulation tools for both research and education.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Physics, PhD, Physics at The University of Manchester
A collection of IPython notebooks using QuTiP: examples, tutorials, development test, etc.
Role in this project:
Data Scientist
Contributions:1 review, 7 commits, 2 PRs in 5 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Neill contributed to the development of example notebooks demonstrating the use of QuTiP for quantum simulations, specifically in the context of excitation-number-restricted states and the Jaynes-Cummings chain. The contributions involve modifications to example code, addition of partial trace functions, and updates to documentation. The changes suggest a focus on clarifying and enhancing existing examples, potentially for educational or research purposes.
Contributions:68 reviews, 22 commits, 12 PRs in 8 years
Contributions summary:Neill primarily contributed to the `qutip/qutip` repository by implementing a new function, `spectrum_pi`, for calculating the spectrum related to a correlation function in the `correlation.py` file. This involved writing and integrating new code for quantum mechanics calculations. They also made fixes to the `countstat_current_noise` function within `countstat.py`, addressing issues and extending functionality in the realm of quantum optics and quantum information. Additional work focused on documentation and test updates for the project.
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Neill Lambert - Senior Research Scientist at RIKEN