Sebastian Mesa
Quantum Architect, Simulation & Software
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Top SchoolSebastian Mesa is a Quantum Architect specializing in photonic quantum computing, with a decade of experience bridging physics and software to turn quantum theory into practical, scalable systems. Currently at PsiQuantum, he designs architectures, high-performance simulations, and developer-facing software that make photonic quantum machines feasible and usable. His background includes research-grade work at Xanadu—contributing to well-known open-source projects like Strawberry Fields and The Walrus—and teaching quantum computation and statistical learning at Universidad de Antioquia. Sebastian combines hands-on backend development and test automation with domain-specific language design and differentiable photonics simulators, focusing on programming models that expose usable abstractions for complex quantum hardware. He also pursues creative intersections of computation, physics, and art, reflecting a curiosity-driven approach that favors openness and rigorous engineering.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Researcher Critical Philosophy, Researcher Critical Philosophy at The New Centre for Research & PracticeMaster's degree Physical Sciences, Master's degree Physical Sciences at Weizmann Institute of ScienceBachelor's degree Physics, Bachelor's degree Physics at Universidad de Antioquia
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Github Skills (9)
quantum-computing10
quantum-algorithms10
photonics10
python10
test-automation10
pytest9
tensorflow7
machine-learning6
quantum-programming-language6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
XanaduAI/strawberryfields
Sep 2021 - Sep 2022
Strawberry Fields is a full-stack Python library for designing, simulating, and optimizing continuous variable (CV) quantum optical circuits.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:40 reviews, 26 commits, 32 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Sebastian primarily contributed to the `strawberryfields` library by refactoring and updating tutorial examples, implementing new features, and adding native support for the MZgate operation. Their work included modifying existing code related to gate teleportation, Gaussian cloning, and other circuit examples. They also focused on improving testing infrastructure, adding and fixing tests for backends and frontend functionalities.
pythoncircuitstensorflowoptimizingquantum-computing
sduquemesa/sduquemesa.github.io
Jul 2020 - Feb 2025
Contributions:39 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
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