Zakari Denis
Postdoctoral Researcher at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolZakari Denis is a postdoctoral researcher at EPFL’s Computational Quantum Science Lab who develops machine-learning methods to simulate and analyze quantum many-body and open quantum systems. With eight years of research experience spanning PhD work on reservoir-induced control and positions at Université Paris Cité and MPQ Lab, he blends theoretical physics rigor with practical simulation skills. His background includes advanced training from École normale supérieure and Paris-Saclay, and a rare mix of physics and language study, holding an initiation diploma in Russian. Zakari is comfortable crossing disciplinary boundaries—applying ML to quantum dynamics, control, and dissipation—to produce computational tools that reveal emergent behavior. He is based in Lausanne and brings a consistent track record of internships and research roles across European labs, indicating both collaborative breadth and hands-on experimental-theory interface. Expect a researcher who pairs deep theoretical insight with implementation-focused code for simulating complex quantum systems.
7 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Physics, Bachelor's degree, Physics at University of BordeauxInitiation diploma, Russian, Initiation diploma, Russian at National Institute for Oriental Languages and CivilizationsMaster's degree, Theoretical physics, Master's degree, Theoretical physics at École normale supérieureBachelor's degree, Physics, Bachelor's degree, Physics at Paris-Sud UniversityMagistère's degree, Fundamental physics, Magistère's degree, Fundamental physics at Paris-Saclay University
French, Spanish, English, Italian, Russian
Github Skills (24)
quantum-mechanics10
simulations10
machine-learning-algorithms10
spanish10
closed10
self-organizing-map10
simulation9
iterative9
machine-learning9
coder9
deep-learning9
julia9
clustering9
quantum-computing9
jax8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Z-Denis/SteadyState.jl
Jun 2019 - Oct 2021
Simple WIP package inteded for iterative quantum open system steady-state determination.
Contributions:57 commits, 12 PRs, 25 pushes in 2 years 5 months
quantum-computingwipiterativesteady-statequantum
Z-Denis/ParallelMCWF.jl
Feb 2019 - Mar 2019
Simple package providing parallelised versions of QuantumOptics.jl's timeevolution.mcwf Monte-Carlo wave-function algorithm.
Contributions:70 commits, 14 PRs, 19 pushes in 1 month
fmiquantum-computingwave-functionwavemonte-carlo
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