Scientific Director, Quantum Algorithms and Applications · Moderna
Quantum computing scientist working on hybrid quantum-classical algorithms for drug discovery.
My work focuses on bridging foundational research with real-world impact—developing hybrid quantum-classical methods, advancing quantum machine learning, and translating emerging technologies into actionable insights across industry and academia.
Updates
I was promoted to Scientific Director, Quantum Algorithms and Applications at Moderna.
Our work on Sample-based Quantum Diagonalization Methods for Modeling the Photochemistry of Diazirine and Diazo Compounds has been published in the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation.
We have published a manuscript on Molecular Excited States using Quantum Subspace Methods: Accuracy, Resource Reduction, and Error-Mitigated Hardware Implementation of q-sc-EOM.
We have published a manuscript on Sample-based Quantum Diagonalization Methods for Modeling the Photochemistry of Diazirine and Diazo Compounds.
We have organized a workshop on Quantum Algorithms for Bio and Life Sciences at the 2025 IEEE Quantum Week in Albuquerque, NM.
We have published two manuscripts on quantum computing for mRNA design: Towards Secondary Structure Prediction of Longer mRNA Sequences Using a Quantum-Centric Optimization Scheme and Co-optimization of Codon Usage and mRNA Secondary Structure Using Quantum Computing, both accepted in IEEE QCE25.
Our review paper on Quantum Machine Learning Framework for Longitudinal Biomedical Studies has been accepted in ACS Chemical Reviews.
We have published a manuscript on Quantum Machine Learning Framework for Longitudinal Biomedical Studies.
We will be organizing the 2nd Workshop on Quantum Algorithms for Bio and Life Sciences at the 2025 IEEE Quantum Week in Albuquerque, NM.
Our use case on Quantum mRNA Optimization was featured on the World Economic Forum's Quantum Application Hub.
We will be organizing a workshop on Quantum Algorithms for Bio and Life Sciences at the 2024 IEEE Quantum Week in Montreal, Canada.
We have published a manuscript on mRNA secondary structure prediction using utility-scale quantum computers.
I joined Moderna as an Associate Scientific Director, Quantum Algorithms and Applications.
Our manuscript Quantum Computing for Finance has been published in Nature Reviews Physics.
Our manuscript Similarity-Based Parameter Transferability in the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm has been accepted in Frontiers in Quantum Science and Technology, section Quantum Information Theory.
Our manuscript Towards a Scalable Discrete Quantum Generative Adversarial Neural Network has been published in Quantum Science and Technology.