"I used to write code for telecom giants. Now I write code for quantum computers. Turns out, both involve a lot of praying to the debugging gods."
A Quantum Software Engineer & MS grad in Quantum Information Science (USC '25), which basically means I've chosen to make my career in a field where the fundamental unit of information can be both 0 and 1 — and I find this deeply comforting as a person who can never pick one favourite anything.
Presently, as a Quantum Software Engineer at NeoQuortex, I'm doing some exciting early-stage work at the intersection of quantum chemistry, quantum circuits, algorithms, and software (more details to come when we're out in the wild! 🚀).
Before quantum called my name, I spent two years as a Software Developer at Amdocs shipping telecom solutions — working with Java, APIs, MySQL, production releases, and client calls — the whole nine yards. Turns out understanding classical computing makes quantum computing feel even more beautifully, chaotically entangled.
Beyond software, I've taught high schoolers that quantum computing is cool, AR/VR on Meta Quest headsets is cooler, and semiconductors are the coolest - the unsung heroes of the modern world (that's my FAITH). I've also experimented with hardware and electronics all my life — and would love to break something apart to see how it works, just like I did with my first 3x3 Rubik's cube. Moreover, I spent my entire undergrad journey stargazing with an astronomy society, and space exploration, along with the quest to uncover the secrets of the universe, remain among my greatest loves. I like to think of myself as a person of science in every aspect of life — even while cooking, this curious brain will simply not turn off.
Organised, neat, dedicated — and genuinely excited to take on whatever comes next. ✨
- 🔬 @NeoQuortex — Engineering cool things in the quantum computing space. Details under wraps for now — watch this space! 👀
- 🎓 USC Viterbi Grad (2025) — Learning never stops.. 🧠
- 📍 Based in the DC/Maryland area now, heart still partially in LA ☀️
| Project | What's Going On |
|---|---|
| 🔌 error-mitigation | Implementing ZNE (Zero-Noise Extrapolation) — because quantum computers are noisy and pretending otherwise is not a strategy |
| 🧮 quantum-algorithms | Grover's algorithm running on IBM, IonQ, IQM & Rigetti — because one quantum hardware isn't enough |
| 🌊 phys550 | Open Quantum Systems final project — exploring how the universe insists on disturbing our qubits |
Post-Quantum Digital Signature Change in IOTA for IoV Environments
IEEE Xplore, 2022 (because why limit myself to just quantum!) 😏
- 🏆 Won Smart India Hackathon 2019 — for Queue Data Analytics using Cisco Meraki's MV Sense. Yep, I was hacking on Python + IoT before it was my whole personality.
- 🔭 Former Joint Secretary, Thapar Amateur Astronomers Society — organized stargazing events for 300+ school kids. Getting people to look up is underrated.
- 👩💻 Led GirlScript Foundation - Patiala Chapter — organized city-level tech events to get more women into engineering. Still very much a cause close to my heart.
- 🤖 Built a maze-solving obstacle-avoiding bot in undergrad because I needed something that could navigate life better than I could.
- 🏆 Top 10% merit scholar at Thapar Institute | School Rank 2 in National Science Olympiad | Head Girl in High School
- 🌏 Trilingual: English, Hindi, Punjabi — and fluent in HTML error messages
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