Huang Junye
Quantum Developer Advocate at IBM Quantum & Qiskit
My Quantum Journey
Random walk to quantum computing
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Qiskit Fall Fest 2024
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Get in touch with CQT professors
Apply for CQT PhD
IAS-ICTP Summer School
Work on quantum random walk
Write project proposal for TQC using 2D materials
Get $3 million SGD grant!
Give up on QC, start PhD in 2D materials
PhD application rejected
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QC Career
Failing experiments
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QC Career
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Qiskit Camp
QPong was born!
Boston Museum of Science Demo
Apply for internship at Horizon Quantum. Never heard back
Work on QPong Arcade
QPong featured in Coding with Qiskit
QPong Arcade Tour
Qiskit Hackathon @ SG
Invitation to CERN
Join IBM Quantum
Become Qiskit Advocate
Join IBM Quantum
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Quit PhD and
Join IBM Quantum
2 Mar 2020
Current Role
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EMEA Workforce & Education Advocate
Lead the development and implementation of quantum education program tailored for clients and communities across the EMEA region.
Global Lead for Coding Challenges
Orchestra key coding challenges initiatives including IBM Quantum Challenge, Qiskit Global Summer School and IBM Quantum Developer Conference, overseeing their strategic planning and successful execution.
Career Advice
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- It's OK to fail
- It's OK to change
- You may not need a PhD to work in quantum
- Networking is very important
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Questions?
Random walk to quantum computing
By Huang Junye
Random walk to quantum computing
My journey of entering the quantum industry and why I transitioned from doing physics experiment to actively building quantum community.
