Ayush Pancholy

Research Scientist @ Q-CTRL

Ayush Pancholy is a Research Scientist at Q-CTRL, a company focused on developing AI-powered infrastructure software for quantum technology.1 2 He is passionate about making quantum technology a reality and has experience in quantum devices and quantum information science.2 3

Education and Background

Ayush completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where he majored in Computer Science with a minor in Physics.5 During his time at Berkeley, he was involved in research related to quantum computing and information science.3

Professional Experience

Currently, Ayush works as a Research Scientist at Q-CTRL, where he contributes to the development of quantum technology solutions.2 His work involves:

Designing efficient hybrid algorithms for quantum computing
Improving algorithmic performance using hardware-efficient gates
Developing error mitigation techniques for quantum circuits

Research Contributions

Ayush has been involved in significant research projects at Q-CTRL, including:

Fast Full-Device Characterization and Gate Calibration: He contributed to developing a graph-based scheduler that combines parallelized device characterization and gate calibration, reducing the number of measurements by over 10x compared to standard methods.1
Resource-Efficient Transfer Learning: Ayush worked on implementing QAOA (Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm) on real devices, achieving orders of magnitude improvement in performance and substantial reduction in required resources.1

Skills and Interests

Ayush is proficient in quantum computing, machine learning, and software development. He maintains a GitHub profile where he showcases his interest in making quantum computing a reality.4 His research interests span quantum devices, quantum information science, natural language processing, and frame semantics.3

Ayush Pancholy is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and continues to contribute to the advancement of quantum technology through his work at Q-CTRL.2 4