Rodrigo Chaves

Rodrigo joined OQC as an Algorithm Developer as part of the RD team. His job is to be the bridge that connects the software team with the hardware team and find the best quantum algorithms for the best quantum computer (OQC’s computer, of course). After finishing his M.Sc. in Physics, where he worked with quantum state discrimination, he wanted to explore new frontiers and started a Ph.D. in Computer Science at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. During his Ph.D., he mainly worked with Continuous-time Quantum Walks and was interested in the information transport properties of weighted graphs. In the middle of his Ph.D., he saw the quantum computing industry rising and devoted part of his time to understand what is so special about it. Now, he is ready to make an impact at OQC.