Hello, I'm Ema

• Quantum(Inspired) ML Researcher
• Overall Positive and Passionate Person • Cooking and Food Entusiast
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Quick Bytes

  • Doctoral researcher in Quantum and Quantum-inspired Machine Learning with passion about exploring real-world applications

  • Experience as a Machine Learning Researcher and Data Analyst in the field of Particle Physics, Medical Imaging, Finance and Natural Language Processing

  • Passionate about exploring and contibuting to new machine learning use-cases

  • Enjoying giving educational Talks and spreading the word about Quantum

  • Amateur cook and food enthusiast

Work Experience

C

CERN

Oct 2021 - present
PhD Researcher (Quantum Machine Learning / Tensor Networks)
- Researching how to advance Anomaly Detection algorithms with Quantum-inspired Tensor Networks and Quantum Clustering algorithm, with applications in Particle Physics and Medical Imaging
- Developed Python library TN4ML to develop Tensor Networks for Machine Learning applications
- Collaborating with Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)
- Supervising a Master's student thesis project on Quantum-Inspired Machine Learning
- Organizing and giving educational talks about Quantum Computing, Tensor Networks and Machine Learning
C

CERN

Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
Technical Student (Machine Learning for Particle Physics)
- Development and deployment of an Autoencoder model for Anomaly Detection as a part of a real-time, fast inference pipeline at the Large Handron Collider
- Quantization and pruning of machine learning models for FPGA deployment
- Organization of hackaton for Anomaly Detection in Particle Physics
F

FER, University of Zagreb

Nov 2019 - Feb 2020
Machine Learning Research Intern
Working on developing software for analysis and filtering of targeted CVs (curriculum vitae) based on Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms
S

Solvership

Jan 2018 - Nov 2018
Junior Developer
- Built a Facebook page crawler in Python after studying Facebook’s API
- Worked on frontend design and development for multi-cloud platform for deployment and management
- Created a web page for summer internship using WordPress, HTML, CSS and PHP
- Worked as quality assurance tester according to written test plans and test cases

Superpowers

Tensor Networks
Quantum Machine Learning
Quantum Computing
Machine Learning
Python
JAX
PyTorch
PennyLane
Qiskit
TensorFlow
Qibo
Git
Julia
Canva
Exalidraw
Educational content creation
Slurm
Notion
Public speaking
My Portfolio

Check out my latest work

Colorful list of all my projects.

Tensor Networks for Machine Learning

Tensor Networks for Machine Learning

Tensor Networks for Machine Learning pipeline similar to ones for neural networks. For smooth training of Tensor Networks for any ML task. Built using Quimb (for tensor network objects) and JAX (for optimization). Supports only 1D tensor networks for now.

Python
JAX
Quimb
Flax
Optax
Quantum Anomaly Detection in the latent space of proton collision events at the Large Hadron Collider

Quantum Anomaly Detection in the latent space of proton collision events at the Large Hadron Collider

Designed, developed and sold animated UI components for developers.

Python
Qiskit
Qibo
Quantum Cooking

Quantum Cooking

Quantum Cooking is a website that combines quantum algorithms and cooking recipes by presenting a recipe as a quantum circuit. Fun way of learning new recipes and learning about quantum computing.

Cooking Recipes
Quantum Computing

Quantum-Inspired Tensor Networks for Anomaly Detection at the Large Hadron Collider

Systematic study explores the application of quantum-inspired tensor network architectures to detect new physics phenomena in proton collision events at the Large Hadron Collider.

Python
tn4ml
JAX
Quimb
Quantum Clustering tutorial in QIBO

Quantum Clustering tutorial in QIBO

Quantum Clustering for High-Energy physics application.

Python
Qibo
Autoencoders on FPGAs for real-time, unsupervised new physics detection

Autoencoders on FPGAs for real-time, unsupervised new physics detection

Comparative study of Variational and Standard Autoencoder for anomaly detection in high-energy physics. Quantization and pruning of machine learning models for FPGA deployment.

Python
Tensorflow
hls4ml
QKeras
Talks

Learning is Life

Bridge the Gap: How Tensor Networks Connect Quantum and Classical Machine Learning

Bridge the Gap: How Tensor Networks Connect Quantum and Classical Machine Learning

This talk explores Tensor Networks as quantum-inspired models that offer exciting opportunities at the intersection of Classical and Quantum Machine Learning. These networks are crucial for benchmarking quantum algorithms and understanding their performance against classical methods. This talk is presented at the #AI2FUTURE conference in Croatia in 2024.

Tensor Networks
Quantum Machine Learning
Quantum Computing: Technology That Will Change the World

Quantum Computing: Technology That Will Change the World

Fundamental concepts and ideas of Quantum Computing, basics of quantum physics, challenges and potentials of practical quantum computers that could be launched commercially today, as well as existing architectures of quantum computers and approaches to quantum computations today.

Quantum Computing
Basic Level for Computer Scientist
Basics of Quantum Computing

Basics of Quantum Computing

In this basic introduction to Quantum Computing, the underlying mathematical concepts will be presented together with quantum mechanical phenomena of interest such as Superposition and Entanglement in order to enable the understanding of basic quantum circuits or quantum algorithms.

Quantum Computing
Superposition
Entanglement
Introduction to Tensor Networks

Introduction to Tensor Networks

This talk will cover a foundational understanding of Tensor Networks, starting with the basics of tensor notation and tensor contractions. Simple forms of tensor networks are shown, and their connection to quantum circuits. Additionally, the talk gives an example of the application of Tensor Networks in Machine Learning.

Tensor Networks
Quantum-Inspired
The Role of Quantum Computing in Shaping the Future of Machine Learning

The Role of Quantum Computing in Shaping the Future of Machine Learning

This talk will explore the role of Quantum Computing in shaping the future of Machine Learning. We will discuss the basics of Quantum Computing, its potential applications in Machine Learning, and the challenges for making this intersection useful for real-life scenarios. Talk is created for basic understanding and it is presented at #AI2FUTURE conference in Croatia in 2023.

Quantum Computing
Machine Learning
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