Evert Van Nieuwenburg is an associate professor based in Leiden with nine years of experience at the intersection of machine learning and quantum physics. He develops ML methods for quantum control, error correction, and representation learning, and transitioned from assistant to associate professor after roles at Leiden, the Niels Bohr Institute, and Caltech. Evert contributes to prominent open-source tooling like NetKet, where he implemented supervised learning capabilities and tutorials for many-body quantum systems. He is also a creative educator and creator of “quantum games” that make abstract quantum concepts accessible and interactive. Trained with a PhD from ETH Zürich, he blends rigorous theoretical background with practical software engineering to push experimental and algorithmic frontiers. Colleagues note his knack for turning advanced research code into usable frameworks and pedagogical demos.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Theoretical Physics, Master of Science (MSc) Theoretical Physics at Leiden University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Theoretical and Numerical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Theoretical and Numerical Physics at ETH Zürich
Machine learning algorithms for many-body quantum systems
Role in this project:
ML Engineer
Contributions:41 commits, 4 comments in 5 days
Contributions summary:Evert primarily contributed to the development of supervised learning capabilities within the NetKet framework. Their work involved implementing supervised learning code mirroring the existing unsupervised learning functionalities. This included creating Python bindings, developing a tutorial for supervised learning using an Ising model, and refactoring the code with a new loss function and output logging. The user also made adjustments to the core supervised learning module and its integration with the overall NetKet architecture.
Contributions:27 commits, 4 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 7 months
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