Santiago Núñez-corrales
Lead Quantum HPC Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
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Top SchoolSantiago Núñez-Corrales is a Senior Research Scientist and quantum lead at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications with nine years of experience advancing theory, tooling, and workforce development for Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum systems. He develops digital-twin methods, high-level programming models beyond circuits, distributed quantum protocols, and dependable classical-quantum systems engineering while translating research into actionable guidance for decision-makers. Holding a PhD in Informatics with a minor in Global Studies, he bridges technical depth with policy and global-risk thinking, informed by prior leadership roles in Costa Rica’s science and technology ministries. An active faculty affiliate across multiple University of Illinois centers and a board member of the Computational Social Science Society of the Americas, he routinely blends interdisciplinary collaboration with hands-on engineering. Notably, his work emphasizes resilience—designing solutions to endure complexity, volatility, uncertainty, and ambiguity—rather than pursuing narrow performance gains alone. Based in Michigan, he pairs public speaking and strategic communication skills with a track record of producing practical, high-impact research for emerging quantum ecosystems.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Computer Science at Tecnológico de Costa RicaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Informatics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Informatics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, Spanish, French
Github Skills (22)
webservice10
loss10
python9
infrastructure9
visualization4
algorithm4
journal4
creative-commons4
viewer3
rest3
rest-api3
open-access3
hazard3
jupyterlab3
hardware2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
nunezco2/quAPL
Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
Implementation of a quantum simulator using APL
Contributions:37 reviews, 12 commits, 34 PRs in 29 days
nunezco2/nunezco2.github.io
Feb 2023 - Jan 2025
Contributions:44 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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