Sebastian Zanker
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Summary
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SeniorSebastian Zanker is a physicist-turned-technology leader and co-founder serving as CTO of HQS Quantum Simulations, with eight years of experience translating quantum research into commercial quantum-simulation software. He earned a diploma and is completing a PhD at KIT, shifting early work on decoherence and fault-prone devices toward practical quantum simulation on digital quantum computers. At HQS he combines deep theoretical expertise with product and engineering leadership to bridge lab-born algorithms and startup-grade software. Prior roles in photonics and industrial R&D sharpened his simulation and modeling skills (FEM and Monte Carlo), giving him a pragmatic bent for robust, production-ready systems. Based in Karlsruhe, he’s building a team and company around bringing quantum simulation to real-world problems—an uncommon path that pairs rigorous academic credentials with hands-on product development.
9 years of coding experience
Github Skills (8)
cffi9
python6
quantum-computing3
cirq3
solver2
tla2
constraint-programming1
generic-programming1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
HQSquantumsimulations/hqstage-examples
Sep 2025 - Nov 2025
A collection of examples for HQStage (https://quantumsimulations.de/hqstage) and quantum computing use cases.
Contributions:1 review, 3 PRs, 7 pushes in 1 month
quantum-computing
HQSquantumsimulations/CirqProjectQ
Jul 2018 - Nov 2018
HQS Quantum Simulations' port from ProjectQ to Cirq
Contributions:34 commits, 33 pushes, 2 branches in 4 months
cirq
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