Dhairya Patel
Quantum Software Engineer · Microsoft Quantum
I build software for quantum hardware at Microsoft Quantum. Before that, I researched quantum error correction and ran systems courses at Northeastern. 80+ students mentored, two-time MIT iQuHack participant, two-time IBM Qiskit summer school.
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Selected Work
Projects
Featured
Surface Code Threshold Simulator
HPC · Quantum Error CorrectionBuilt a modular, scalable simulation pipeline using Stim v1.14 with circuit-level depolarising noise and PyMatching v2.3 MWPM decoding. Reproduced the fault-tolerance threshold at ~0.75% across code distances d ∈ {3,5,7,9,11}, verifying 8.1× LER suppression below threshold.
Python · Stim · PyMatching · Sinter · QEC · HPC
AutoPulseSynth
ML-Driven Quantum Pulse SynthesisApplied IR-style representations and surrogate-assisted optimisation achieving 95% worst-case X-gate fidelity under ±2 MHz drift via Lindblad solvers.
Python · QuTiP · Scikit · SciPy
MIT iQuHack Quantum Hackathon
2025 & 20262026: ML pipeline for quantum circuit optimisation achieving 66.7% prediction accuracy. 2025: Hardware-constrained MaxCut on IonQ, achieving transpilation score of 0.78606.
Python · Qiskit · ML · IonQ · OpenQASM
Quantum ML Research Framework
Research Reproduction & ValidationReproduced three peer-reviewed quantum systems papers (SC'23, ICCV'23, ASPLOS'21) covering neutral-atom compilation, quantum GANs, and NISQ error mitigation. Validated core claims across 17+ benchmarks.
Python · Qiskit · PyTorch · NISQ · Research
Prime Plot: ML Business Analytics
FastAPI · React · RESTScalable FastAPI REST backend serving ML predictions over 10k+ geospatial datapoints. 90% site-selection accuracy through KNN and demographic feature engineering.
Python · FastAPI · REST · ML · NumPy
Quantum Computing
Quantum Portfolio Optimisation
Implements and compares quantum computing approaches for portfolio optimisation in finance.
Python · Qiskit · Jupyter
Quantum ML vs Classical ML
Comparison and study of QML and classical ML for Iris Dataset classification.
Python · Qiskit · Scikit
Quantum Cryptography
BB84/BBM92 Protocol demonstration in an interactive Streamlit application using Qiskit.
Python · Qiskit · Streamlit
Quantum Coin Flip Prediction
A quantum circuit simulating a coin flip with a QML model predicting the outcome.
Python · Qiskit · ML
Quantum Error Correction
Quantum error correction techniques with interactive Streamlit visualisation.
Python · Qiskit · Streamlit
Research: QRAFT
Critical summary and reproduction of QRAFT, a framework for quantum runtime assertions.
Research · NISQ · Qiskit
Research: Graphine
Critical analysis of Graphine framework for quantum circuit synthesis and optimisation.
Research · Qiskit
CS & ML
Neural Network from Scratch
Neural Network in Python for MNIST handwriting recognition with mathematical foundations.
Python · NumPy
Stock Prediction App
Streamlit web app for stock forecast using LSTM models for real-time predictions.
Python · ML · Streamlit
AI Heart Disease Diagnosis
Diagnosing coronary artery disease with a Keras neural network analysing clinical features.
Python · PyTorch · ML
DNA Classification
Classifying DNA sequences with best-model selection across ML algorithms.
Python · Scikit · ML
Playing Cards Object Detection
Playing card detection using YOLO v8 with custom dataset training.
Python · ML
Heart Disease Classification
ML model using scikit-learn for classification with comparative analysis.
Python · Scikit · ML
Professional History
Experience
Quantum Software Engineer· current
Jul 2026 – PresentMicrosoft Quantum
Microsoft · Redmond, WA
- Building software and tooling that supports quantum hardware systems at Microsoft Quantum.
Python · C# · Quantum Hardware · Systems
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Jan 2026 – Apr 2026Advanced Systems Development (C#)
Northeastern University, Khoury College · Boston, MA
- Mentored 45+ students in building production-grade networked services and data pipelines.
- Guided development of high-performance backend applications with emphasis on reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
C# · .NET · Systems · Networking
Lead Graduate Teaching Assistant
Jan 2025 – Apr 2025Systems Programming (C++)
Northeastern University, Khoury College · Boston, MA
- Led instruction on memory management, concurrency, and performance optimisation for 35+ students.
- Maintained production-critical codebases focusing on systems-level programming and API design best practices.
C++ · Concurrency · Memory Mgmt · Systems
Interactive Systems / Simulation Intern
Sept 2023 – Jan 2024Unity Simulation & Procedural Pipelines
SpaceKayak · Remote
- Engineered interactive Unity environments and robust simulation systems.
- Developed procedural asset pipelines for streamlined content creation.
Unity · Simulations · Procedural · C#
Technical Visualisation Engineer
Sept 2023Contract
Razorpay · Remote
- Built automated computational rendering workflows via Python scripting.
- Developed procedural animation pipelines and physics-based simulations.
Python · Procedural · Physics · Simulations
Software Engineer Intern
Feb 2023 – May 2023AI/ML Backend Systems
Monnai Inc. · Karnataka, India
- Developed scalable data processing pipelines in Python and C++.
- Engineered algorithm optimisations resulting in significant reliability and performance improvements.
Python · C++ · ML · Pipelines
Graphics Systems Engineer
Apr 2022 – Apr 2023Systems & Automation
ShareChat · Remote
- Engineered Python automation pipelines and performance-critical procedural workflows.
- Developed physics-driven simulations and optimised geometry & mesh for rendering pipelines.
Python · Graphics · Optimization · Mesh
Visiting Student, Mission Robotics
May 2013Space Education Program
Kennedy Space Center · Orlando, FL
- Completed robotics workshops including Mars Rover simulations and logic-based navigation tasks.
- 3-day immersive space education program at key NASA launch facilities.
Robotics · NASA · Space Engineering
Who I Am
About Me
I'm Dhairya, a quantum software engineer at Microsoft Quantum. I finished my M.S. in Computer Science, focused on quantum computing, at Northeastern University's Khoury College. I like building things that connect research to real hardware: quantum systems, backend services, and the ML pipelines in between.
When I'm not debugging quantum circuits or optimising HPC pipelines, I'm probably listening to F1 race commentary, gaming, or playing guitar.
Education
M.S. Computer Science, Quantum Computing
Northeastern University · Khoury College · Boston, MA
Graduated April 2026
Research focus: Quantum ML · Tensor Networks · AI Model Optimization · NISQ Algorithms
Technical Skills
Certifications
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Always happy to talk quantum computing, systems engineering, or ML. Reach out if you want to swap notes, collaborate on something, or just say hi.