Adam Frees

Madison-based software developer with a PhD in Quantum Computing. Over seven years of experience using large-scale computer networks to solve computationally intense problems. Excited about the intersection between classical and quantum computing. Passionate about making technical results accessible to a broad audience.


Skills

Quantum Computing Theory

Leveraged large-scale computer networks to

all of which resulted in first-author publications. Simulated the valley physics of phosphorus donors in silicon and subband physics of semiconductor nanowires over the course of internships at Sandia National Laboratories and Microsoft Quantum.

Software Design and Development

Led an initiative to design and implement a development pipeline to version-control, test, and deploy microservices used to query a database with tens of millions of patients' medical records. Refactored an open-source qubit modelling software package, resulting in better integration with modern distributed computing techniques. Used Machine Learning techniques to identify medications and comorbidities relevant to a variety of diseases, including COVID-19.

Communication

Communicated scientific results through multiple publications in scientific journals and presentations at academic conferences to a variety of audiences. Collaborated with a graphic design team to create a visualization of document transfer between healthcare organizations, which was displayed to customers at an international conference. As a Teaching Assistant, ranked as “Excellent” by the TA Review Committee based on the evaluations of students.


Experience

Software Developer

Epic Systems

Designed and developed software solutions to analyze tens of millions of patients' medical records. Collaborated closely with DevOps team to implement modern deployment techniques.

July 2019 -

PhD Candidate

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Simulated and predicted the performance of semiconducting-based quantum computers by using 3-D modeling software such as COMSOL, leveraging high-throughput parallel-computing techniques, and implementing ideas from compressed sensing.

August 2013 - June 2019

Summer Research Intern

Microsoft Quantum

Helped integrate Dask into the Microsoft's Qubit Modeling Tools, culminating in high-throughput simulations of nanowire devices.

June 2018 - September 2018

Summer Intern

Sandia National Laboratories

Worked in a team developing Python software used to model semiconductor-based devices, focusing on the valley physics of phosphorus donors in silicon.

June 2014 - August 2014

Programming Languages & Tools

Languages

  • Python 2.7 & 3.5+
  • SQL
  • C#/.NET
  • Typescript
  • Java
  • Matlab

Simulation Software

  • Mathematica
  • COMSOL

Deployment Tools

  • Git/GitLab-CI
  • Docker
  • Helm
  • Rancher

Education

University of Wisonsin - Madison

PhD
Physics - Condensed Matter

Thesis: Silicon-based quantum devices: materials, design and operation

August 2013 - June 2019

Brown University

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Mathematical Physics

GPA: 3.77

August 2009 - May 2013

Presentations

Awards & Fellowships