Amara Katabarwa

Amara Katabarwa, Ph.D.

Manager, Hardware Integration

Amara Katabarwa was born in Kampala, Uganda and earned a graduate degree at University of Georgia. His focuses in graduate school included quantum noise models and Quantum Error correction. Now, Amara’s expertise is in general schemes for error mitigation and developing models for quantum validation of near-term quantum devices.

Question & Answer

Why have you chosen a career in quantum?

The interdisciplinary nature of the field keeps me intellectually curious.

What is a quantum problem you dream of solving?

Quantum A.I.

If you could meet anyone, who would it be and why?

I would love to meet Joseph Lagrange. The breadth of his interests in mathematics and physics has always astounded me.