Internship QNLP
Oxford
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The Applied Quantum NLP Research team in Quantinuum is seeking two interns for a 3/6-month project on Quantum Software Engineering, based at the Oxford office. Quantinuum's Oxford team works on quantum models of natural language, and has developed the open-source Python library lambeq [1]. The project will be supervised by Dr Dimitrios Kartsaklis, Head of Applied QNLP Research in Quantinuum, and it will involve the design and development of add-ons for lambeq that extend the functionality of the package in aspects such as: Quantum Machine Learning models, platforms and functionality; support of quantum circuits that represent text at the discourse level, as proposed in the DisCoCirc framework [3]; graphical interfaces for lambeq.
The candidate must have:
- MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Quantum Computing, AI, or a similar topic.
- Excellent knowledge of Python, OOP, and software engineering principles
- Familiarity with Quantum Machine Learning and variational quantum algorithms.
- Knowledge of ML and QML libraries such as PyTorch, TorchQuantum, or PennyLane
- This position also requires you to have the existing right to work in the UK.
Desirable skills:
- Published work in NLP, QNLP, AI, or SE
- Contributions to open-source projects
- Web programming skills
- Knowledge of tensor-based NLP approaches, such as the DisCoCat framework [2], and tensor networks.
- Familiarity with mathematical models of meaning and category theory
- [1] Kartsaklis et al. lambeq: An Efficient High-Level Python Library for Quantum NLP (https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.04236)
- [2] Coecke et al. Mathematical Foundations of a Compositional Distributional Model of Meaning (https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.4394)
- [3] Coecke. The Mathematics of Text Structure (https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.03478)
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What is in it for you?
Working alongside a highly talented team, with leading names in the quantum computing industry. We offer a highly competitive package, equity, holiday and benefits
About Us:
Science Led, Enterprise Driven – Accelerating Quantum Computing
Quantinuum is the world’s largest integrated quantum company, pioneering powerful quantum computers and advanced software solutions. Quantinuum’s technology drives breakthroughs in materials discovery, cybersecurity, and next-gen quantum AI. With approximately 500 employees, including 370+ scientists and engineers, Quantinuum leads the quantum computing revolution across continents.
We unite best-in-class software with high-fidelity hardware to accelerate quantum computing. With integrated full-stack technology, our world-class team is rapidly scaling quantum computing. We’re hiring the world’s best talent to make it happen. Join us!
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