Sonika Johri
@sonikaj.bsky.social
Quantum algorithm designer, Chief Equationeer of Coherent Computing @coherent-computing.bsky.social, island-exploration with @burkon.co, past life at IITD-Princeton-Intel-IonQ
Do you have a dataset you think could benefit from quantum learning?
Keep reading!
Keep reading!
September 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Do you have a dataset you think could benefit from quantum learning?
Keep reading!
Keep reading!
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Late to post, but still worth a read: our conceptual paper on a quantum mulitomics platform: arxiv.org/pdf/2506.14080
arxiv.org
September 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Late to post, but still worth a read: our conceptual paper on a quantum mulitomics platform: arxiv.org/pdf/2506.14080
Reposted by Sonika Johri
This wacky SCOTUS opinion could be used against teaching any kind of science, history, or critical reasoning more generally, which might pose "a very real threat of undermining" religious beliefs. Even if it doesn't actually, there's the threat!
June 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This wacky SCOTUS opinion could be used against teaching any kind of science, history, or critical reasoning more generally, which might pose "a very real threat of undermining" religious beliefs. Even if it doesn't actually, there's the threat!
On Wednesday I'm giving a talk at the Quantum Mechanics for Modeling Classical Dynamics symposium at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Conference on Dynamical Systems (DS25) in Denver. Looking forward to the discussions and let's connect if you're around and interested in the topic!
May 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On Wednesday I'm giving a talk at the Quantum Mechanics for Modeling Classical Dynamics symposium at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Conference on Dynamical Systems (DS25) in Denver. Looking forward to the discussions and let's connect if you're around and interested in the topic!
This is a PSA: As far as variational quantum algorithms go, you should approach with skepticism the practical implications of any theoretical result that purports to make a general statement but assumes Haar randomness in the proof :)
May 1, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This is a PSA: As far as variational quantum algorithms go, you should approach with skepticism the practical implications of any theoretical result that purports to make a general statement but assumes Haar randomness in the proof :)
What is this madness??
A sad/bad day for US Science. NSF is terminating awards that don't fit with their new "mission".
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
April 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
What is this madness??
Reposted by Sonika Johri
We are proud to have contributed to the latest enhancements to the open-source QED-C Application-Oriented Benchmark suite. Check out this new paper on benchmarking algorithmic techniques for the computation of observables in Hamiltonian simulation.
arxiv.org/abs/2504.09813
arxiv.org/abs/2504.09813
A Practical Framework for Assessing the Performance of Observable Estimation in Quantum Simulation
Simulating dynamics of physical systems is a key application of quantum computing, with potential impact in fields such as condensed matter physics and quantum chemistry. However, current quantum algo...
arxiv.org
April 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We are proud to have contributed to the latest enhancements to the open-source QED-C Application-Oriented Benchmark suite. Check out this new paper on benchmarking algorithmic techniques for the computation of observables in Hamiltonian simulation.
arxiv.org/abs/2504.09813
arxiv.org/abs/2504.09813
I really enjoyed this wide-ranging discussion about quantum physics and the possibilities of using it in computing with Amit Prakash and Dheeraj Pandey! Perfect timing for it to be released on World Quantum Day yesterday :)
youtube.com/watch?v=ysPY...
youtube.com/watch?v=ysPY...
youtube.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I really enjoyed this wide-ranging discussion about quantum physics and the possibilities of using it in computing with Amit Prakash and Dheeraj Pandey! Perfect timing for it to be released on World Quantum Day yesterday :)
youtube.com/watch?v=ysPY...
youtube.com/watch?v=ysPY...
Very gratifying to present today at the APS meeting in Anaheim California
March 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Very gratifying to present today at the APS meeting in Anaheim California
Two talks with contributions from Coherent Computing at the APS Global Physics Summit this week:
- Techniques for design and training of large quantum machine learning models, presented by me
summit.aps.org/events/MAR-X...
- Techniques for design and training of large quantum machine learning models, presented by me
summit.aps.org/events/MAR-X...
Quantum Machine Learning: Theory and Training
11:30 am – 2:30 pm, Friday March 21, Session MAR-X34, Anaheim Convention Center, 256A (Level 2)
summit.aps.org
March 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Two talks with contributions from Coherent Computing at the APS Global Physics Summit this week:
- Techniques for design and training of large quantum machine learning models, presented by me
summit.aps.org/events/MAR-X...
- Techniques for design and training of large quantum machine learning models, presented by me
summit.aps.org/events/MAR-X...
From blog.samaltman.com/three-observ..., if I understand correctly, this implies that if you increase classical resources by 10x, you only get an incremental bump in classical AI performance.
February 12, 2025 at 6:46 AM
From blog.samaltman.com/three-observ..., if I understand correctly, this implies that if you increase classical resources by 10x, you only get an incremental bump in classical AI performance.
Reposted by Sonika Johri
The US government has been turned over to a group of extraordinarily ignorant people, and they are working to destroy science in this country. Cutting over half the NSF budget would save < 0.1% of the federal budget, but do incalculable harm. Simply heartbreaking.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation
“This kind of cut would kill American science and boost China.”…
arstechnica.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The US government has been turned over to a group of extraordinarily ignorant people, and they are working to destroy science in this country. Cutting over half the NSF budget would save < 0.1% of the federal budget, but do incalculable harm. Simply heartbreaking.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
😂
Why don't they ban private equity? It has 'equity' in it...
February 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
😂
Thank You APS! It means a lot to this woman in physics!
It’s by no means something they had to do! The American Physical Society has kept their DEI pages up. I think I might write them an email to thank them
www.aps.org/initiatives/...
www.aps.org/initiatives/...
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February 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Thank You APS! It means a lot to this woman in physics!
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This is a disaster.
It feels strange to be living in a nation hell-bent on self-inflicted decay, helpless to do much about it.
It feels strange to be living in a nation hell-bent on self-inflicted decay, helpless to do much about it.
More from inside NIH:
Per a source with knowledge, for all internal research (of which there is like $10 billion worth or so), ALL purchasing shut down as of yesterday.
That means gloves, reagents, anything involved with lab work, which means a lot of that work will stop.
Per a source with knowledge, for all internal research (of which there is like $10 billion worth or so), ALL purchasing shut down as of yesterday.
That means gloves, reagents, anything involved with lab work, which means a lot of that work will stop.
January 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is a disaster.
It feels strange to be living in a nation hell-bent on self-inflicted decay, helpless to do much about it.
It feels strange to be living in a nation hell-bent on self-inflicted decay, helpless to do much about it.
This is pretty concerning. Any of my quantum colleagues experiencing this while applying for grants?
January 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This is pretty concerning. Any of my quantum colleagues experiencing this while applying for grants?
Over the coming months, I’ll be based on Vancouver Island in Canada, building Coherent Computing. Vancouver area folks interested in quantum software and applications - I would love to connect and chat!
January 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Over the coming months, I’ll be based on Vancouver Island in Canada, building Coherent Computing. Vancouver area folks interested in quantum software and applications - I would love to connect and chat!
Thank you President Biden.
January 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Thank you President Biden.
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For my first thread on Bluesky, all about a new paper with strategies on scaling up the training of quantum ML/AI models: arxiv.org/abs/2501.02148
Bit-bit encoding, optimizer-free training and sub-net initialization: techniques for scalable quantum machine learning
Quantum machine learning for classical data is currently perceived to have a scalability problem due to (i) a bottleneck at the point of loading data into quantum states, (ii) the lack of clarity arou...
arxiv.org
January 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
For my first thread on Bluesky, all about a new paper with strategies on scaling up the training of quantum ML/AI models: arxiv.org/abs/2501.02148