Profile portrait of Yingrong Chen

Yingrong Chen

Quantum Software Engineer

Microsoft

About Me

I am a Quantum Software Engineer at Microsoft, where I implement and optimize quantum algorithms for applications in chemistry, material science and cryptography. I hold a B.S. in Chemistry (High Honors) and Computer Science from Emory University and am currently pursuing graduate studies in Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington.

My work spans quantum algorithms, quantum chemistry, and scientific computing. I contribute to open-source projects such as qdk-chemistry and skala, and have been recognized with an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention and a Barry Goldwater Scholarship.

Education

University of Washington, Graduate Non-Matriculated, Applied Mathematics (Sep 2025 – Present)
Emory University, B.S. in Chemistry (High Honors) & Computer Science (GPA: 3.987 / 4.0)

Research Focus

Quantum algorithms and resource estimation, quantum simulation and chemistry, block encoding and qubitization, and sparse state preparation.

Technical Toolkit

Python, C++, Q#, Qiskit, Cirq, Stim, OpenFermion, Qualtran, NumPy, SciPy, Azure HPC, MPI, CUDA.

Selected Publications & Open Source

QuantumArithmetic

fedimser/quant-arith-re

Implemented 10+ quantum arithmetic algorithms in Q# (ripple-carry addition, Karatsuba multiplication, windowed exponentiation). Integrated into the Q# 1.15 release. Published at IEEE Quantum Week (QCE) 2025.

Skala

microsoft/skala

Added MPI and CUDA support for ML-based exchange-correlation functionals in C++ for accurate and scalable density functional theory calculations.

Shor's Algorithm Implementation

Implemented quantum circuits and classical pre/post-processing for Shor's algorithm using Python, Cirq, and Stim. Validates RSA-2048 resource estimates with Quantum Resource Estimator v3. Paper in preparation.