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@qmechanic.bsky.social
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Quantum computing enthusiast. Technology affine. Father of 4

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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Any #quantum folks showing up for #Q2B in Copenhagen this week? This is my first Q2B and seriously don't know what to expect. Does anyone have suggestions? Heard that it is rather a road-show with very little science focus - so I am hoping for a lot of company swag and free drinks :)
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Anyone else working with code and #AI agents feeling this fatigue each day after work? I have like 4-5 simultaneous agents running for different threads of work, cycling through them as the day goes -> reading and responding. This is "productive" but very exhausting - my 🧠 feels like a squeezed 🍋
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
If you are interested in #quantumcomputing and #chemistry here is a small nugget. A friend of mine has just published a paper on the arXiv (arxiv.org/abs/2608.11733) that shows the first double excitation operator implementation (QEB) with 12 CNOT gates - for years the record was 13. Enjoy
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A 12-CNOT Double Qubit Excitation Gate
Effective implementation of high-level quantum gates is essential for practical quantum computing. To the best of our knowledge, we present the first reported 12-CNOT decomposition of the double qubit...
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Eric Hillebrand @erichillebrand.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
On this day 26 years ago, suddenly I had the very rough idea of a novel. The idea stayed with me. I worked on it. Obviously more off than on. But even the snail reaches the finish line in the end. essence.info bsky.app/profile/esse...
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Essence
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The quote 'Every country has the government it deserves.' is currently echoing in my brain over and over again. I am not a fan of the idea but yet there seems to be some truth to it. Why does it keep echoing? Well Orange-Utan for one - but also that the EU has again failed with Mercosur etc
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Finally published : pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... If you are interested in how to compute vibrational wave functions on a fault-tolerant #quantum computer, check this out.
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Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computations of Vibrational Wave Functions
Quantum computation of vibrational properties of molecules is a promising platform to obtain computational advantages for computational chemistry. However, fault-tolerant quantum computations of vibra...
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Magic state cultivation on hardware. The google team is really pushing the limits of current hardware. Really happy to see that progress
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arxiv quant-ph @arxiv-quant-ph.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Emma Rosenfeld, Craig Gidney, Gabrielle Roberts, Alexis Morvan, Nathan Lacroix, Dvir Kafri, Jeffrey Marshall, Ming Li, Volodymyr Sivak, Dmitry Abanin, Amira Abbas, Rajeev Acharya, ... Magic state cultivation on a superconducting quantum processor arxiv.org/abs/2512.13908
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
For all attending the #SC25 conference. If you are into #quantum and #quantumcomputing for #chemistry/#compchem: Kvantify's Qrunch for chemistry on quantum computers just got publicly available: www.kvantify.com/blog/danish-... Come and drop by the AWS booth #2207 between 2pm and 6pm :)
kvantify.com
Kvantify
Drug discovery platform
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
I have just signed up for #SC25. Looking forward to visiting St. Louis and the scientific program, but also talking #HPC and especially #quantumcomputing with many of the world leading manufacturers.
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
After a long time in the making I am happy that this piece of work finally sees the light of day: Fault-tolerant vibrational structure calculations arxiv.org/abs/2508.16253 #compchem #compchemsky #quantum #quantumcomputing
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Fault-tolerant quantum computations of vibrational wave functions
Quantum computation of vibrational properties of molecules is a promising platform to obtain computational advantages for computational chemistry. However, fault-tolerant quantum computations of vibra...
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Janus Juul Eriksen @januseriksen.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
The call is now live. Please see this thread for further information: bsky.app/profile/janu...
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Not completely personal post, but yet somehow anyways (since I love #quantum, #compchem and #quantumcomputing): We (i.e. the company I work for: Kvantify) show in an upcoming webinar hosted by IQM how quantum computers are easily accessible for chemical calculations: meetiqm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
meetiqm.zoom.us
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Using quantum computing for the simulation of butyronitrile dissociation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar...
Join us for an in-depth look at how Kvantify’s Quantum Development Kit (QDK), running on IQM Resonance—the first quantum computer purpose-built for chemistry—is enabling powerful molecular simulations...
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Interesting opportunity for young scientists with an excellent PI: bsky.app/profile/janu... #CompChemSky #compchem #EUChemJobs #ChemJobs
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
How can I create an EMP strong enough to fry my neighbors HiFi system? ... Asking for a friend 😜
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Gave a talk in Copenhagen yesterday at a small scientific conference on quantum computing with great attendees. It was an interesting experience after so many years out of touch with "my field". Hope to deepen the interaction in the future. Below is the part of the presentation I am most proud of:
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
After a very long time it is finally peer reviewed and out: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... The preprint (arxiv.org/abs/2408.11091) is from last August and (v1) not that different from the published version. For some reason I always get content-fatigue when it comes to the final touches.
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Calculating the Energy Profile of an Enzymatic Reaction on a Quantum Computer
Quantum computing (QC) provides a promising avenue for enabling quantum chemistry calculations, which are classically impossible due to computational complexity that increases exponentially with syste...
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
A small blog post on Algorithmiqs recent papers - TL;DR: We agree on their points and extend some perspectives www.kvantify.com/inspiration/...
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Cutting Through the Noise
Kvantify employees discuss on the recent article led by Algorithmiq, highlighting the potential of quantum algorithms and circuit optimization for practical applications.
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
"The bullshitter ignores these demands altogether. He does not reject the authority of the truth as the liar does [...] He pays no attention to it at all" - Harry G. Frankfurt in "On Bullshit"
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Politics is a strange thing - and I feel I am missing a basic nugget of education here. Why is it that on a personal level it mostly does not matter where people come from and we get along just fine - but as soon as we start building and thinking in groups (tribes, countries etc) it turns to 💩
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Now seems to be a good time to attract scientific talent from the US ... Europe should get their act together and invest in such individuals.
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
@bsky.app - Feature suggestion: Custom sorting of content into different feeds would be nice and in a way a obvious way to prioritize content - as an alternative to the opaque algorithms used by twitter (which some call X), fb etc
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Are any of the #SC24 folks considering going to #ISC25? Last year was my first time at SC and it was fantastic. I am currently preparing a proposal for a BoF around #quantumcomputing to ISC and it would be great to connect with the #HPC community in Hamburg again.
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Slightly suspecting that most of my followers are bots ... Putting it to the test: If you are not a bot and you read this, please comment or like 😄
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Is there anyone working on an AI to replace CEOs? Many modern LLMs would probably do a decent job, given enough context. However, I imagine they would be hard to sell :D
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
For some reason Don Jr.s visit to #greenland has really kept me busy (and frankly up at night). There is so much wrong with it - I could go on ranting, but what really annoys me is that the "arrogant USA" has returned to the world stage - on steroids. But I guess that is what "America fist" means
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Humbled to be an invited speaker at a small conference in CPH in April covering #quantumcomputing, #quantumalgorithms and #quantum hardware. Specifically #HPC and #compchem related. Attendance is free there is impressive line-up of speakers for a small conference: eventsignup.ku.dk/conferenceon...
eventsignup.ku.dk
Conference on Quantum Computing for Natural Science
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
I am currently collecting applications of #quantumcomputing - do you have pointers to your favorite results (preferably on hardware). My bias is of course towards #compchem, but anything counts really:)
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
A rare kind of reindeer came by our house today
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I have seen a more complete discussion about this on LinkedIn (also where Corso points to in his post): - Corso: www.linkedin.com/pulse/respon... - Pat Walters: www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-res... - Jain: www.linkedin.com/pulse/more-r... Are there any conclusions?
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
In #compchem applications of #quantumcomputing, IBM is currently using QSD (quantum sample diagonalization) as their workhorse. In some sense this is just encoding a wave function and then observing the frequency distribution afterwards. Why is that interesting?
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I am wondering - what does Bluesky have that was not available in Mastodon? Is it only momentum and luck or something technical?
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I am sometimes amazed by the diversity of human activity. For instance one moment you are writing and analyzing #quantum #algorithms and in the next you are changing diapers. Musk be a bit like running SpaceX and #Twitter
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
The more evidence piles up the more it looks like Grover's algorithm belongs to the category of galactic algorithms (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galacti...).
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Galactic algorithm - Wikipedia
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Big claim in #quantumcomputing www.linkedin.com/posts/enriqu...
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Enrique Solano on LinkedIn: KIPU EXTRACTS QUANTUM ADVANTAGE FROM COMMERCIAL QUANTUM COMPUTERS By the… | 14 comments
KIPU EXTRACTS QUANTUM ADVANTAGE FROM COMMERCIAL QUANTUM COMPUTERS By the end of 2024, Kipu Quantum has started the quantum advantage era, as recently… | 14 comments on LinkedIn
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
#chemsky and #compchem - may I get a picture of your mood today? When do believe that #quantumcomputing demonstrates supremacy in #chemistry? 2️⃣, 4️⃣, 8️⃣ Years or never?
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
#compchem and #drugdiscovery people - do you have any good references for where quantum chemistry actually makes a big difference or could make a big difference in the drug discovery process? To my understanding - often, the sampling error is much bigger than the electronic error when using FFs.
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Balancing science and having kids is a non-trivial optimization problem. Both are mentally challenging, fill you with joy and make you terribly tired after a long day. Looking forward to going to sleep 😄
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Wohoo, the #quantum crowd is gathering on @bsky.app - after nothing happened for many months Makes me hope that the #science community has found a new home
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
On the last leg of the journey home from #SC24 - tired but happy - I finally have time to process all the impressions from this week. So what were the main takeaways for #quantumcomputing (with my #chemistry and #drugdiscovery goggles on)? 👇
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Going soon to my last session of #SC24: "Hilbert's Problems for HPC". While perhaps more speculative than other sessions I am really looking forward to this as it provides perspective and marks the end of a great week in Atlanta. Thank you very much #SC24 team for making this happen.
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
#IamHPCguru
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Would you like to talk about #quantumcomputing and it's applications to #computationalchemistry and #drugdiscovery, please step by at the #AWS booth (2501) between 2pm and 4pm. I'll be standing there with Stig and happy to engage in interesting conversations:)
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HPC Guru @hpcguru.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I have not been able to keep up with the steady stream of new followers on #BlueSky as the number of #HPC folks joining this platform keeps growing daily Maybe #SC24 will be known as the conference where BlueSky emerged as a valid alternative to #HPC Twitter
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Too late for the exhibitor reception for #SC24 - well we stood in (the veeery long) line just to be told that we needed badges to get in. Anyways, got a really good dinner at Dos Bocas just around the corner. Tomorrow we will get those badges!
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
On my way towards Atlanta #SC24 - looking forward to discussing #quantumcomputing and applications, e.g. #quantumchemistry, #drugdiscovery and with the recent NVIDIA paper also #AI. See you there in approximately 14h if all goes well
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Have people already made plans for which sessions to attend @ #SC24? I will obviously be attending some qc sessions, but also MPI and applied sessions. I have been out of touch with for some time. What is hot these days?
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I will be at #SC24 in Atlanta ready to talk about #quantumcomputing applications and algorithms for chemistry. Happy to connect - find me at the AWS booth or DM
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 28/09/2024
Finally closed down my X account - I don't know why it took me so long, probably was reluctant for the fear of missing out. So I took Bluesky's celebration of the 10e6s user as a reason to disconnect from X.
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Patrick @qmechanic.bsky.social · 12/04/2024
Hi everyone, this is my first post on blue sky. I am here to see if there are any #quantumcomputing people present. Please reach out - I am happy to connect. I am working as a quantum engineer at Kvantify in Denmark - check out our latest news on kvantify.webflow.io/inspiration/...
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