About Me
Hi, and welcome to my website! My name is Aidan Sims and I'm currently a Forward Deployed Engineer at Scale AI. Previously, I was at Cornell University, where I received a M.Eng. in Engineering Physics and a B.A. in Computer Science (with a minor in Business). I received the Henri S. Sack Memorial Award for best academic performance by a Engineering Physics Master's student.
At Cornell, I was a member of Mark Wilde's Quantum Information Science research group, where I worked on quantum algorithms. I led a collaboration with the R-Lab from UC Davis where we developed two quantum algorithms to simulate the dynamics of a cavity QED model called the Open Tavis-Cummings model.
I've gained practical software engineering experience through prior internships at Capital One and AstraZeneca. At Capital One, I worked in the commercial banking division, developing backend Python algorithms for an internal tool which analyzes large, complex cash management reporting files. At AstraZeneca, I worked on a tool which tracks shipments of their rare disease treatments to patients across the world.
In my free time, I enjoy cooking, playing tennis, watching baseball and tennis, and weightlifting. Feel free to check out my resume in the top right corner and reach out through email or LinkedIn.
Research / Publications
Digital Quantum Simulations of the Non-Resonant Open Tavis–Cummings Model,
with Mark M. Wilde, Marina Radulaski, Dhrumil Patel, Aby Philip, Alex Rubin, Rahul Bandyopadhyay.
Physical Review
Research 7, 043302 (2025).
DOI: 10.1103/yflv-3s7t
arXiv:2501.18522 [quant-ph]
- Presented as a talk at the APS Global Physics Summit, Anaheim, CA, March 2025.
- Presented as a poster at Cornell Quantum Day, November 2024.
Skills
- Quantum / Scientific Computing: Qiskit, Pennylane, QuTiP
- Programming Languages: Python, Java, OCaml, C
- Web Development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript
- Automation: RPA Software (UIPath, Blue Prism)