About the author

Shoumik Chowdhury
Shoumik Chowdhury

Final-year undergraduate

Yale University

Shoumik Chowdhury is a final-year undergraduate at Yale University where he studies Mathematics and Physics. He has five years of experience in quantum information science research, and has worked on projects at Yale, Rigetti Computing, and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. He is also involved with various education and outreach efforts, and is the co-president of the Yale Society of Physics Students. Shoumik is currently living in Mumbai, India and plans on attending Fall Term classes remotely, before going back to New Haven early next year. 

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Talkin’ ‘bout My Generation

My leap into quantum computing
My leap into quantum computing

Shoumik is building a career in deep tech. He shares what prompted him to jump into quantum computing, a hot space in frontier science. And whether the big bets by the tech giants and cutting-edge startups in the Valley will pay off. Resilience is often an underrated, yet critical aspect of any career in tech, says his mom and deep tech entrepreneur, Amrita Chowdhury, drawing on her Valley experience in the 90s