Currently,

• I'm a Computer Science PhD student at Iowa State University.
• I'm working on programming languages research, with a current focus on languages for quantum computers.
• I am also a Graduate Researcher at Ames National Lab, where I work on QHARM.

Background/Interests

• My academic background is in social sciences and humanities.
• I graduated from Soka University of America, where I had the great joy of being mentored by Katherine Perry, Sonwabile Mafunda, and Mary Patrick Kavanaugh.
• I enjoy playing guitar, and reading books on a wide range of topics, including history, philosophy, and economics.
• I’ve previously lived in California, France and India. I love discovering new places/cultures (see gallery). I speak English, Hindi, and (some) French.

Contact

• You can find me on X, GitHub, LinkedIn or email at mahiranand@outlook.com.