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Anna Phan

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Asia Pacific Partner Lead, IBM Quantum at IBM
📍 Australia

Dr. Anna Phan is the Asia Pacific Lead for IBM Quantum Innovation Centres, where she directs strategic engagement with academic and public partners. Her expertise spans quantum computing, machine learning, and experimental particle physics. She earned a PhD from the University of Melbourne and holds dual bachelors degrees in software engineering and physics.

Dr. Phan is passionate about multidisciplinary science, education, and outreach. She actively develops educational resources and helps grow the Qiskit community in Australia, demonstrating a strong commitment to expanding the global quantum workforce and making complex scientific concepts more accessible to a broader audience.

A unique fact about Dr. Phan is that before joining IBM, she was a researcher at CERN, working on the ATLAS and LHCb experiments at the Large Hadron Collider.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Asia Pacific Partner Lead, IBM Quantum
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Australia
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Quantum Computing
As the APAC lead for IBM Quantum, she is focused on driving adoption, building the ecosystem, and enabling partners to leverage quantum technology for real-world problems.
Quantum Education
She has a stated mission to drive quantum education, contributes to the Qiskit textbook, and develops materials to grow the global quantum workforce and community.
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Career

Work history

10-2021
Asia Pacific Partner Lead, IBM Quantum
IBM
3-2017 - 9-2021
Quantum Researcher | Education Developer | Australia Community Lead
IBM
3-2015 - 2-2017
Research Manager, IBM Research
IBM
11-2012 - 2-2015
Research Scientist, IBM Research
IBM
11-2018
Honorary Fellow
University of Melbourne
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Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
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University of Geneva
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UCLA
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