
Over a three-month period, Jaco Feld expanded hardware support in the amazon-braket-sdk-python repository by adding Ankaa3 and Emerald QPU devices, enabling users to access new quantum hardware directly through the SDK. He implemented these features in Python, focusing on SDK development and quantum computing integration to streamline device selection and improve customer workflows. In the NVIDIA/cuda-quantum repository, Jaco addressed correctness in OpenQASM transformations by fixing the ccx to ccnot mapping within BraketServerHelper, supplementing the change with targeted unit tests in C++. His work demonstrated depth in backend development, testing, and maintaining reliability across quantum software stacks.

September 2025 monthly summary for NVIDIA/cuda-quantum: Focused on correctness and test coverage for OpenQASM transformations in BraketServerHelper. Delivered a targeted fix for ccx to ccnot transformation and added unit tests to verify Toffoli behavior, along with minor formatting improvements. These changes reduce risk in circuit translation and improve reliability of quantum gate mapping.
September 2025 monthly summary for NVIDIA/cuda-quantum: Focused on correctness and test coverage for OpenQASM transformations in BraketServerHelper. Delivered a targeted fix for ccx to ccnot transformation and added unit tests to verify Toffoli behavior, along with minor formatting improvements. These changes reduce risk in circuit translation and improve reliability of quantum gate mapping.
July 2025 monthly summary for amazon-braket-sdk-python development: Delivered Emerald QPU support in the AWS Braket SDK, expanding hardware compatibility and enabling Emerald workloads. Implemented via a new Emerald enum member to represent the Emerald device, integrating it into the SDK's device selection flow and paving the way for user experiments on Emerald. The work is tracked in a single feature commit and positions the SDK to support the latest hardware offerings from AWS Braket, enhancing developer experience and breadth of use cases.
July 2025 monthly summary for amazon-braket-sdk-python development: Delivered Emerald QPU support in the AWS Braket SDK, expanding hardware compatibility and enabling Emerald workloads. Implemented via a new Emerald enum member to represent the Emerald device, integrating it into the SDK's device selection flow and paving the way for user experiments on Emerald. The work is tracked in a single feature commit and positions the SDK to support the latest hardware offerings from AWS Braket, enhancing developer experience and breadth of use cases.
February 2025 focused on expanding device coverage in the Braket SDK Python by adding support for the Ankaa3 QPU. This targeted feature delivery improves hardware interoperability, reduces integration friction for customers, and aligns with the roadmap to support a broader range of QPUs. No documented major bugs fixed this month.
February 2025 focused on expanding device coverage in the Braket SDK Python by adding support for the Ankaa3 QPU. This targeted feature delivery improves hardware interoperability, reduces integration friction for customers, and aligns with the roadmap to support a broader range of QPUs. No documented major bugs fixed this month.
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