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Michael A. Perlin

Mika Perlin developed core quantum error correction infrastructure for the Infleqtion/qLDPC repository, focusing on scalable code construction, robust decoding, and maintainable architecture. He engineered features such as transversal gate support, subsystem and lifted product codes, and advanced decoders, using Python and Cython with deep integration of finite fields and group theory. Mika refactored core modules for reliability, centralized mathematical utilities, and streamlined build systems with Poetry. His work improved simulation realism through noise modeling and enhanced external tooling via GAP integration. The depth of his contributions enabled accurate, extensible workflows and positioned the codebase for sustainable, rapid development.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

85%Features

Repository Contributions

114Total
Bugs
12
Commits
114
Features
67
Lines of code
16,810
Activity Months10

Work History

August 2025

5 Commits • 2 Features

Aug 1, 2025

In August 2025, delivered two major features in Infleqtion/qLDPC: Relay-BP decoder support and GAP-based distance estimation improvements, with a focus on maintainability, test coverage, and integration with external tooling. These efforts strengthen decoding capabilities, enable more accurate distance analysis, and lay a sustainable foundation for future extensions.

July 2025

5 Commits • 5 Features

Jul 1, 2025

July 2025: Delivered foundational enhancements to Infleqtion/qLDPC, expanding code flexibility, improving simulation realism, and tightening maintenance. Focused on delivering business value through more realistic noise modeling, broader finite-field support, centralized distance bounding, API clarity, and release readiness.

June 2025

7 Commits • 5 Features

Jun 1, 2025

June 2025 performance summary for Infleqtion/qLDPC. Delivered major core improvements to the finite-field LDPC workflow and introduced a cohesive GroupRing abstraction, while strengthening external tooling through automated GAP package management. These efforts improve accuracy, robustness, and deployment reliability, enabling downstream users to perform group-algebra computations with greater confidence and reduced setup friction. Release hygiene was maintained with two version bumps to reflect new capabilities and build improvements, aligning releases with the evolving feature set.

May 2025

13 Commits • 4 Features

May 1, 2025

May 2025 monthly summary for Infleqtion/qLDPC focusing on business value, performance improvements, and architectural enhancements. Delivered a streamlined build system and version management, optimized key algorithms in toric codes, added a substantial Subsystem Lifted Product (SLP) code path, and expanded Protograph/RingArray algebra with robust linear algebra capabilities and NumPy integration. Emphasis on maintainability, CI reliability, and test coverage to accelerate development and reduce technical debt.

April 2025

4 Commits • 2 Features

Apr 1, 2025

April 2025 monthly summary for Infleqtion/qLDPC: Key correctness and maintainability improvements enabling release readiness. Delivered three items: bug fixes for distance calculations in subsystem and non-CSS codes, a codebase refactor centralizing op_to_string in qldpc.math, and a release preparation with version bump to 0.0.29. The work improves metric accuracy, reliability, and maintainability, and aligns with business goals of stable product delivery and predictable release cycles.

March 2025

2 Commits • 2 Features

Mar 1, 2025

March 2025 (2025-03) monthly summary for Infleqtion/qLDPC: Delivered core architectural improvements focused on maintainability and correctness. Implemented a centralized math utilities module and standardized logical operators for HGPCode and SHPCode, with associated tests updated to ensure rigorous validation. No major bugs fixed this month; efforts were concentrated on reliable foundations to enable faster feature work and safer code changes in the next cycle.

February 2025

21 Commits • 12 Features

Feb 1, 2025

February 2025 (Infleqtion/qLDPC): Delivered a comprehensive set of decoder enhancements and cross-code improvements, significantly expanding capabilities for qudit codes, joint decoding, direct measurement decoding, and subsystem codes, while stabilizing wiring, dependencies, and CI. The work strengthened decoding accuracy, broadened code family support, and improved cross-platform reliability for faster iterations and broader adoption.

January 2025

40 Commits • 25 Features

Jan 1, 2025

January 2025 monthly summary focusing on key business value and technical achievements across Infleqtion/qLDPC and Infleqtion/client-superstaq. Highlights include scalable quantum code design (stacking/concatenation with default logical-operator inheritance), transversal operations improvements, code capacity modeling enhancements (logical error rates and importance sampling), new APIs (circuits.get_logical_tableau), and significant performance and packaging improvements enabling notebook-based workflows. Notable bug fixes improved correctness and CI reliability; performance optimizations and API refinements broadened adoption and integration with existing data science and workflow pipelines.

December 2024

9 Commits • 6 Features

Dec 1, 2024

December 2024 (2024-12) — Delivered a suite of reliability and performance improvements for Infleqtion/qLDPC, focusing on stronger validation, expanded decoding options, and streamlined release processes. The changes enhance business value by enabling faster, more accurate assessments of code distance and decoding performance, standardizing representations, and reducing release friction.

November 2024

8 Commits • 4 Features

Nov 1, 2024

November 2024 performance summary for Infleqtion/qLDPC: Delivered critical capabilities for quantum error correction workflows and improved project maintainability. Key features include transversal Clifford gates support with tests and documentation, a new stack method to compose two codes on disjoint qubits, and simplification of encoding tableau to the all-|0> state, which reduces configuration complexity. Maintenance work included dependency upgrades (ldpc_v2, numpy 1.24.0), API updates, version bumps, packaging improvements, and notebook cleanup, with corresponding tests and docs. These changes collectively extend practical qubit-code operations, enable safer code composition, and streamline deployment and usage.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness92.8%
Maintainability88.6%
Architecture90.8%
Performance82.0%
AI Usage20.8%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

C++CythonGAPGaloisJSONJinjaJupyter NotebookNumPyNumpyPython

Technical Skills

API DesignAbstract AlgebraAlgebraic GeometryAlgorithm DesignAlgorithm DevelopmentAlgorithm ImplementationAlgorithm OptimizationAlgorithm RefactoringAlgorithm implementationBuild SystemsC++CI/CDCI/CD ConfigurationCachingCircuit Design

Repositories Contributed To

2 repos

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

Infleqtion/qLDPC

Nov 2024 Aug 2025
10 Months active

Languages Used

C++Jupyter NotebookNumPyPythonTOMLSymPyYAMLCython

Technical Skills

Abstract AlgebraAlgorithm DesignCircuit DesignCircuit SynthesisCode CleanupCode Construction

Infleqtion/client-superstaq

Jan 2025 Jan 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

TOML

Technical Skills

Configuration Management

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