About
Farzi Yusufali is a hardware engineer with expertise in quantum computing and machine learning. He has worked across tissue engineering, photonics, retail, and telecommunications, with additional background in geology and mining.
Founder at StratumAIYC W20
Intro paths
YC
Farzi went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at StratumAI
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Daniel MogilnyFounder
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DanialCo-founder
Experience
- StratumAICo-foundercurrent2018 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- University of Tokyo, RCASTQuantum Computing Engineer - Support Staff2017 — 2018Tokyo, Japan
- StatfloUser Data Engineer2017 — 2018Toronto, Canada Area
- Self-EmployedData Analyst/Machine Learning Freelancer2015 — 2017
- Next36 Entrepreneurial Program (LookIt)Co-founder (Operations and Hardware2014 — 2015Toronto, Canada Area
- University of WaterlooResearcher2013Waterloo, Ontario
- University of Toronto/Lumentra Inc.Researcher2011 — 2012Toronto, Canada Area
- The Hospital for Sick ChildrenPrimary Researcher2011Toronto, Canada Area
- University of WaterlooResearch Assistant2010Waterloo, Ontario
Skills & more
Materials Science1Nanotechnology1Physics1Project ManagementOrganic ChemistryUV/VisSimulationsVolunteer ManagementPhotonicsTissue EngineeringQuantum OpticsNanofabrication
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RSoftCOMSOLScience OutreachNMR SpectroscopyDLSWaveguideWet ChemistryMicrosoft OfficeMatlabAdobe Creative SuiteLaTeXPythonLanguages English · French · Gujarati · Swahili
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Farzi Yusufali?
- Farzi Yusufali is a hardware engineer with expertise in quantum computing and machine learning. He has worked across tissue engineering, photonics, retail, and telecommunications, with additional background in geology and mining.
- Where does Farzi Yusufali work?
- Farzi Yusufali is Founder of StratumAI.
- What companies did Farzi Yusufali found?
- Farzi Yusufali founded StratumAI.
- Where did Farzi Yusufali go to school?
- Farzi Yusufali studied at University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Nanotechnology Engineering Honours with Distinction; Life Sciences (Biophysics) Option); OCAD University (Special Student); Ajax High School (High School).
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