I am Madalena Barros
Bridging the gap between High-Performance Computing and User Experience.
// Madalena's Technical Stack
const core_foundations = {
hpc_parallel_computing: ["C/C++", "CUDA", "SIMD", "MPI", "OpenMP", "Performance optimization", "Profiling & analysis"],
quantum_simulations: ["Qiskit", "CUDA-Q", "Qulacs", "Statevector simulation", "Tensor networks", "Noise models", "GPU backends", "Circuit benchmarking"],
ai_data_engineering: ["Python", "Vector databases", "Embedding pipelines", "RAG architectures", "Retrieval evaluation", "LLM fine-tuning"],
frontend_design: ["React", "JavaScript", "Figma", "API integration", "UI/UX prototyping"]
};About me
Hi, my name is Madalena Barros! ⭐
I am a 23 years old university student. I'm finishing my Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico.
Currently, I am writing my thesis, which focuses on accelerating quantum simulators using different protocols (OpenMP) or GPUs. (See Featured Research below).
When I am not benchmarking quantum simulators, I'm interning at TripGoGo, building RAG pipelines and doing a bit of quality assurance to ensure the model's outputs are realistic and reliable.
I also have a background in frontend development through my work at KPMG and NEECIST. These experiences taught me how to bridge real-world requirements with web design. A key example was my work at KPMG, where I built a custom user interface for an internal AI chatbot to streamline employee workflows.
My Master's thesis
High-Performance Computing & Quantum Simulation
Accelerating Quantum Circuit Simulation
Leveraging the Deucalion HPC System
My thesis focuses on accelerating quantum circuit simulators using hybrid parallelism (MPI/OpenMP) and GPU offloading. Working with the Deucalion supercomputer enables multi-node benchmarking to study scaling limits, memory bottlenecks, and performance/accuracy trade-offs across simulation backends.
Resume
Here is my summary of my experience, mainly throughout my academic journey.
Education
MSc, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon
- Specialisation: Control, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics
- Minor: Contemporary Physics (Quantum Mechanics; Intro Particle & Nuclear Physics; Astrophysics)
- Thesis: Accelerating Quantum Circuit Simulation with NVIDIA GPUs (HPC focus on Deucalion: CPU/GPU parallelization and performance benchmarking)
BSc, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon
- Relevant Coursework: Electronics, control, embedded systems, and software fundamentals
- Academic Merit Diploma (2022/2023)
Professional Experience
Data and Analytics Summer Intern
KPMG Portugal, Évora, Portugal | 07/2024
- Contributed to an internal Generative AI project, focusing on UI/UX integration and product delivery.
- Designed the interface in Figma and implemented the web application from scratch using React + TypeScript.
- Integrated API access into the web interface to connect the UI with Generative AI capabilities and support deployment.
- Worked with international teams, iterating quickly based on feedback, testing, and stakeholder requirements.
Portfolio
Featured projects showcasing my work in algorithms, data structures, and software engineering
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- Algorithms & Data Structures
- Deep Machine Learning
- Big Data Processing
