{"id":"nairi-usher","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Nairi Usher","hidden":false,"content":"**Nairi Usher**, originally from London, serves as the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at [Flare](https://iq.wiki/wiki/flare) Network, a layer 1 [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) focused on facilitating interoperability between various [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) platforms. Her connection with [Sean Rowan](https://iq.wiki/wiki/sean-rowan) and [Hugo Philion](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hugo-philion) was formed during their time at University College London.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-zf1jmszzyyr)  \n![image](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmNSqdU5yqMXi2iHpSA8eA6NyBu3qVd6kYwDsPqcxE4Cyv)  \n  \n# Education  \n  \nNairi Usher completed her doctoral studies in Quantum Computing at University College London, covering various aspects of quantum computing, including quantum computing models, near-term quantum devices, sampling problems, and Hamiltonian complexity. This academic pursuit spanned four years, from September 2012 to September 2016.  \nSubsequently, she undertook a postdoctoral role as a researcher in Quantum Machine Learning at UCL for a duration of one year and one month, from July 2017 to July 2018. In this role, she was involved in research areas such as quantum algorithms for cognitive healthcare, the implications of quantum computing for machine learning, testing algorithms on IBM's quantum chip, and contributions to matrix completion. Nairi Usher's prior educational background includes her attendance at the International School of Geneva.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-ftg737uxfqn)[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-ee3c4xx7czw)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nShe presently serves as the Chief Scientist at [Flare](https://iq.wiki/wiki/flare) Network. Prior to her current role, she worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantum Machine Learning at UCL, where she collaborated with Siemens on the application of quantum algorithms in healthcare and image recognition. Her tenure at [Flare](https://iq.wiki/wiki/flare) Network extends over five years and four months, starting from July 2018 to the present.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-ftg737uxfqn)[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-ee3c4xx7czw)  \n  \n","summary":"Nairi Usher is the Chief Scientist at Flare Network and a Quantum Computing expert, with her research focusing on Quantum Machine Learning applications in healthcare.","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"people"}],"promoted":0,"tags":[{"id":"Blockchains"},{"id":"Ethereum"},{"id":"Founders"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"zf1jmszzyyr\",\"url\":\"https://flare.network/\",\"description\":\"Flare Network\",\"timestamp\":1698159198629},{\"id\":\"ftg737uxfqn\",\"url\":\"https://www.cypherhunter.com/en/p/nairi-usher/\",\"description\":\"Cyberhunter Nairi Usher\",\"timestamp\":1698159221923},{\"id\":\"ee3c4xx7czw\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nairiusher/\",\"description\":\"Linkedin Nairi Usher\",\"timestamp\":1698159238602}]"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/NairiUsher"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nairiusher/"}],"user":{"id":"0xf32ECD5c8f5633212f1a25A3931aDDc0CEc42938"},"author":{"id":""},"media":[{"name":"image","size":"0.01","id":"QmNSqdU5yqMXi2iHpSA8eA6NyBu3qVd6kYwDsPqcxE4Cyv","type":"GALLERY","source":"IPFS_IMG","hash":"QmNSqdU5yqMXi2iHpSA8eA6NyBu3qVd6kYwDsPqcxE4Cyv"}],"views":0,"events":[],"images":[{"id":"QmPTxRqXjbHPk4oEoYQBQDKUNZwFkEsfvbyaWWwkiLz4Bt","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"linkedWikis":{"blockchains":["flare"]}}