Prof. Avid Farhood is a faculty at the MSCS Program at Sofia University. Avid is a quantum physicist and university advisor & instructor for 10+ years. She obtained her Ph.D. in Theoretical Quantum Condensed Matters and three M.Sc. degrees, in software engineering and Computer Science, Superconductivity, and Plasma Physics.
Avid is the founder of AvidQuantum (Links to an external site.). AvidQuantum (Links to an external site.) is a distributed quantum computing cloud platform offering the foundational technologies needed for organizations to build powerful quantum systems.
She has developed a numerical model to analyze and simulate the performance of the electrons influenced by the mutual effects of disorder and strong correlations near the quantum phase transition.
She has published extensively in the areas of quantum physics and quantum information, Lasers, and computer science. She has been featured on several national and local media programs and articles in Silicon Valley.