Amit Bhattacharyya

Amit Bhattacharyya is a Continuing Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Information (I School), specializing in Data Science. He holds a PhD in Physics and has extensive industry experience in machine learning applied to quantum computing, digital publishing, online education, and quantitative finance.

• Education:
  • BA in Astrophysics and Classical Civilizations, UC Berkeley
  • MS in Physics, Indiana University Bloomington
  • PhD in Physics, Indiana University Bloomington

His research and teaching focus on machine learning, particularly in network graphs, recommender systems, and natural language processing—the foundation of large-language models. He has taught courses like Data Science 207 (Applied Machine Learning) and Data Science 266 (Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning) since at least 2016.

Amit currently serves as a Senior Engineer at IonQ, applying physics-based engineering to enhance quantum computing systems through machine learning. He has also held leadership roles in data science at Vox Media and Teachers Pay Teachers, with over 12 years of experience as a quant in finance.