👋 Hi, I’m Alain Chancé (@AlainChance), based in France. President of MolKet SAS, a member of QED-C and QuIC.
🔬 Expertise: Quantum Computing · Quantum Algorithms · Quantum Optimization · Quantum Chemistry · Qiskit · IBM Quantum · Energy-aware quantum workflows · Hybrid quantum-classical computing.
IBM AI Developer Professional Certificate (2024) https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/WUEK6GYFHA3Z.
Selected to attend the IBM Quantum Developer Conference 2026 in Chicago, 11–13 November — my third QDC in a row!
🏆 Market Split Challenge Winner — IBM Quantum Developer Conference (QDC) 2025 https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/community-qdc-2025.
🧠 Affiliations & Roles:
- Advisory Board Member, North America Technical Institute (NATI), USA
- Qiskit Advocate
- Vice-Chair IEEE SA P1947 Quantum Cybersecurity Framework
- IEEE Senior Member
- Society Affiliate, American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Member, American Physical Society (APS)
- Member, Quantum Security and Defence Working Group (QSECDEF)
📘 Publications:
- Chancé, A. (2026). Explicitly correlated wavefunctions as classical seeds and property references for sample-based quantum diagonalization beyond the Born–Oppenheimer approximation (Version v1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22302915
- Chancé, A. (2026). ECG_seeding_SQD: reproduction package for "Explicitly correlated wavefunctions as classical seeds and property references for sample-based quantum diagonalization beyond the Born–Oppenheimer approximation" (Version 1.0.0) [Computer software]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22303450
- A. Chancé, “Atomic and Molecular Calculations with Explicitly Correlated Gaussians: An Efficient Open Implementation in Julia,” Zenodo (2026), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20751304; code: https://github.com/AlainChance/ECG_Julia.
- Dr. Keeper Layne Sharkey, Alain Chancé, Quantum Chemistry and Computing for the Curious: Explore quantum chemistry with Python and Qiskit through modern algorithms and real-world examples, Second Edition, Packt, https://www.packtpub.com/en-us/product/quantum-chemistry-and-computing-for-the-curious-9781807304669.
- Quantum Chemistry and Computing for the Curious illustrated with Python and Qiskit code (Packt, 2022) — Python & Qiskit,
- AI and AI Agents in Quantum Chemistry Simulations, Zenodo 2025-02-20 | Journal article, https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.14897793
- Chancé, A. (2024). Quantum Permutation Pad with Qiskit Runtime. Springer (LNDECT, vol. 205) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59619-3_12
🎓 Background: 30+ years in enterprise transformation. Ingénieur civil des Mines — École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, France (1981).
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alainchance/
📫 How to reach me: alain dot chance at gmail dot com