Enrique Anguiano Vara

QML Researcher @ ICMM-CSIC | Computer Science & Engineering @ UAM | Founder & President of CPrA (UAM Competitive Programming and research Association)

Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area

About

Since I was a child, I always wanted to be an "inventor". The ability to create new things from scratch has always fascinated me. In that way, I've been curious about programming over the years, learning how to build everything. I started my path at a technical degree which I completed in a couple of years, finishing first in my class with several honors. During this time I also discovered the most exciting topic I have ever known: Quantum Computing. This field is what I dreamed of when I was a child. A place where I can create things from scratch because there is a whole world to discover. During this time, I co-founded DotQ, a place with the premise of bringing intrepid and enthusiastic researchers together for the sake of quantum computing research. Just after finishing the degree, I had an internship at BBVA. After the internship, I started my Computer Science & Engineering degree at UAM. In my sophomore year, I became the founder and president of CPrA (Competitive Programming & research Association). In just one semester, we built from scratch an association of 300+ members from 45+ countries, from enthusiastic undergraduates to PhDs, all united around STEM research and competitive programming. During my junior year, I organized the Qiskit Fall Fest at UAM, hosting 100+ attendees and prominent figures such as Ismael Faro (VP Quantum & AI, IBM Research), Román Orús (CSO, Multiverse Computing), Antonio Acín (ICFO), and +10 other institutions/companies of similar stature. That same year I won MIT iQuHack'26, IQM Quantum Hack and placed Top-3 at the EPFL Quantum Hackathon. I hope my path will guide me to become what I always wanted to be: an inventor (or a researcher in this world).

Experience

  • Quantum Machine Learning Researcher at Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM - CSIC)
    Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    Working at the Novel Platforms and Nano-Devices for Quantum Simulation and Computation Group at the QCIRCLE Center of Excellence, accelerating quantum impact on sustainability.

  • Backend & Cloud Developer at BBVA
    Apr 2023 - Jun 2023 · 3 mos

    Contracted through BBVA Next Technologies, deployed at BBVA Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB). Developed internal tools and automations using Python, Vue.js and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).