I'm currently a Master's student and a Research Assistant in the RIGI-PITA Lab at the University of Victoria. I enjoy mixing Quantum Computing with Visualisation and Computer Science Education!
This page contains my academic CV. Please check out my GitHub for more information on the projects that I have worked on!
- Samantha Norrie, Anthony Estey, Hausi Müller, Ulrike Stege, QNotation: A Visual Browser-Based Notation Translator for Learning Quantum Computing, technical paper to be published in the proceedings of QSEEC 2024 (QCE 2024)
- Samantha Norrie, Anthony Estey, Hausi Müller, Ulrike Stege, QGrover: Teaching Grover's Algorithm Through Visual Exploration, technical paper to published in the proceedings of QSEEC 2024 (QCE 2024)
- Samantha Norrie, Anthony Estey, QNotation: An Interactive Visual Tool to Lower Learning Barriers in Quantum Computing, extended abstract and poster published in QCE 2023
- Addie Jordon, Austin Hawkins-Seagram, Samantha Norrie, José Ossorio, Ulrike Stege, QWalkVis: Quantum Walks Visualization Application, paper published in QCE 2023
- Samantha Norrie, Miguel Nacenta, Improving Typing Experiences Through the Use of a Keyboard Interface With Integrated Gesture Recognition, poster published in Graphics Interface 2023 (GI23)
September 2022 - Present
- Teaches foundational programming concepts
- Marks projects, midterms, and finals in a timely manner
- Creates educational material for students
- SENG 457: Quantum Algorithms and Software Engineering
- CSC 225: Algorithms and Data Structures I
- CSC 130: World Wide Web and Mobile Applications
- CSC 116: Fundamentals of Programming with Engineering Applications II
- CSC 115: Fundamentals of Programming: II
December 2023 - May 2024
- Created and marks assignments and quizzes on foundational Quantum Computing concepts
- Answered student questions
May 2023 - September 2023
- Conducted a literature review on educational QC tools
- Created QNotation, a Python widget for Qiskit quantum circuits which allows users to see their circuits in circuit, Dirac, and matrix notation
- Published an extended abstract and poster on QNotation in IEEE Quantum Week 2023 (QCE 2023)
- Presented QNotation at QCE 2023
- Open Education Resource Grant, awarded May 2024
- NSERC CREATE in QC, awarded August 2023 for January 2024 - January 2026
- NSERC CREATE in QC Undergraduate Summer Research Top Up Award, awarded June 2023 for Summer 2023 Semester
- NSERC USRA, Awarded March 2023 for Summer 2023 Semester
- Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award, awarded August 2022 for Fall 2022 Semester
- JW McConnell Scholarship (McGill entrance scholarship), awarded September 2018
- BC Excellence Scholarship, awarded June 2018
- Canadian Parents for French Grade 12 Excellence Award, awarded June 2018
January 2024 - January 2026
UVic, RIGI-PITA Lab
May 2019 - December 2023
UVic
7.8/9.0 GPA
May 2021 - December 2021
- Developed application features for the Giftbit web application using Java/Groovy and React
- Audited automated test suites
September 2020 - May 2021
- Wrote automated tests in C, C++, C#, and Python for Teledyne FLIR's Spinnaker SDK
- Wrote Shell scripts to help maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
- Worked in a *nix environment