SPEAKER 2026
Manjunath Janardhan
AI/ML Computational Science Senior Manager
About Talk
Build Your First Quantum Circuit in Python — A Beginner's Workshop
By the end of this workshop, participants will understand the core ideas of quantum computing — qubits, superposition, entanglement, and quantum gates — without any math, and will have written and run their own quantum circuits in Python using open source Qiskit. Starting from a “hello qubit” program, they’ll build up to creating an entangled Bell state and interpreting real measurement results. Attendees leave with working notebooks, a curated resource path to go deeper, and the confidence that quantum programming is something they can actually do today.
TRACK: WORKSHOP
7th Oct 2026 | Room 1 | Time:11:30-02:30
About Speaker
Manjunath Janardhan is a Senior Manager in AI/ML Computational Science at Accenture, specializing in enterprise-scale AI architecture, Generative AI, and intelligent automation for global operations. With more than 21 years of experience across Healthcare, Finance, and Cloud platforms, Manjunath designs and delivers high-impact AI systems that combine deep engineering with advanced machine learning and LLM-based intelligence.
Prior to Accenture, he served as a Principal AI Engineer, architecting end-to-end GenAI platforms, knowledge systems, agentic workflows, and enterprise RAG solutions for global engineering teams. His work spans distributed systems modernization, microservices transformation, AI observability, and large-scale platform optimization across organizations such as GE Healthcare, MSG Global Solutions, and Dell EMC. He has led multi-disciplinary engineering teams, contributed to open-source ecosystems, built internal GPT applications, and filed patents in AI-driven service automation.
A recognized speaker and educator, Manjunath has delivered technical sessions at IISc, PyData Global, AWS Community Day, Google AI Community, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Atlassian EngFest, and Open Source India, covering Agentic AI, RAG architectures, Knowledge Graphs, LLM evaluation, MCP systems, and enterprise adoption of Generative AI. He also mentors aspiring technologists through Microsoft Code Without Barriers and serves as a technical reviewer for industry publications.
At Accenture, Manjunath focuses on developing next-generation AI architectures for Intelligent Operations, AIOps, automation platforms, and enterprise AI transformation, bridging cutting-edge research with scalable real-world deployments.