Dr. Qasem Exirifard
Co-Founder & CEO
Physicist and data scientist. Leads the firm's work in AI, data science, quantum technology strategy, technical assessment, and scientific methods.
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About Maple Quanta
Independent judgment, built on science.
Maple Quanta Inc. exists because organizations making AI, data, and quantum technology decisions deserve advice from someone with nothing to sell them but the truth.
Why we exist
Most technology advice comes from someone selling technology.
AI, data science, and quantum technology now shape consequential decisions in government, business, and research. Yet most of the advice available to decision-makers comes from vendors, resellers, or consultancies with products to place. Maple Quanta was founded to be the other voice in the room: independent, scientifically grounded, and accountable only to the client.
Our mission is to help governments, businesses, and organizations make confident decisions in AI, data science, and quantum technology through independent expertise, rigorous analysis, and practical governance.
The company focuses on clear analysis, disciplined implementation, and governance that fits real operating environments — helping teams understand tradeoffs, make consistent decisions, and move from uncertainty to practical action.
Founders
Maple Quanta Inc. was co-founded by Zahra Aback and Dr. Qasem Exirifard. Together they combine actuarial expertise, financial discipline, scientific rigor, and advanced data capabilities — giving clients both a risk-aware business lens and deep technical judgment.
Zahra Aback
Co-Founder & CFO
Brings actuarial expertise, financial strategy, risk discipline, and a governance perspective to every engagement.
Advisory network & affiliates
Maple Quanta draws on a network of affiliated researchers and practitioners in AI, data science, actuarial science, and quantum technology, engaged per project where an engagement calls for additional depth. A formal advisory board is being established; affiliations will be published here as they are confirmed. Researchers and senior practitioners interested in affiliating are welcome to get in touch.
Canadian corporate identity. Maple Quanta Inc. is a federally incorporated Canadian corporation governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act, registered to carry on business in Ontario. Corporation No. 1801626, incorporated on June 13, 2026. MAPLE QUANTA™ is a trademark of Maple Quanta Inc.
Maple Quanta at a glance
Independent advisory. No vendor lock-in.
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Focused advisory services — AI readiness, governance, audit, quantum, executive counsel, implementation
Ottawa
Based in Ottawa, serving organizations across Canada
CBCA
Federally incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act
2026
Incorporated June 13, 2026 · Corp. No. 1801626
Values
Careful methods, responsible choices, practical outcomes.
The work is shaped by scientific reasoning, clear governance, independent judgment, and delivery practices that respect both opportunity and risk.
Scientific Rigor
Recommendations are grounded in evidence, explicit assumptions, and methods that can be reviewed and improved over time.
Responsible AI
Governance, transparency, privacy, fairness, and accountability are treated as operating requirements, not afterthoughts.
Independent Delivery
Engagements produce decision-ready outputs — findings, roadmaps, controls, and recommendations — with no vendor lock-in.
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