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Name Yuxuan (Vincent) Zhang
Label Postdoctoral Researcher
Email quantum.zhang@utoronto.ca
Url https://cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/people/cqiqc-postdoctoral-fellows/yuxuan-zhang/
Summary A China-born theoretical quantum scientist, enjoyer of classical music, poetry, and nature

Work

  • Sept. 2023 - Present
    Researcher
    Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
    Applying machine learning techniques to study the quantum world
  • Sept. 2023 - Present
    CQIQC Fellow
    Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control, University of Toronto
    Conducting research related to many-body physics, photonics, and quantum information science
  • May 2022 - Sept. 2022
    PhD intern
    Cisco Research
    Developed the new tools of photonic quantum computation and network
  • June 2016 - June 2017
    Visiting Researcher
    Institute of High Energy Physics
    Designed algorithms for particle reconstruction in colliders
  • Aug. 2023 - Sept. 2023
    Visiting Researcher
    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
    Hosted by Tim Hsieh

Education

  • Sep. 2017 - Aug. 2023
    Ph.D.
    University of Texas at Austin
    Thesis: Exploring quantum matter in the era of quantum computers
  • Sep. 2013 - Jun. 2016
    B.S.
    University of California, Santa Barbara
    Physics

Awards

Languages

Chinese
Native speaker
English
Fluent
Python
Fluent in writing, not as much in speaking
C++
Familar