I graduated with a degree in Physics and Computer Science from UC Berkeley in 2020. Now I am a Computer Science PhD Student at MIT, with a primary research interest in software and algorithms for quantum computing. I developed a search-based synthesis algorithm, which is described in the paper Towards Optimal Topology Aware Quantum Circuit Synthesis, which I presented at IWQC 2019 and APS March Meeting 2020, and won Best Paper Award at IEEE Quantum Week 2020. The Python implementation of my algorithm, Qsearch, was one of several tools that formed the basis for BQSKit, the Berkeley Quantum Synthesis Kit, an open-source Python library for quantum synthesis, circuit optimization, and other forms of quantum circuit manipulation.

I am currently researching gate synthesis and circuit optimization techniques for fault-tolerant quantum computers. I am also working on fast-feedback control of quantum devices using the FPGA on an RFSoC to both control measurement and make decisions. You can see my recent work on the Research tab.

As a hobby, do small programming projects such as making iPhone apps. I currently have 3 apps on the App Store, although I have published a total of 9 since I started. One of my apps, Gravity!, an educational physics simulator, has over 40,000 downloads. My other apps include an arcade-style game and a walking tour. I have released some of my other projects on GitHub, the Mac App Store, and itch.io, as well as standalone websites, such as this one! I also enjoy backpacking, playing videogames, swimming, and water polo.