Yanzhu Chen

My research interests lie in the field of quantum information science and its connections to condensed matter physics and AMO physics. The general question I want to understand is: How can we best utilize quantum information with the constraints of noise and limited resources? I study this from two complementary perspectives: developing quantum algorithms and improving the quality of quantum information processing. 

I have been working on adaptive variational quantum algorithms, which are promising candidates to circumvent the issue of limited quantum circuit depth. Practical implementation of quantum algorithms is unfortunately affected by noise and errors. I work on characterizing and benchmarking the performance of quantum circuits, and improving the computation results via quantum error mitigation and quantum error correction. I am also interested in the interplay between symmetry and topology in condensed matter physics, particularly its applications in quantum information science.

Before joining Florida State University, I was a postdoc at Virginia Tech, working with Professors Sophia Economou and Edwin Barnes. I graduated from Professor Tzu-Chieh Wei's group at Stony Brook University in 2021.

I am looking for graduate students and postdocs. Please email me if you are interested.

Department of Physics, Florida State University

Keen Building, 77 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306

Phone: (850)644-2089

Email: yanzhu.chen@fsu.edu