Jess Williams

My research is on the application of tensor methods to quantum computing. Classically simulating quantum computers illuminates questions about quantum advantage as well as assisting with the development of novel applications and algorithms. Many of the problems in quantum computing are naturally tensor-structured, and one way to simulate quantum circuits is via tensor networks. I am applying linear algebra tools to quantum problems in hopes of discovering computational separation between quantum problems that are known to be efficiently classically simulable and those that are not. I am also interested in verification of quantum systems and entanglement structures that arise in network scenarios.