[Dec, 2025] I am thrilled to share that our proposal (The Geometry of Thought: How Physical Network Morphology Shapes Neural Dynamics) has been selected for the Strength in Computational Biology Fund — an Early Career Individual Investigator Award established by a generous gift from James C. ’80 and Justine M. Mullen at RPI.
[Dec, 2025] Our paper "Quantum Communication Networks Enhanced by Distributed Quantum Memories" is now published in Quantum (doi.org/10.22331/q-2025-12-15-1948).
[Nov, 2025] I am thrilled to share that our RPI team has secured a five-year grant through the DOE-funded Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA), led by Brookhaven National Laboratory. Looking forward to the work ahead!
[Nov, 2025] I am now affilated with the National Institute for Theory and Mathematics and Biology (NITMB), an NSF-Simons co-funded center led by Northwestern University and the University of Chicago (nitmb.org).
[Nov, 2025] It was a true honor to be invited to present at the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP) seminar at Stony Brook University. Yang's magnificent contributions to statistical physics will always be remembered. R.I.P.
[Nov, 2025] We have five Oral Presentations accepted for CNA 25 (complexnetworks.org)!
1. Benjamin Black: A Nested Dual Representation and Physical Tree Networks
2. Chenxuguang Zhu: Unifying Network Connectivity via the Random Cluster Model
3. Xiangyi Meng: Local Design Principles of Physical Networks through Surface Optimization
4. Ezekiel Gentchos: Hypergraph Immersion and Efficient Entanglement Distribution on Quantum Networks
5. Yongtao Zhang: Networked Quantum–Classical Interdependency
[Sep, 2025] Our paper "Advantage of Deterministic Entanglement Transmission on Gaussian-State Quantum Networks" is published in Journal of Physics Complexity (doi.org/10.1088/2632-072X/ae0971). Congratulations to Yaqi!
[Aug, 2025] Just presented our work "Revealing the Local Design Principles of Physical Networks through Surface Optimisation" at the NITMB mathbio convergence conference. Love Chicago! (I am back!)
[Mar, 2025] Our paper "Nonconvex entanglement monotone determining the characteristic length of entanglement distribution in continuous-variable quantum networks" is published in Physical Review A (doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.111.042429). Congratulations to Yaqi!
[Mar, 2025] Our paper "Unveiling the importance of nonshortest paths in quantum networks" is published in Science Advances (doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt2404). Congratulations to Xinqi and Gaogao!
[Jan, 2025] Our paper "Path Percolation in Quantum Communication Networks" is featured in phys.org: Physicists propose 'bridge' strategy to stabilize quantum networks
[Jan, 2025] Our paper "Path Percolation in Quantum Communication Networks" is published in Physical Review Letters. I am grateful for the contributions of my former lab collaborator, Bingjie, my advisor, István, and Balázs, whose mathematical expertise was essential.
[Jan, 2025] It was pleasant to present our work "Multipartite entanglement routing as a hypergraph immersion problem" at Dynamics Days US 2025.
[Dec, 2024] Happy to attend the 127th Statistical Mechanics Conference at Rutgers University (probably the oldest conference I've attended...). I gave a short talk about "path percolation", an interesting statistical model that is related to both quantum communication networks and physical networks!
[Oct, 2024] It was a great pleasure to present our work on "quantum networked memories" at the IMSI Quantum Workshop.
[Sep, 2024] I presented a lecture titled "Distinct Statistical Characteristics of Quantum Communication Networks" at RPI's own Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Colloquium.
[Jun, 2024] We have three abstracts accepted for Oral Presentations at NetSci2024
(netsci2024.com).
Big thanks to my amazing collaborators!
Arxiv preprints:
arxiv.org/abs/2403.16367
arxiv.org/abs/2402.15462
arxiv.org/abs/2406.13452
[May, 2024] Our paper "Hidden citations obscure true impact in science" is featured in phys.org: phys.org/news/2024-05-hidden-citations-physics-obscure-true.html
[May, 2024] Our paper "Hidden citations obscure true impact in science" is featured in Physics World physicsworld.com/a/hidden-citations-conceal-the-true-impact-of-scientific-research
[May, 2024] Our paper "Hidden citations obscure true impact in science" is published in PNAS Nexus. Many thanks to Onur and László! doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae155
[Apr, 2024] RPI and IBM unveil the world's first IBM Quantum System One on a university campus.
[Mar, 2024] Our paper "Cascading Failures in Power Grids: A Load Capacity Model with Node Centrality" is published in Complex System Modeling and Simulation. Thanks to Chaoyang and Jinzhu for their contributions! doi.org/10.23919/CSMS.2023.0020
[Mar, 2024] I am thrilled to announce that I will be joining RPI Physics this August as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor. Huge thanks to my postdoc advisors, László and István, for the incredible research experiences that have prepared me for this next stage.