Ryan Smith
- Email: ll17rps@leeds.ac.uk
- Thesis title: Quantum computing and resource theories for quantum matter
- Supervisors: Dr Zlatko Papic, Prof Jiannis K. Pachos
Profile
Previous education:
- MPhys, Bsc in Theoretical Physics for the University of Leeds
- Dissertation: “Harnessing the Power of Quantum Computers using Short Term Hamiltonian Dynamics” – supervised by Prof Zlatko Papic
I am a PhD student in the Quantum Group.
Research interests
I am interested in quantum computing and quantum algorithm development for quantum many-body physics. Currently, I am studying quantum systems using quantum resource theories, mainly nonstabilizerness, to understand the universal physics of thermalization and quantum phase transitions through tensor network methods. I am also currently developing quantum algorithms and quantum computing methods for studying black hole physics on quantum hardware.
I have also previously interned as a quantum algorithms intern at Phasecraft, a quantum software company based in Bristol, developing quantum algorithms using many-body localization.
Qualifications
- MPhys, BSc in Theoretical Physics from the University of Leeds