Chuanqi Xu ☕️

Chuanqi Xu

(he/him)

Research Scientist

Meta

Professional Summary

I am a Research Scientist at Meta working on Meta’s Generative Ads Recommendation Model (GEM). My focus is on designing and implementing novel transfer learning paradigms to amplify the impact of foundation models within production environments. Additionally, I am working on optimizing the efficiency and performance of GEM’s ecosystem.

Previously, I earned my PhD at Yale University. My research there sat at the intersection of quantum computing and security, where I designed novel attacks and defenses for quantum computers. Before this, I completed my undergraduate studies at University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), where I studied and researched on theoretical and computational condensed matter physics.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

2020-09-01 - 2025-05-18

Yale University

Master of Philosophy & Master of Science

2020-09-01 - 2023-05-20

Yale University

Bachelor of Science

2016-09-01 - 2020-06-20

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

Interests

Artificial Intelligence Recommendation System Large Language Model

Experience

  1. Research Scientist

    Meta
    I am working on Meta’s Generative Ads Recommendation Model (GEM). My focus is on designing and implementing novel transfer learning paradigms to amplify the impact of foundation models within production environments. Additionally, I am working on optimizing the efficiency and performance of GEM’s ecosystem.
  2. Software Engineering Intern

    Applovin
    Developed and improved AXON machine learning infrastructure and models to enhance the ads bidding system.
  3. Software Engineering Intern

    Google
    Improved routing in the software-defined network (SDN) in Google’s data center network interface, to enhance long-running tasks such as machine learning (ML) and large language model (LLM) training.
  4. Research Assistant

    Yale University
    • Led multi-year research projects focused on improving the security and privacy of quantum computing.
    • Gained expertise in quantum and cloud computing, such as IBM Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure.
    • Collaborated with faculties, students, and researchers from Yale, MIT, Princeton, Technology Innovation Institute, etc.
    • Published and presented research findings at top peer-reviewed conferences, workshops, and seminars.

Education

  1. Doctor of Philosophy

    Yale University

    “My research focused on quantum computing and computer security, where I designed novel attacks and defenses targeting quantum computers and quantum cloud providers. Specifically, my work explored security and privacy across the entire technology stack of quantum computers:

    1. Investigating vulnerabilities in quantum processors and qubit technologies.
    2. Developing secure and private quantum computer systems and architecture.
    3. Ensuring the security of quantum algorithms, with a focus on quantum machine learning (QML).”
    Download dissertation
  2. Master of Philosophy & Master of Science

    Yale University
  3. Bachelor of Science

    University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
Publications
(2025). Security Attacks Abusing Pulse-level Quantum Circuits. 2025 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P).
(2024). Exploration of Timing and Higher-Energy Attacks on Quantum Random Access Memory. Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD).
DOI
(2024). Protecting Quantum Computers with a Trusted Controller. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE).
DOI
(2024). Quantum Computer Fault Injection Attacks. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE).
(2024). Extending and Defending Attacks on Reset Operations in Quantum Computers. 2024 International Symposium on Secure and Private Execution Environment Design (SEED). Best Paper.
Posts
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My First Amateur Quantitative Finance Project

This report provides an analysis of volume and return patterns, and propose some simple intra-day trading strategies for stock 600519 of China A-shares, Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd..

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Access Microsoft Azure Quantum over HTTP Requests

This article introduces some practical and useful concepts of nowadays computer networks. As one case study, this article shows how we can interact with Microsoft Azure Quantum …

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What is HTTPS and How to Enable HTTPS on Your Own Server

This article introduces concepts and procedures of HTTPS, as well as a practical way of enforcing HTTPS on your own server.

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SUSHI report: Adaptable Hardware for Security: That’s What Mr. Spock Would Do!

This is report I wrote for the talk "Adaptable Hardware for Security: That’s What Mr.Spock Would Do!" by Prof. Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi from TU Darmstadt at SUSHI Workshop: Sustainable …

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Languages
100%
Chinese Native
80%
English Fluent
60%
Japanese Advanced
40%
Korean Basic
Contact

📧 chuanqi.xu@aya.yale.edu

📍 Sunnyvale, California, USA