Biography
I am a PhD student at Yale University, and my research interests lie in quantum computing and computer security. I am currently working on quantum computer security, where I design attack and defense mechanisms on quantum computers and quantum cloud providers. I am also working on RTL design (Verilog) targeting FPGAs, where I implement Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) schemes that are secure under both classical and quantum computer attacks.
My Chinese name is 许传奇. The English translation of my Chinese first name is legend. If you are not sure about the pronunciation, you can call me legend :)
Interests
- Quantum Computing
- Computer Security
- Post-Quantum Cryptography
Education
PhD in Electrical Engineering, 2026 (expected)
Yale University
BSc in Applied Physics, 2020
University of Sciecne and Technology of China
Experience
Professional
Research Assistant
- Led multi-year research projects focused on improving the security and privacy of quantum computing.
- Experienced with quantum computing tools and cloud platforms, such as Qiskit, IBM Quantum and Amazon Braket.
- Collaborated with faculties, students, and researchers from Yale University and Technology Innovation Institute.
- Published and presented research findings at peer-reviewed conferences and seminar
Research Assistant
- Organized the research agenda, coordinated with faculties and team members, experimented on condensed matter physics, and received the Second Prize in USTC Research-Oriented Physics Experimental Contest.
- Collaborated with PhDs and postdocs with first-principles calculations and submitted the paper to a research journa
Recent Publications
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(2023).
Fingerprinting Quantum Computer Equipment.
Proceedings of the Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI 2023.
(2023).
Design of Quantum Computer Antivirus.
2023 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST).
(2023).
Universal Scaling between On-Site Coulomb Repulsion and Numbers of Core and Valence Electrons in Transition Metal Trichalcogenides.
Computer Physics Communications.
(2023).
Exploration of Quantum Computer Power Side-Channels.
arXiv.
(2022).
Fast and Efficient Hardware Implementation of HQC.
Cryptology ePrint Archive.
(2022).
Towards an Antivirus for Quantum Computers.
2022 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST).
Recent Posts
Presentations
Accomplishments
This year’s Challenge focuses on Dynamic Circuits, a technology that makes it easier to run more advanced quantum algorithms. [My Code]
See certificate
PennyLane Code Camp Certificate
The PennyLane Code Camp was a 3-week event held in November 2022 where participants competed individually or as a team to tackle 15 increasingly-difficult quantum computing coding challenges, include 5 different problems: differentiable ZNE, Fourier spectrum of quantum models, gradients, quantum transforms and noise, and universality. [My Code]
See certificateIntroduction to Qiskit Runtime Sampler and Estimator. In addition, apply them to quantum kernel learning, quantum optimization, and quantum chemistry. [My Code]
See certificateContact
- chuanqi.xu@yale.edu
- 10 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
- Floor 5, Dunham Laboratory