Research and Other Talks

  1. A Criterion for Quantum Advantage
    CS Theory Seminar, CU Boulder, 27 September 2024
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  2. Is Entanglement Necessary for BPP != BQP?
    FoQaCiA Conference, Perimeter Institute, 30 April 2024
    pdf

  3. The Abelian Hidden Subgroup Problem is a Holy Grail
    Guest Lecture with Gülce Kardeş, CU Boulder, 25 April 2024
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  4. Quantum Complexity as Geometry
    Reading Group, Machine Independent Notions of Complexity, 8 April 2024
    pdf

  5. Abstract Complexity and the Blum Axioms
    CSCI 6114 (Complexity Theory) Final Project, 7 December 2023
    pdf, video

  6. Bell's Theorem and Nonlocal Games
    Quetzal, 3 November 2023
    pdf, video

  7. Quantum Causal Advantage is Contagious
    Technische Universität München, 2 June 2023
    pdf

  8. Bell's Theorem
    LEPJC, University of California, Santa Barbara, 17 May 2023
    pdf

  9. A Jaunt Through the Complexity Zoo
    LEPJC, University of California, Santa Barbara, 05 May 2023
    pdf

  10. On the Necessity of Entanglement for \(\mathsf{BQP}\) Tasks
    Technische Universität München, 25 April 2023
    pdf

  11. Topological Quantum Computing
    LEPJC, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, 10 February 2023
    pdf

  12. Some Things in Bipartite Entanglement Theory
    HEPJC, University of California, Santa Barbara, 04 November 2022
    pdf

  13. Quantum-Classical Gaps and Quantum Shallow Circuits
    Master's defense, Perimeter Institute, 15 June 2022
    pdf

  14. Continuous Extensions of Ramanujan-Expandable Arithmetic Functions
    with Chai Karamchedu; Algebra/Number Theory/Combinatorics (ANTC) Seminar, Claremont Colleges, 22 March 2022
    pdf

  15. Quantum-Classical Gaps in Causal Inference
    with Sofía González García, Manu Srivastava, Rob Spekkens, Elie Wolfe, Thomas 'TC' Fraser, & Marina Maciel Ansanelli; PSI Winter School Conference, Perimeter Institute, 25 February 2022
    pdf

  16. Self-Locating Uncertainties in Many Worlds
    with Chai Karamchedu; *QC Seminar, Sandia National Laboratories, 23 September 2021
    pdf

  17. Electric Multipole Fields Near Schwarzschild-Tangherlini Black Holes
    Midwest Relativity Meeting, University of Notre Dame, 23 October 2020
    pdf

  18. Leptogenesis Through a Scalar Field UV Completion of the Weinberg Operator
    Colloquium Thesis Talks, Harvey Mudd College, 04 May 2020
    pdf

  19. Poking Holes in Schwarzschild-Tangherlini Black Holes
    APS April Meeting, Washington D.C., 21 April 2020
    pdf

  20. Quantum Computing Near Deutschian Closed Timelike Curves
    with Nick Koskelo & David Sobek; Harvey Mudd College, 02 May 2019
    pdf

  21. Punching Holes in Higher Dimensional Schwarzschild Black Holes
    High Energy Theory Seminar, University of California, Riverside, 02 December 2019
    pdf

  22. Multipole Hair of Higher Dimensional Schwarzschild Black Holes
    APS Far West Section, Stanford University, 02 November 2019
    pdf

  23. Leptogenesis Through a Scalar Field UV Completion of the Weinberg Operator
    Colloquium Thesis Talks, Harvey Mudd College, 15 October 2019
    pdf