A lesson in presence at Stanford DEFCON
Hearing former President Tsai Ing-wen speak reminded me that I want to learn both the substance of an issue and how to hold a room while speaking about it.
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Research updates, campus visits, and conversations that shape what I’m learning.
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Talking quantum error correction at Q-FARM
Prof. Harry Zhou’s seminar connected high-rate quantum codes to hardware constraints, and I had the chance to share an early draft of my own work with him.
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What can a quantum network promise about the entangled pairs it delivers?
Per-pair guarantees need a model; hidden random tests can certify the average quality of kept pairs without one.
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Phase Hunter and a week at Q-SITE Hacks 2026
Three podium finishes, a close IonQ fourth place, and Phase Hunter: a playable experiment about quantum phases and noise.
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Can a quantum memory protect itself? Notes on AutoQEC at Stanford
What I learned from Zelong Yin’s Q-FARM talk on machine discovery of autonomous quantum error-correction schemes—and why the optimization objective matters.
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Inside Google San Francisco: learning to enjoy the interview
An on-site visit with Amit Chahal, a remarkable view of Google’s San Francisco campus, and practical advice on CVs, interviews, and showing how you think.
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Be a builder. Develop judgment. Ask better questions.
What stayed with me from Arushi Grover’s INI alumni talk: genuine relationships, strong judgment, and communicating effectively with AI systems.
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At Stanford Medicine: understanding biology to point it somewhere new
Reflections on an AI × Bio seminar with Naima Sharaf and Jason Sheltzer, and the connections between biological mechanisms, engineering, and AI.
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A first visit to Stanford: quantum sensing and simulation
Notes from the final afternoon of Stanford Q-FARM’s Quantum Computational Sensing workshop: two talks, a poster session, and new questions.
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Learning across the quantum stack
Earning IBM Quantum’s Qiskit Global Summer School 2026 Quantum Excellence credential, and connecting the coursework to my research interests.
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From portfolios to quantum circuits at YQuantum
Our team’s third-place project in the Capgemini and The Hartford challenge track: portfolio optimization using QAOA.
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