Maissam Barkeshli
Scholar

Maissam Barkeshli

Google Scholar ID: 7pMAOCMAAAAJ
Professor of Physics, University of Maryland. Visiting Research Scientist, Meta FAIR. Fellow, JQI
Theoretical PhysicsQuantum Many Body PhysicsTopological Quantum MatterDeep Learning
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
3,940
 
H-index
36
 
i10-index
70
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
46
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Contact
Resume (English only)
Background
  • Theoretical physicist working on condensed matter physics, quantum field theory, quantum topology, and quantum information theory
  • Recently also working on the science of deep learning, studying fundamental properties of modern AI models
  • Principal Investigator in the Simons Collaboration on Physics of Learning and Neural Computation
  • Senior Investigator at the Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation
  • Fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) at UMD
  • Affiliate Fellow of the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS)
  • Currently on leave as a Visiting Research Scientist at Meta FAIR (Fundamental AI Research)