Penghui Yao
Scholar

Penghui Yao

Google Scholar ID: iFxJ6XIAAAAJ
Department of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University
theoretical computer sciencequantum computing
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
315
 
H-index
12
 
i10-index
12
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
8
list available
Contact
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Advised multiple PhD and MSc students, with several alumni now working in academia or industry. Served on program committees for various international conferences such as QIP 2020-2025, TQC 2021-2024, AQIS 2024-2025, ALT 2025, etc.
Research Experience
  • Postdoctoral researcher at Centrum Wiskunde Informatica (CWI), Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo, and Hartree postdoctoral research fellow at Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS), University of Maryland.
Education
  • BSc in Mathematics from East China Normal University; PhD from Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, supervised by Rahul Jain and Miklos Santha.
Background
  • Research interests: Quantum algorithms and quantum computational complexity, classical and quantum information theory, analysis of Boolean functions and its applications in quantum computing, communication complexity. Currently a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Technology at Nanjing University and a member of the CS Theory group.
Miscellany
  • Provides a collection of resources on quantum computing and related fields, including books and lecture notes.