Alexander
(Sascha)
Schmidhuber
About Me
I am a PhD student at the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics, co-advised by Aram Harrow and Seth Lloyd. I am broadly interested in the intersection of theoretical physics and theoretical computer science, with a focus on quantum computing.
I obtained a Bachelor's and Master's degree from ETH Zürich in Switzerland, where I studied physics and mathematics. Before joining MIT, I spent a year at Google Quantum AI in California.Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2023 -
Ph.D. in Physics. GPA 5.00/5.00.
ETH Zürich 2018 - 2022
M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Physics. With Distinction. Ranked 1st in class.
News
- [Jun 9, 2025] I am giving an invited talk for the Simons Collaboration on New Structures in Low-dimensional Topology at ICTP in Trieste.
- [May 16, 2025] Invited talk at IVADO, University of Montréal, Canada.
- [Apr 10, 2025] Nature News featured our quantum algorithm for Khovanov homology.
- [Apr 3, 2025] I am speaking at Tufts University about DQI.
- [Mar 5, 2025] I am speaking at Harvard University in the group of Anurag Anshu.
- [Feb 24, 2025] Our DQI paper will be an invited long plenary talk at QIP'25!
- [Feb 21, 2025] I am speaking at the CS Theory Seminar of Carnegie Mellon University.
- [Jan 13, 2025] I will present my quartic speedup paper as a contributed talk at QIP'25 and SODA'25.
- [Dec 13, 2024] I am speaking at Foxconn research on DQI.
- [Sep 24, 2024] I am speaking at the Stanford QIQC seminar on polynomial quantum speedups.
- [Sep 2024] I am speaking at Osaka University, Nagoya University, and Keio University during my visit to Japan in September.
- [Sep 4, 2024] I am giving an invited talk for the Seeking Quantum Advantage Conference at Merton College, Oxford University.
- [Aug 26, 2024] I am speaking at the CS Theory Colloquium of UC Santa Barbara, hosted by Murphy Niu.
- [Jun 6, 2024] Invited talk at the Google Quantum Summer Symposium in Santa Barbara.