About Me.
Siyuan Niu is an incoming tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Central Florida, starting in Spring 2025. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Computational Research Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. She received her PhD from the Department of Microelectronics at LIRMM, University of Montpellier, France, her Master’s in Electrical Engineering from Polytech Nice Sophia, France, and her Bachelor’s from Xidian University, China. Her research focuses on quantum computing, specifically on quantum compilation, quantum error mitiga- tion and correction, quantum algorithm optimization, and benchmarking and characterization of quantum systems. Her research has been published in leading journals and conferences in the field of quantum computing, including Quantum, Quantum Science and Technology, IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, DAC, ICCAD, DATE, etc. She is currently a member of the Berkeley Quantum Synthesis Toolkit (BQSKit) team, contributing to a powerful open-source framework for quantum compilation, with over 100,000 downloads. She received quantum cred- its grants from Microsoft Azure and lonQ for hardware access to support her research projects in 2022. She was one of the winners of the IBM Open Science Challenge in 2021 and was selected as a DAC Young Fellow the same year. Her profile can be accessed on this website, and her publications are available on Google Scholar.
About Position.
Siyuan is now hiring two PhD students, with anticipated start dates of Spring or Fall 2025. The research topics will be related to building software stacks for quantum computing. Siyuan expects a research style driven by interest, which she believes is the strongest motivation for conducting research. A background in physics, computer science, electronic engineering, or mathematics and some basic coding skills is preferable. If you are interested, please contact Siyuan with your latest CV at siyuan.niu@ucf.edu.
About Orlando.
Here is a bit more information about Orlando, where the University of Central Florida is located. Orlando is situated in the center of Florida and has a yearly temperature between 13 and 33 degrees Celsius. The city is famous for its world-renowned theme parks, including Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and SeaWorld, as in the picture below. It also boasts natural beauty, with crystal-clear springs, picturesque lakes, and scenic parks and nature reserves. Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy a variety of activities, such as hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, and golf. Additionally, Orlando is home to the 7th largest international airport in the USA, making it convenient to connect with the rest of the world.
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