Samson Wang
Research Fellow · Quantum Computing
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)About
Samson Wang is an IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics at Caltech, focusing on quantum computational complexity and algorithm design. His research bridges quantum information theory and practical algorithm development for near-term quantum devices.
Key research themes include: 1) Diagnosing and mitigating trainability challenges in variational quantum algorithms; 2) Developing resource-efficient quantum linear algebra methods; 3) Characterizing quantum kernel methods in machine learning; and 4) Designing error-mitigated algorithms for imperfect hardware. Recent publications establish frameworks for partial error correction (2023) and analyze barren plateau phenomena (2021-2025).
Office location: Annenberg IST Center; contact: 626-517-6999.
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