Yufei Ding

Yufei Ding is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science & Engineering Department at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and founder of the PICASSO Lab. She earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University and a B.S. in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China.

Research Interests:

• Quantum Computing
• Machine Learning
• Domain-Specific Languages
• Compiler Optimization
• Hardware Acceleration
• High-Performance Computing

Her recent publications focus on quantum compilation, error correction, and machine learning systems, with a particular emphasis on hardware-aware optimizations. She has received multiple prestigious awards, including the NSF CAREER Award (2020) and the IEEE TCHPC Early Career Researchers Award (2019).

Scientific Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2020)
• IEEE Computer Society TCHPC Early Career Researchers Award (2019)

Yufei actively advises Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers in quantum computing and machine learning systems. Her lab offers openings for both quantum computing and machine learning research.