Hong Qi

Dr. Hong Qi is a Lecturer in Mathematical Sciences at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), leading the QMUL LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) Group since October 2023. His research focuses on gravitational wave detection, multimessenger astrophysics, and quantum computing applications in data analysis. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2018) and has held postdoctoral roles at Cardiff University (2018-2022) and Louisiana State University (2022). Dr. Qi is a core member of the LSC since 2015, contributing to the first gravitational wave detection (GW150914) and over 90 subsequent observations. His current work includes accelerating gravitational wave inference algorithms, dark matter searches with LIGO, and quantum computing integration into gravitational wave astronomy.

**Education**: PhD in Physics (UW-Milwaukee, 2018); Postdoctoral roles at UW-Milwaukee (2015-2018), Cardiff University (2018-2022), and LSU (2022).

**Research Interests**: Gravitational wave astronomy, quantum computing for data analysis, dark matter direct detection, subsolar-mass compact objects, and multimessenger astrophysics. Recent grants include a £27k STFC Impact Accelerator Award (2023) and a £0.5M/year DRAC grant (2024-2027) for gravitational wave discovery efforts.

**Awards**: Emmy Noether Fellowship (London Mathematical Society, 2023).

**Advising**: Supervising PhD student Murdoc Newell (2024-). Grants include leadership in detector characterization and quantum computing initiatives. Active in the LSC, KAGRA, and GEO600 collaborations.

**Labs/Teams**: Lead of QMUL LSC Group, collaborator with LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA network, and member of the Gravity Exploration Institute (Cardiff).