Miles Stoudenmire

Miles Stoudenmire is a Researcher at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ), joining in 2017. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California Santa Barbara (2010) and a B.S. in Physics and Math from the Georgia Institute of Technology (2005). His work focuses on tensor networks and their applications in quantum mechanics and machine learning.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Physics, University of California Santa Barbara (2010)
  • B.S. in Physics and Math, Georgia Institute of Technology (2005)

Stoudenmire specializes in enhancing tensor network methods to model realistic quantum systems, including finite temperature effects and chemically accurate basis sets. He has developed the ITensor software library, which enables efficient transcription of tensor network diagrams into code for algorithm prototyping. His research bridges quantum physics and computational techniques, with applications in condensed matter physics and quantum computing. Key publication trends include advancements in density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) methods, quantum-inspired machine learning algorithms, and topological quantum simulations.

Affiliations:

• Flatiron Institute (2017–present)
• University of California Irvine (postdoctoral)
• Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (research scientist)