Thomas Schuster

Thomas Schuster is a Researcher at the California Institute of Technology, affiliated with the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics. He is also a Visiting Researcher at Google Quantum AI.

• Ph.D. in Physics from UC Berkeley (2022)
• Undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley (2015)

His research focuses on quantum information science, many-body physics, and their intersections with quantum computing, quantum gravity, and topological phenomena. Key areas include understanding classical hardness in quantum dynamics, pseudorandom unitaries, experimental quantum gravity, and topological codes.

Recent work has advanced polynomial-time classical algorithms for noisy circuits, low-depth unitary designs, and universal protocols for quantum-enhanced sensing. Collaborations span institutions like UC Berkeley, Google Quantum AI, and Boston University.

His affiliations include the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics and Google Quantum AI. Contact: schuster@caltech.edu.