Pedro Paredes is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at Princeton University . He completed his PhD in 2022 at Carnegie Mellon University under Ryan O'Donnell , following undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Porto where he was advised by Pedro Ribeiro . He received the SEAS Excellence in Teaching Award in 2025. Education PhD, Carnegie Mellon University (2022) MSc & BSc, University of Porto (2017) Research Interests Specializes in Theoretical Computer Science , particularly Spectral Graph Theory , Pseudorandomness , Coding Theory , and Quantum Information Theory Contributes to Subgraph Analysis and Network Science through collaborative works Publication Trends Focuses on Expander Graphs and their applications in Quantum Computing , with recent works on Quantum LDPC Codes and Approximate Unitary Designs Develops algorithms for Spectral Graph Operations and Graph Expansion with mathematical rigor Engages in Interdisciplinary Research connecting Time Series Analysis with network theory Awards SEAS Excellence in Teaching Award (2025) Teaching & Outreach Teaches Algorithms and Data Structures at Princeton Organizes Competitive Programming Club at Princeton Active in Computer Science Education and Math Olympiads













