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Yongshan Ding

Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Yale University

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Yongshan Ding is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Yale University. Ding received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and his B.Sc. from Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on computer architecture and algorithms, particularly in the context of quantum computing. Ding has developed novel techniques for quantum error correction, quantum memory management, and optimizations at the quantum-classical interface. His work has been recognized with two Best Paper Awards by IBM Q and QCE'20 and two Honorable Mentions in IEEE Micro Top Picks. Additionally, Ding is the lead author of a textbook, Quantum Computer Systems, in Morgan-Claypool Publisher’s synthesis lectures in computer architecture. He has been supported by a Siebel Scholarship and a William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship.