Qi Yang, Ph.D.

Postdoc Research

University of Amsterdam, Theoretical Physics. Supervisor: Philippe Corboz.

Doctor in Theoretical Physics

Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Advisor: Lei Wang. Thesis: Construction and contraction of two-dimensional tensor networks.

Bachelor in Theoretical Physics

University of Science and Technology of China. Advisor: Youjin Deng. GPA: 3.79/4.3.

Principal Investigator, EuroHPC Development Access Call

Awarded 14,000 NVIDIA H100 GPU hours.

Tensor networks, Monte Carlo, linear algebra

Automatic differentiation and parallel computing

Slurm cluster deployment and scientific workflows

Outstanding Scholarship, IOP, Excellent Prize

USTC Academic Scholarship

Chinese Physics Olympiad, Anhui, First Prize

How to talk to the Wish Machine?

Harnessing Quantum 2026, online invited lecture (40 min).

Abstract. Why do seemingly all-powerful wish machines so often cause trouble in fiction and myth? They misinterpret human intentions and fulfill wishes in unexpected ways. Similar failures arise in AI-driven scientific research: systems may optimize the wrong objective, exploit a benchmark, or rely on an outdated proxy. Avoiding them requires learning how to communicate with the "wish machine" in the right language. In this talk, I will share practical lessons from developing algorithms for quantum many-body systems and discuss how AI may reshape future algorithm design.

Program

iPEPS Simulations of 2D Strongly Correlated Systems in the Era of AD and GPUs

Invited seminar, Hangzhou, China.

Scalable iPEPS Simulations in the Era of AD and GPUs

Invited seminar, Hefei, China.

When Corners Meet Edges: Emergent Algebra in 2D TN Boundaries

Invited seminar, Beijing, China.

QRCTM: scalable iPEPS simulation for frustrated quantum magnets

The 14th Workshop on Quantum Many-Body Computation (QMBC-2026), Beijing, China.

Scalable iPEPS Simulations in the Era of AD and GPUs

Invited seminar talk, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany.

Accelerating two-dimensional tensor network contractions using QR-decompositions

Fixed-Point Optimization in Tensor Networks for Quantum Matter, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

Exploring the Ground States of Higher-Spin Kitaev Models via QR-Accelerated iPEPS simulation

A Panorama of Tensor Networks, Krakow, Poland.

Philippe Corboz

Professor, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam.

Lei Wang

Professor, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Hong-Hao Tu

Interim Professor, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.