About

I am a first year doctoral student at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford co-advised by Prof. Bálint Koczor, Prof. Simon Benjamin, and Prof. Artur Ekert, as well as a graduate researcher at Quantum Motion. I go by the name George in daily life.

My research interests include investigating quantum and classical algorithms that can be used to better exploit the power of quantum computation, as well as exploring applications, such as chemistry, machine learning, and optimisation, where quantum computers may potentially provide advantages over their classical counterparts.

Before starting my DPhil in Oxford, I previously graduated from the National University of Singapore with a BComp in Computer Science, where I specialised in theoretical computer science, algorithms, and artificial intelligence. I completed my bachelor's dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Patrick Rebentrost and Prof. Rahul Jain and later worked as a research assistant at the Centre for Quantum Technologies with Prof. Rebentrost.

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      Education

      1. University of Oxford

        DPhil in Mathematics

        Oct 2024 — Present

        • Research group: Mathematical physics — Quantum information and computation
        • Research topic: Theory and algorithms for quantum computation
        • Advisors: Prof. Bálint Koczor, Prof. Simon Benjamin and Prof. Artur Ekert
      2. National University of Singapore

        BComp (Hons) in Computer Science

        Aug 2020 — Jun 2023

        • Second major in mathematics
        • Dissertation title: Post-variational quantum neural networks
        • Advisors: Prof. Patrick Rebentrost and Prof. Rahul Jain

      Research

      1. Graduate Researcher

        Quantum Motion Technologies, United Kingdom

        Nov 2024 — Present

        • Research topic: Applications for quantum computers
        • Supervisor: Prof. Simon Benjamin, Dr. Thomas R. Bromley
      2. Research Assistant

        Entangled Computing Lab, Centre for Quantum Technologies, Singapore

        May 2023 — Sep 2024

        • Research topic: Quantum machine learning and optimisation
        • Principal Investigator: Prof. Patrick Rebentrost
      3. Undergraduate Researcher

        Web IR/NLP Group, National Univerisity of Singapore

        Apr 2021 — Jul 2022

        • Research topic: Neural logical structure recovery in scholarly articles
        • Advisor: Prof. Min-Yen Kan
      4. Student Researcher

        Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

        Sep 2018 — Apr 2019

        • Research topic: Synthesis of bio-carbon and its applications on electric components
        • Advisor: Prof. Hong-Ping Lin

      Industry

      1. Software Engineering Intern

        Continental AG Singapore

        May 2022 — Jul 2022

      2. Information Technology Intern

        Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)

        Jul 2021 — Sep 2021

      Papers

      Contributions

      Talks

      • Post-variational quantum neural networks. QTML 2023. Contrib. Talk 22Nov2023
      • Post-variational strategies for quantum machine learning. QML Seminar, QAISG. Seminar 24Oct2023
      • Post-variational quantum neural networks. CS Seminar, CQT. Seminar 30Aug2023
      • Domain specific augmentations as low cost teachers for large students. WIESP@AACL-IJCNLP 2022. Contrib. Talk 21Nov2022

      Poster Presentations

      • Fullqubit alchemist: Quantum algorithm for alchemical free energy calculation. SEEQA 2025. 27Aug2025
      • Quantum algorithm for large-scale market equilibrium computation. NeurIPS 2024. 11Dec2024
      • Hybrid quantum-classical and quantum-inspired classical algorithms for solving banded circulant linear systems. QIP 2024. 15Jan2024
      • Lightweight contextual logical structure recovery. SDP@COLING 2022. 17Oct2022

      Awards & Honours

      • EPSRC Quantum Technologies DTP CASE Conversion Studentship Oxford Oct2024-Mar2028
      • Alan Tayler Scholarship in Mathematics Oxford Oct2025-Sep2027
      • Taiwanese Government Scholarship to Study Abroad Oxford Jun2025-May2027
      • Bachelor Honours with Highest Distinction NUS 2023
      • School of Computing Turing Research Programme NUS 2022
      • Dean's List NUS Aut20 Spr21 Aut22
      • Honour List of Student Tutors NUS AY2021-2022

      Teaching

      • B7.3 Further Quantum Theory Oxford TA Spr25
      • B8.4 Information Theory Oxford TA Aut24
      • CS2040(S) Data Structure and Algorithms NUS TA Spr21 Sum21 Aut21 Spr22 Sum22 Aut22 Spr23

      Academic Service

      • Journal Reviewer: Quantum Mach. Intell., Int. J. Quantum Inf., npj Quantum Inf.
      • Conference Reviewer: QTML 2023, TAMC 2024, TQC 2024, NeurIPS 2025
      • Conference Volunteer: SEEQA 2025