Zhenyu Cai

Zhenyu Cai

EPSRC Fellow

University of Oxford

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Biography

I will start as the EPSRC Quantum Technologies Fellow in Department of Engineering Science, Oxford, this summer. My research interests centre around the practical implementations and applications of the quantum computers, especially in the near-term and early fault-tolerant regime. Prior to this, I was the Junior Research Fellow in Physics at St John’s College, Oxford.

I usually just go by my surname “Cai” (pronounced as “ts-eye”, which nicely rhymes with Ψ). But I am happy for people to call me “Zhenyu” as well.

Interests

  • Quantum Error Correction
  • Quantum Error Mitigation
  • Practical Implementation of Quantum Algorithms

Education

  • DPhil in Quantum Technologies

    Lincoln College, University of Oxford

    2017 - 2020

  • MSci & BA in Physics, First Class

    Trinity College, University of Cambridge

    2013 - 2017

Selected Invited and Accepted Talks

IBM Quantum Computing Masteclass

Virtual Channel Purification

APS March Meeting

Quantum Innovation

Quantum Hubs Summer School

Funding and Awards

EPSRC Quantum Technologies Fellowship

An £1.6mil EPSRC research fellowship, plus more than £400k additional host institution support and more than £500k additional industrial partner support.

Grant: Software Enabling Early Quantum Advantage (SEEQA)

A £750k EPSRC research grant.

Grant: Quantum Error Mitigation and Quantum Coding

A £220k project under the RoaRQ program.

Grant: Feasibility of Robust and Reliable Quantum Computation for Quantum Field Theories on NISQ devices

A £260k project under the RoaRQ program.

Junior Research Fellowship in Physics

A 4-year fellowship to carry out independent research which comprises of a salary, housing allowances, dining rights and research grants.

Industrial Graduate Studentship

Covers full tuition, living costs and research funding for graduate studies.

Cambridge Overseas Trust Scholarship

Covers living costs for undergraduate studies.

Trinity Overseas Bursary

Covers full tuition for undergraduate studies.

Singapore SM1 Scholarship

Covers full tuition and living costs for both secondary and high school.

Teaching

 
 
 
 
 

Lecturer

Department of Materials, University of Oxford

Apr 2024 – Jun 2024 Oxford, UK
Magnetic Properties of Materials
 
 
 
 
 

Guest Lecturer & Course Coordinating Tutor

Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford

Jan 2021 – Present Oxford, UK
 
 
 
 
 

Teaching Assistant

Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford

Jan 2020 – Mar 2020 Oxford, UK
 
 
 
 
 

Tutor

Trinity College, University of Oxford

Oct 2019 – Dec 2019 Oxford, UK
Fourier Analysis and Partial Differential Equations

Contact

  • Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ