Timothy Hsieh

Timothy Hsieh portrait photo
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Research Faculty
Areas of research:
Quantum Information
Quantum Matter
(519) 569-7600 x7633
If you are interested in working with me as a PhD student, please send me an email at [email protected].
I am interested in quantum dynamics, applications of synthetic quantum systems for quantum simulation, and topological phases of matter. E-mail: [email protected]
  • Moore Postdoctoral Fellow, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2015-2018
  • Early Researcher Award, Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science, Province of Ontario, 2021
  • Lu, T. -C., Zhang, Z., Vijay, S., & Hsieh, T. H. (n.d.). Mixed-State Long-Range Order and Criticality from Measurement and Feedback. PRX Quantum, 4(3). doi:10.1103/prxquantum.4.030318
  • Gonzalez-Garcia, S., Sang, S., Hsieh, T. H., Boixo, S., Vidal, G., Potter, A. C., & Vasseur, R. (2023). Random insights into the complexity of two-dimensional tensor network calculations. arxiv:2307.11053v1
  • Negari, A. -R., Sahu, S., & Hsieh, T. H. (2023). Measurement-induced phase transitions in the toric code. arxiv:2307.02292v1
  • Zou, Y., Sang, S., & Hsieh, T. H. (n.d.). Channeling Quantum Criticality. Physical Review Letters, 130(25). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.130.250403
  • Foss-Feig, M., Tikku, A., Lu, T. -C., Mayer, K., Iqbal, M., Gatterman, T. M., . . . Kim, I. H. (2023). Experimental demonstration of the advantage of adaptive quantum circuits. arxiv:2302.03029v1
  • Lin, C. -J., Ye, W., Zou, Y., Sang, S., & Hsieh, T. H. (n.d.). Probing sign structure using measurement-induced entanglement. Quantum, 7, 910. doi:10.22331/q-2023-02-02-910
  • Li, Z., Sang, S., & Hsieh, T. H. (n.d.). Entanglement dynamics of noisy random circuits. Physical Review B, 107(1). doi:10.1103/physrevb.107.014307
  • Sang, S., Li, Z., Hsieh, T. H., & Yoshida, B. (2022). Ultrafast Entanglement Dynamics in Monitored Quantum Circuits. arxiv:2212.10634v1
  • Lu, T. -C., Lessa, L. A., Kim, I. H., & Hsieh, T. H. (n.d.). Measurement as a Shortcut to Long-Range Entangled Quantum Matter. PRX Quantum, 3(4). doi:10.1103/prxquantum.3.040337
  • Wang, R., Hsieh, T. H., & Vidal, G. (n.d.). Bang-bang algorithms for quantum many-body ground states: A tensor network exploration. Physical Review B, 106(19). doi:10.1103/physrevb.106.195133
  • Ellison, T. D., Kato, K., Liu, Z. -W., & Hsieh, T. H. (n.d.). Symmetry-protected sign problem and magic in quantum phases of matter. Quantum, 5, 612. doi:10.22331/q-2021-12-28-612
  • Lin, C. -J., Li, Z., & Hsieh, T. H. (n.d.). Entanglement Renormalization of Thermofield Double States. Physical Review Letters, 127(8). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.127.080602
  • Sang, S., Li, Y., Zhou, T., Chen, X., Hsieh, T. H., & Fisher, M. P. A. (n.d.). Entanglement Negativity at Measurement-Induced Criticality. PRX Quantum, 2(3). doi:10.1103/prxquantum.2.030313
  • Haenel, R., Sahoo, S., Hsieh, T. H., & Franz, M. (n.d.). Traversable wormhole in coupled Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev models with imbalanced interactions. Physical Review B, 104(3). doi:10.1103/physrevb.104.035141
  • Sang, S., & Hsieh, T. H. (n.d.). Measurement-protected quantum phases. Physical Review Research, 3(2). doi:10.1103/physrevresearch.3.023200
  • Zhu, D., Johri, S., Linke, N. M., Landsman, K. A., Huerta Alderete, C., Nguyen, N. H., . . . Monroe, C. (2020). Generation of thermofield double states and critical ground states with a quantum computer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(41), 25402-25406. doi:10.1073/pnas.2006337117
  • Lu, T. -C., Hsieh, T. H., & Grover, T. (n.d.). Detecting Topological Order at Finite Temperature Using Entanglement Negativity. Physical Review Letters, 125(11). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.125.116801
  • Lin, C. -J., Calvera, V., & Hsieh, T. H. (n.d.). Quantum many-body scar states in two-dimensional Rydberg atom arrays. Physical Review B, 101(22). doi:10.1103/physrevb.101.220304
  • Li, Z., Zou, L., & Hsieh, T. H. (n.d.). Hamiltonian Tomography via Quantum Quench. Physical Review Letters, 124(16). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.124.160502
  • Channeling Quantum Criticality, 2023/08/02
  • Opening up quantum criticality, Quantum Interactive Dynamics Workshop, Oxford, 2023/03/28
  • Opening up quantum criticality, Peking University Seminar, 2023/03/27
  • Opening up quantum criticality, Chez Pierre Seminar, MIT, 2023/02/23
  • A measured approach toward long-range entangled matter, Boston College, Boston, United States, 2023/02/22
  • Opening up quantum criticality, Cornell LASSP Seminar, 2023/02/20
  • A measured approach toward long-range entangled matter, Drexel University, Philadelphia, United States, 2023/02/16
  • Probing Sign Structure using Measurement-induced Entanglement, Mathematics-Physics Seminar, Universite de Montreal, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, 2022/11/08
  • Non-unitary Shortcuts to Long-Range Entangled Quantum Matter, “New Developments in Tensor Networks and Quantum Computation” conference, Initiative for the Theoretical Sciences, CUNY, City University of New York, New York, United States, 2022/11/04
  • Measurement as a Shortcut to Long-Range Entangled Quantum Matter, Day of Discovery conference, 2022/10/20
  • Panel Session: 'Forest vs Trees', The Day of Discovery, 2022/10/20, PIRSA:22100073
  • Perimeter Researcher Talk - 'Measurement as a shortcut to long-range entangled matter', The Day of Discovery, 2022/10/20, PIRSA:22100070
  • Probing Sign Structure using Measurement-induced Entanglement, KITP Conference “NISQ: Advances and Applications”, KITP, UCSB, Santa Barbara, United States, 2022/09/14
  • Probing sign structure using measurement-induced entanglement, Quantum Criticality: Gauge Fields and Matter, 2022/05/18, PIRSA:22050038
  • Probing Sign Structure Using Measurement Induced Entanglement, Kadanoff Seminar, University of Chicago, 2022/01/01
  • Probing Sign Structure Using Measurement Induced Entanglement, Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, University of Virginia, 2022/01/01
  • Symmetry Protected Sign Problem and Magic in Quantum Phases of Matter, Microsoft Station Q, 2021/01/01
  • Symmetry Protected Sign Problem and Magic in Quantum Phases of Matter, UIUC Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, UIUC Institute for Condensed Matter Theory, 2021/01/01
  • Symmetry Protected Sign Problem and Magic in Quantum Phases of Matter, Harvard Center for Mathematical Sciences and Applications, 2021/01/01
  • Symmetry, Entanglement, and Criticality in Hybrid Quantum Circuits, Princeton Center for Theoretical Sciences Workshop "Quantum Matter in the Age of Entanglement", Virtual Conference via Zoom, 2020/12/02