Shalby M.
@shalbyma.bsky.social
Physics PhD student @UCR
Focus: Quantum error correction.
Focus: Quantum error correction.
Pinned
August 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Reposted by Shalby M.
I think we should be more open about making fun of people who do this stuff.
June 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I think we should be more open about making fun of people who do this stuff.
Excited to share I’ve officially passed my prelim oral exam—now a PhD candidate! 🎉 Huge thanks to advisor Leonid Pryadko, mentors & friends for all their support.
Also, thrilled our paper got accepted for a poster at #QEC25 at Yale this August. Can’t wait to see everyone there!
Also, thrilled our paper got accepted for a poster at #QEC25 at Yale this August. Can’t wait to see everyone there!
June 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Excited to share I’ve officially passed my prelim oral exam—now a PhD candidate! 🎉 Huge thanks to advisor Leonid Pryadko, mentors & friends for all their support.
Also, thrilled our paper got accepted for a poster at #QEC25 at Yale this August. Can’t wait to see everyone there!
Also, thrilled our paper got accepted for a poster at #QEC25 at Yale this August. Can’t wait to see everyone there!
Can I take a minute to appreciate how good Gottesman’s writing is.
40+ pages long and I am entertained. Some other folks give me a headache reading their abstract
arxiv.org/abs/2403.04163
40+ pages long and I am entertained. Some other folks give me a headache reading their abstract
arxiv.org/abs/2403.04163
Error Correction in Dynamical Codes
We ask what is the general framework for a quantum error correcting code that is defined by a sequence of measurements. Recently, there has been much interest in Floquet codes and space-time codes. In...
arxiv.org
May 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Can I take a minute to appreciate how good Gottesman’s writing is.
40+ pages long and I am entertained. Some other folks give me a headache reading their abstract
arxiv.org/abs/2403.04163
40+ pages long and I am entertained. Some other folks give me a headache reading their abstract
arxiv.org/abs/2403.04163
I prompted this toy into existence while reading “Bacon-Shor Board Games” arxiv.org/abs/2504.02749
Check it out: studio--color-infection-5v1w7.us-central1.hosted.app
Check it out: studio--color-infection-5v1w7.us-central1.hosted.app
April 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I prompted this toy into existence while reading “Bacon-Shor Board Games” arxiv.org/abs/2504.02749
Check it out: studio--color-infection-5v1w7.us-central1.hosted.app
Check it out: studio--color-infection-5v1w7.us-central1.hosted.app
Rotated surface code, one stitch at a time.
April 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Rotated surface code, one stitch at a time.
Just got the email—I’ll be TA-ing for the graduate course Electromagnetism C! Excited for the opportunity but feeling a bit nervous. Wish me luck!
March 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Just got the email—I’ll be TA-ing for the graduate course Electromagnetism C! Excited for the opportunity but feeling a bit nervous. Wish me luck!
“Stabilizer measurements are like a self fulfilling prophecy”
March 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“Stabilizer measurements are like a self fulfilling prophecy”
March 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Did Microsoft place an advertisement for their quantum chip at DMV!
This timeline is so uncanny lol
This timeline is so uncanny lol
March 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Did Microsoft place an advertisement for their quantum chip at DMV!
This timeline is so uncanny lol
This timeline is so uncanny lol
My poster presentation at @qip2025.bsky.social
My first publication in quantum error correction. I will be sharing the link for arXiv preprint in few days.
My first publication in quantum error correction. I will be sharing the link for arXiv preprint in few days.
February 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My poster presentation at @qip2025.bsky.social
My first publication in quantum error correction. I will be sharing the link for arXiv preprint in few days.
My first publication in quantum error correction. I will be sharing the link for arXiv preprint in few days.
Reposted by Shalby M.
A misleading slide shown at QIP2025.
The surface code number is 10x too high (should be 0.1% not 1%; see fig 1c of arxiv.org/abs/2408.13687) and the tesseract number omits the worst 18% of shots (see table III of arxiv.org/abs/2409.04628).
The surface code number is 10x too high (should be 0.1% not 1%; see fig 1c of arxiv.org/abs/2408.13687) and the tesseract number omits the worst 18% of shots (see table III of arxiv.org/abs/2409.04628).
February 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A misleading slide shown at QIP2025.
The surface code number is 10x too high (should be 0.1% not 1%; see fig 1c of arxiv.org/abs/2408.13687) and the tesseract number omits the worst 18% of shots (see table III of arxiv.org/abs/2409.04628).
The surface code number is 10x too high (should be 0.1% not 1%; see fig 1c of arxiv.org/abs/2408.13687) and the tesseract number omits the worst 18% of shots (see table III of arxiv.org/abs/2409.04628).
Reposted by Shalby M.
Circuits Galore! Check out our latest work demonstrating three new circuits for implementing the surface code: arxiv.org/abs/2412.14360 They all perform well below threshold on a device optimised for the standard surface code, but they each open up wild new possibilities for devices.
December 20, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Circuits Galore! Check out our latest work demonstrating three new circuits for implementing the surface code: arxiv.org/abs/2412.14360 They all perform well below threshold on a device optimised for the standard surface code, but they each open up wild new possibilities for devices.
Reposted by Shalby M.
A tell for theory-vs-practice in quantum magic states is mentioning γ.
In theory, γ dominates by determining how costs compound as stages are added. In practice we'll do MAYBE 1 stage of distillation past cultivation, enough to be more reliable than transistors, and then stop. Making γ irrelevant.
In theory, γ dominates by determining how costs compound as stages are added. In practice we'll do MAYBE 1 stage of distillation past cultivation, enough to be more reliable than transistors, and then stop. Making γ irrelevant.
January 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
A tell for theory-vs-practice in quantum magic states is mentioning γ.
In theory, γ dominates by determining how costs compound as stages are added. In practice we'll do MAYBE 1 stage of distillation past cultivation, enough to be more reliable than transistors, and then stop. Making γ irrelevant.
In theory, γ dominates by determining how costs compound as stages are added. In practice we'll do MAYBE 1 stage of distillation past cultivation, enough to be more reliable than transistors, and then stop. Making γ irrelevant.
Reposted by Shalby M.
What will #quantumcomputing look like in 2040? An opinionated piece from Charles Tahan "looks back" at how a focus on measurements and AI shaped the quantum landscape over the next 15 years: arxiv.org/pdf/2412.18726
arxiv.org
January 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
What will #quantumcomputing look like in 2040? An opinionated piece from Charles Tahan "looks back" at how a focus on measurements and AI shaped the quantum landscape over the next 15 years: arxiv.org/pdf/2412.18726