Summary
Haining Pan is a physicist and AI researcher with nine years of experience exploring the interface of quantum information, condensed matter, and machine learning. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland and has continued his postdoctoral work at Cornell and Rutgers, publishing 40+ papers in venues including PNAS, PRL, and ICLR while mentoring graduate students and delivering invited talks. Beyond academia, he leads CILA, a part-time AI agent project for quantitative financial analysis, applying research-grade modeling to backtesting, portfolio optimization, and risk management. He currently holds concurrent roles as a Rutgers postdoc and Simons Foundation visiting researcher and recently co-founded Duality Institute to translate theoretical tools into impact. Colleagues value his ability to bridge deep theoretical insight with practical ML tool-building and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Physics Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Physics Computer Science at Nanjing University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Physics at University of Maryland