Yongshan Ding
Assistant Professor at Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Top SchoolYongshan Ding is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Applied Physics at Yale, bringing 11 years of research and teaching experience at top institutions including the University of Chicago, MIT, and Carnegie Mellon. Trained with a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a dual B.S. in Physics and Computer Science, he specializes in quantum computing systems and sits within the Yale Quantum Institute where he bridges theory, hardware-aware systems, and pedagogy. He has a track record of designing and teaching advanced quantum courses and labs, advising projects, and contributing to cross-disciplinary research during an IvyPlus exchange at MIT. Known for translating deep physics intuition into practical computer-science solutions, he blends rigorous academic scholarship with hands-on mentorship of students and curriculum development.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Visiting Student/Researcher, Physics, Mathematics, Visiting Student/Researcher, Physics, Mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (B.S.), Dual Degree in Physics and Computer Science, 3.86/4.0, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Dual Degree in Physics and Computer Science, 3.86/4.0 at Carnegie Mellon UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at The University of Chicago
Chinese, English, French
Github Skills (11)
compilation8
toolbox7
scaffold7
quantum-computing6
synthesis6
optimization6
programming-language4
quantum-programming-language4
simulator3
surface2
simulation2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
yongshanding/FastSC
Apr 2020 - Mar 2022
Frequency-Aware Synthesis Toolbox for Superconducting Quantum Computers
Contributions:52 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 1 year 11 months
superconductingquantum-computingtoolboxsynthesiscomputers
yongshanding/ScaffCC
Jul 2018 - Apr 2020
Compilation, analysis and optimization framework for the Scaffold quantum programming language.
Contributions:46 pushes in 1 year 8 months
scaffoldoptimizationscompilationoptimization-frameworkquantum-computing
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