Interests
- Quantum computing: Variational quantum algorithms and applications to quantum networking.
- Computational intelligence: Combinatorial optimization metaheuristics and explainable AI.
- General combinatorics: Digraph optimization problems and k-Naples parking functions.
Publications
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Hierarchical Multigrid Ansatz for Variational Quantum Algorithms
with S. Eidenbenz, A. Bärtschi, D. O’Malley, J. Golden, and S. Misra
appears in ISC High Performance 2024 Research Paper Proceedings -
Counting k-Naples parking functions through permutations and the k-Naples area statistic
with L. Colmenarejo, P. E. Harris, Z. Jones, A. Ramos Rodríguez, E. Sukarto, and A. R. Vindas-Meléndez
appears in Enumerative Combinatorics and Applications Volume 1, Issue 2 (2021) as Article #S2R11
Talks
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Hierarchical Multigrid Ansatz for Variational Quantum Algorithms
ISC High Performance (May 2024) -
Enumerating the k-Naples parking functions
Mass. Undergrad Research Conference (Apr. 2021) -
Counting k-Naples parking functions through permutations
Honorable mention, joint with E. Sukarto
JMM Undergraduate Poster Session (Jan. 2021) -
Counting k-Naples parking functions through permutations
Gulf Coast Undergrad Research Symposium (Oct. 2020) -
A statistic giving a q-analog for the number of k-NPFs
UMass Amherst Discrete Mathematics Seminar (Oct. 2020) -
Rearrangements of Naples parking functions
joint with Z. Jones, A. Ramos Rodriguez, and E. Sukarto
Williams College AIM UP Program (Jul. 2020) -
Exploring the Naples parking functions
UConn Math REU Conference (Jul. 2020) -
Parking functions and their combinatorial statistics
UMass Discrete Mathematics Seminar (Jun. 2020)
Teaching
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Special Topics: Quantum Computing
Assistantship at New Mexico State (Spring 2024) -
General and Applied Calculus I and II
Assistantship at New Mexico State (2021-2022) -
Calculus I and II for the Life and Social Sciences
Assistantship at UMass Amherst (2019-2021) -
Philosophy 110: Introduction to Symbolic Logic
Assistantship at UMass Amherst (Spring 2021)