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FACULTY Experts

A quantum community spanning seven departments.

Twenty-eight faculty and researchers across the Schmidt College of Science contribute to FAU's quantum portfolio — from loop quantum gravity theorists to post-quantum cryptographers, quantum materials experimentalists to applied scientists in biology, geosciences, psychology, and urban planning.

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Biological Sciences	��
��	Biological network structure learning; community detection; QUBO/Ising formulations of network optimization; quantum hybrid solvers for systems biology.
	Computational neuroscience; AI applications in biology; hyperparameter optimization; probabilistic sampling via D-Wave hybrid solvers.
Chemistry and Biochemistry	��
	Quantum optics and molecular spectroscopy; quantum mechanical vibrational modeling; biomolecular structure; machine learning analysis of quantum derived spectroscopic data.
	Q-TAPERSS project lead; quantum-native RNA folding algorithms; first-principles energy landscapes; quantum annealing for molecular conformational search.
	Quantum Biochemistry; protein complex dynamics; lipid membrane simulations; quantum optimization for molecular docking and membrane interface modeling.
Geosciences	��
	Wildfire and forest landscape simulation; combinatorial optimization of harvest, fuel treatments, and fire risk under quantum annealing frameworks.
	��Hurricane inland footprint and compound hazard assessment; atmospheric modeling; potential integration of quantum and AI methods in weather forecasting.
Mathematics and Statistics	��
	Post-quantum cryptography; lattice-based and code-based cryptographic constructions; quantum hardness assumptions.
	Mathematics of cryptography, post-quantum cryptography; code-based cryptography; quantum-safe digital signatures and zero-knowledge proofs.
	Code-based post-quantum cryptography; syndrome decoding problem; quantum-resistant encryption and signature schemes.
	Computational number theory; post-quantum cryptographic primitives; algebraic hardness assumptions; faculty mentor for Jumpstart quantum complexity project.
Physics	��
Christopher Beetle	Quantum geometry of black hole horizons; quantization of isolated horizons; statistical interpretation of black hole entropy.
	Loop Quantum Gravity; co-author of the EPRL spin-foam vertex model; quantum black hole horizons and semiclassical limits.
Han Fu	Quantum materials design; disorder and transport in complex solids; ultracold atomic systems as quantum simulators; localization and nonequilibrium dynamics.
	Loop quantum gravity and cosmology; coherent state path integrals; dynamical lattice formulations; quantum big-bounce cosmological models.
Yichen Hu	Quantum entanglement and strong interactions in novel phases of matter; electrical, thermal, and optical properties of complex quantum systems.
	Quantum communication; drone-based mobile quantum networks; free-space optical links; quantum key distribution; quantum random number generation standards.
Noah Van Horne	Trapped-ion quantum computing; experimental quantum thermodynamics; single-ion quantum engines and refrigerators; quantum coherence and ergotropy.
Luc Wille	Multiple minima problem; simulated annealing; quantum annealing; energy landscape paving; hybrid genetic algorithms; applications in biomolecules and materials science.
Psychology	��
Nancy Jones	Application of D-Wave quantum computing to identify complex, nonlinear patterns of predictors of successful human development, leveraging quantum optimization to detect high-dimensional interactions in developmental data.
Andrzej Nowak	Application of quantum formalism to the dynamics of judgments, social influence, and social change; research on the capacity of humans to generate random series and its implications for quantum-inspired models of cognition and decision-making.
Robin Vallacher	Application of D-Wave quantum computing to the generation of “silicon participants” in psychological research — computational agents that simulate human responses for large-scale experimental designs, enabling new approaches to social and behavioral science; in collaboration with Andrzej Nowak.
Urban and Regional Planning	��
Eric Dumbaugh	Road safety and mobility hubs; quantum algorithms for near-optimal transportation network solutions.
Melina Matos	Disaster scenario modeling; quantum simulation for evacuation route optimization and stochastic emergency resource allocation.
Louis Merlin	Transportation planning; autonomous vehicle fleet routing; quantum optimization for mobility infrastructure.
Diana Mitsova	Smart city infrastructure interdependencies; quantum tools for complex urban systems management; disaster response coordination.
Stephanie Wakefield	AI and quantum tools in urban design; large-scale urban morphology simulation; optimal trade-off analysis.
Jun Wang	Autonomous vehicle routing; quantum-enhanced transportation optimization; mobility hub design.