M.S. student, Computer Science
University of South Carolina
I am a master's student in computer science at the University of South Carolina, where I work as a graduate research assistant advised by Dr. Forest Agostinelli and Dr. Peng Fu. My research applies deep reinforcement learning and heuristic search to quantum circuit synthesis — teaching machines to construct quantum circuits directly from mathematical specifications.
Before graduate school I completed a B.S.E. in computer engineering at South Carolina, where I spent two years teaching university mathematics, physics, and computer science as a supplemental instructor and teaching assistant.
Ian Turner, Forest Agostinelli, and Peng Fu.
“Quantum Circuit Synthesis with Deep Reinforcement Learning
and Heuristic Search.”
ICAPS 2025 Workshop on Planning and
Reinforcement Learning (PRL), 2025.
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University of South Carolina
Led supplemental instruction sessions three times weekly for Calculus II and Physics II, with regular groups of 2–10 students and pre-exam reviews drawing 20–30.
Co-led twice-weekly computer labs in Java and taught short, targeted lessons on the topics students found most difficult.
Graded weekly homework sets and fielded student questions for a core course for computer science and engineering majors.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC