Hayata Yamasaki
Pushing the Boundaries of Quantum Information Theory
Our research explores the foundational theory of quantum information and quantum computation along with their practical applications.
I work as an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo (2022-present) and also as a director (principal investigator) leading the theory research team of Quantum Foundation and Innovation Center at Nanofiber Quantum Technologies (NanoQT), Inc (2024-present).
Insight into quantum resources and quantum mechanics
Developing numerical and analytical techniques for seeking deeper insight into fundamental properties of quantum mechanics
Low-overhead scalable fault-tolerant quantum computation
Proposing protocols and architectures for low-overhead and scalable fault-tolerant quantum computation
Quantum machine learning with wide applicability
Designing widely applicable quantum algorithms with exponential advantages for machine learning and beyond
Research topics
Our goal is to identify the meaningful applications and ultimate realizations of quantum computers while uncovering their optimal performance and fundamental limits governed by the laws of quantum mechanics, thereby establishing a comprehensive theoretical foundation that bridges advancements in quantum technology with the future evolution of our information-driven society.
Quantum computation and quantum machine learning
Quantum algorithms that accelerate machine learning tasks
Provable quantum advantages in computational complexity theory
Numerical techniques for optimizing quantum algorithms
Fault-tolerant quantum computation
Fault-tolerant protocols and architectures for building quantum computers
Quantum error correction
Continuous-variable quantum computation and continuous-variable quantum codes
Quantum information
Foundations of quantum mechanics
Quantum resource theory and entanglement theory
Quantum internet, quantum communication, and distributed quantum information processing
Benchmarking of quantum devices