Thomas Wong, PhD
Associate Professor
Physics
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Graduate School
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Physics (Master of Science)
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HLSB - Hixson Lied Science Building - G66
Thomas Wong, PhD
Associate Professor
Physics
Tom is the author of the textbook, Introduction to Classical and Quantum Computing, whose only prerequisite is trigonometry. He is also the creator of Qubit Touchdown, a board game that teaches single-qubit gates with an American football theme. Tom is a former high school teacher; before graduate school, he was a math teacher at an inner-city high school.
Prior to joining Creighton, Tom was a postdoctoral researcher in computer science at the University of Texas at Austin under Dr. Scott Aaronson. Before that, he was a postdoctoral researcher in computer science at the University of Latvia under Dr. Andris Ambainis. Tom earned a PhD in theoretical physics from UC San Diego under Dr. David Meyer, and his dissertation was selected as the best thesis in the Division of Physical Sciences. Tom graduated from Santa Clara University, triple majoring in physics, computer science, and mathematics while minoring in urban education.
While in graduate school, Tom designed, built, and programmed a photo booth, which he turned into a successful business. While in undergrad, Tom interned for IBM for two years, where he created a system to manage test software for enterprise disk storage systems.
As an Eagle Scout, Tom enjoys backpacking and the outdoors. He also plays guitar, renovates homes, and enjoys open source software. He also serves on the editorial board of Quantum Information Processing, a quantum computing journal published by Springer Nature.
Research Focus
Quantum computingDepartment
Physics
Position
Associate Professor
Articles
- Physical Review A
Search by Lackadaisical Quantum Walk with Nonhomogeneous Weights 2019 - Isolated Vertices in Continuous-Time Quantum Walks on Dynamic Graphs 2019
- Physical Review A
Quantum walk search on the complete bipartite graph
99, p. 032301 2019 - Physical Review A
Optimal Quantum Walk Search on Kronecker Graphs with Dominant or Fixed Regular Initiators
98, p. 062334 2018 - Physical Review A
Quantum walk search on Kronecker graphs
98, p. 012338 2018 - Quantum Information Processing
Faster search by lackadaisical quantum walk
17, p. 68 2018 - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Coined quantum walks on weighted graphs
50(47), p. 475301 2017 - Quantum Information Processing
Equivalence of Szegedy’s and coined quantum walks
16, p. 215 2017 - Quantum Information Processing
Exceptional quantum walk search on the cycle
16, p. 154 2017 - Physical Review A
Oscillatory localization of quantum walks analyzed by classical electric circuits
94, p. 062324 2016 - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Quantum walk search through potential barriers
49(48), p. 484002 2016 - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Doubling the success of quantum walk search using internal-state measurements
49(45), p. 455301 2016 - Physical Review A
Stationary states in quantum walk search
94, p. 032334 2016 - Physical Review A
Engineering the success of quantum walk search using weighted graphs
94, p. 022304 2016 - Quantum Information Processing
Laplacian versus adjacency matrix in quantum walk search
15(10), p. 4029-4048 2016 - Physical Review A
Irreconcilable difference between quantum walks and adiabatic quantum computing
93, p. 062313 2016 - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Quantum walk search on Johnson graphs
49(19), p. 195303 2016 - Quantum Information Processing
Spatial search by continuous-time quantum walk with multiple marked vertices
15(4), p. 1411-1443 2016 - Quantum Information Processing
Quantum walk on the line through potential barriers
15(2), p. 675-688 2015 - Quantum Information and Computation
Correcting for Potential Barriers in Quantum Walk Search
15, p. 1365 2015 - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Grover search with lackadaisical quantum walks
48(43), p. 435304 2015 - Physical Review A
Faster quantum walk search on a weighted graph
92, p. 032320 2015 - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Quantum walk search with time-reversal symmetry breaking
48(40), p. 405303 2015 - Physical Review A
Quantum search with multiple walk steps per oracle query
92, p. 022338 2015 - Physical Review Letters
Connectivity is a Poor Indicator of Fast Quantum Search
114, p. 110503 2015 - Quantum Information Processing
Diagrammatic Approach to Quantum Search
14(6), p. 1767-1775 2015 - Completeness is Unnecessary for Fast Nonlinear Quantum Search 2015
- Physical Review Letters
Global Symmetry is Unnecessary for Fast Quantum Search
112, p. 210502 2014 - Physical Review A
Quantum Search with General Nonlinearities
89, p. 012312 2014 - New Journal of Physics
Nonlinear Quantum Search Using the Gross-Pitaevskii Equation
15, p. 063014 2013 - Applied Mathematical Finance
Optimal Asset Allocation for Passive Investing with Capital Loss Harvesting
18(4), p. 291-329 2011 - European Journal of Physics
Treatment of ion-atom collisions using a partial-wave expansion of the projectile wavefunction
39, p. 447 2009
Publications
- University of California
Nonlinear Quantum Search 2014