The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Zhongyi Ni
PhD Student in Advanced Materials
Research in quantum error correction, with a focus on open-source computational tools for quantum computing.

Publications
- arXiv:2604.14269 [quant-ph], 2026.
- arXiv:2505.23373 [quant-ph], 2025.
- arXiv:2409.20025 [quant-ph], 2024.
- Communications Physics 7(1), 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s42005-024-01662-1.
Open Source Contributions
TensorQEC.jl
Julia package for tensor-network methods in quantum error correction.
QuantumClifford.jl
Open-source contributions to a Julia toolkit for quantum circuit and stabilizer simulation.
qec-thrust
Typst package for visualizing quantum error correction codes.
ILPQEC
Python package for maximum-likelihood quantum error correction decoding using integer linear programming.
rstim
Rust implementation of Stim-like stabilizer circuit simulation with atom-loss-aware workflows.
Talks
Tensor Network for Quantum Error Correction
Conference talk centered on TensorQEC.jl and tensor-network approaches to quantum error correction.
Experience
Visiting Student
Jul 2025 - Jul 2026
Hosted by Prof. Yingfei Gu.
PhD Student
Sep 2023 - Present
Supervised by Prof. Jin-Guo Liu.
Research Assistant
Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
Supervised by Prof. Xiaopeng Li.
Contact
- Email zni573@connect.hkust-gz.edu.cn
- GitHub https://github.com/nzy1997
- CV Download PDF
- Location Guangzhou, China