Bora Basyildiz

Intro

Hello! I am a Master’s Thesis Student at CSM. I work with and in collaboration with the following two research groups.

Zhexuan Gong’s Quantum Theory Group at Colorado School of Mines (member).
Raymond Simmonds’ Advanced Photonics Group at the National Institute of Science & Technology (collaborator).

I am primarily interested in using Quantum Computers to solve novel problems that classical computers can’t. Yet, to do so, we must make usable Quantum Computers leveraging error correction, error mitigation, and hardware optimizations. Hence, I am interested in Lieb-Robinson Bounds and speed limits in hopes to enable high-depth quantum circuits, which would let us run novel algorithms.

I have previously completed dual undergraduate degrees in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science with a minor in Public Affairs in the McBride Honors Program at CSM. I graduated Summa Cum Laude and was the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Applied Mathematics. At CSM, I was the Senior Director of the McBride Honors Program, Diversity Inclusion & Access Ambassador, and Undergraduate Research Scholar. Professionally, I have worked as a Machine Learning/Data Analyst at AT&T, a Student Researcher at Google, and a Technical Writer at SectionIO.

In my free time, I enjoy to go to NBA games, watch the UFC, ski, play jazz piano, and play video games. If you have any questions or would like to talk, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Education

BS in Applied Mathematics, Colorado School of Mines, 2022
BS in Computer Science, Colorado School of Mines, 2022
MS in Quantum Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Anticipated 2023

Research

Lieb-Robinson bounds and Quantum Speed Limits.
Quantum Optimal Control.
Qudit Quantum Systems
Quantum-adjacent Machine Learning.

Awards

NSF Quantum Engineering National Research Trainee Fellowship (2022)
Outstanding Graduating Senior in Applied Mathematics from CSM (2022)
Willy Hereman Endowed Scholar for First Generation Math Students (2022)
First Place in IBM Quantum Hackathon Hosted by Womanium (2022)
Computer-Mines Affiliate Partnership Scholar with Amazon, Gogo Air (2021, 2022)

Publications

Time optimal quantum state transfer in a fully-connected quantum computer. Casey Jameson, Bora Basyildiz, Daniel Moore, Kyle Clark, Zhexuan Gong
Implementing two-qubit gates at the quantum speed limit. Joel Howard, Alexander Lidiak, Casey Jameson, Bora Basyildiz, Kyle Clark, Tongyu Zhao, Mustafa Bal, Junling Long, David P Pappas, Meenakshi Singh, Zhexuan Gong

Activities

Co-Founder and President of Society of Quantum Engineers (2023-Present)
McBride Honors Program Student Director (2022-Present)
Leadership Committee for CSM Quantum Engineering Seminar (2023)