CV

Education

• Ph.D. in Quantum Information, Nanjing University, 2020 – Present
• B.E. in Physics, Nanjing University, 2016 – 2020

Research Interests

Quantum Physics, Quantum Information, Quantum Resource Theory, Machine Learning, Large Language Model

Research Experience

• Research Student, Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Nanjing University, Sep 2019 – Jun 2020
  Supervisor: Prof. Jian Sun
  • Developed algorithms and software that utilize graph theory to accelerate crystal structure search.
• Ph.D. Candidate, Nanjing University, Sep 2020 – Present
  Supervisors: Prof. Zeng-Bing Chen, Prof. Hua-Lei Yin
  • Quantum machine learning, quantum neural networks, quantum federated learning.
  • Deep learning and Bayesian optimization in quantum key distribution.
• Research Intern, Institute for Quantum Computing, Baidu Research, Feb 2023 – July 2023
  Supervisors: Dr. Xin Wang, Dr. Kun Fang
  • Thermal-state preparation and protein folding simulation on NISQ devices.
  • Paddle Quantum 2.4.0 development.
  • Quantum cloud platform: 2 patents completed.
  • Surveyed LLM applications in quantum.
• Research Assistant, HKUST-GZ, AI Thrust, July 2023 – Dec 2024
  Supervisor: Prof. Xin Wang
  • Quantum resource theory: magic, entanglement, coherence, thermodynamics.

Publications

Note that † means that these authors contributed equally to this work.

• Liu, Z.†, Wang, K.†, Wang, X. Quantum Fidelity Estimation in the Resource Theory of Nonstabilizerness. Preprint

• Liu, Z.†, Zhu, C.†, Yin, H. L., and Wang, X. (2024). Quantum Coherence and Distinguishability: A Resource-Theoretic Perspective on Wave-Particle Duality. Physical Review A, accepted. arXiv:2404.14323

• Liu, Z. P.†, Cao, X. Y.†, Liu, H. W.†, Sun, X. R., Bao, Y., Lu, Y. S., and Chen, Z. B. (2025). Practical Quantum Federated Learning and Its Experimental Demonstration. arXiv:2501.12709

• Liu, Z. P., Zhou, M. G., Liu, W. B., Li, C. L., Gu, J., Yin, H. L., and Chen, Z. B. (2022). Automated Machine Learning for Secure Key Rate in Discrete-Modulated Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution. Optics Express, 30(9), 15024–15036. Link

• Zhou, M. G.†, Liu, Z. P.†, Yin, H. L.†, Li, C. L., Xu, T. K., and Chen, Z. B. (2023). Quantum Neural Network for Quantum Neural Computing. Research, 6, 0134. Link

• Zhu, C.†, Liu, Z.†, Zhu, C., and Wang, X. (2024). Limitations of Classically Simulable Measurements for Quantum State Discrimination. Physical Review Letters, 133(1), 010202. Link

• Liu, H., Liu, Z. P., Yin, H. L., and Chen, Z. B. (2025). Quantum-enhanced blockchain federated learning via quantum Byzantine agreement. SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences, accepted.

• Zhu, C., Zhu, C., Liu, Z., and Wang, X. (2025). Entanglement Cost of Discriminating Quantum States Under Locality Constraints. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, to appear at ISIT 2024. Link

• Mo, Y., Zhu, C., Liu, Z., Jing, M., and Wang, X. (2024). Enhancement of Nonstabilizerness within Indefinite Causal Order. Physical Review A, 109(6), 062428. Link

• Zhu, C., Chen, Y. A., Shen, Z., Liu, Z., Yu, Z., and Wang, X. (2024). Amortized Stabilizer Rényi Entropy of Quantum Dynamics. arXiv:2409.06659

Talks

• AQIS 2024: Quantum Coherence and Distinguishability, Hokkaido University, Japan (presented by author)
• ISIT 2024*: Entanglement cost under locality constraints, Athens, Greece (presented by co-author)

Patents

• CN114519430 (2022) – A Soft Quantum Neural Network System, under review
  Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY; MATRIX TIME DIGITAL SCIENCE AND TECH LIMITED COMPANY
  Espacenet Record
• CN116974758A (2023) – Quantum Cloud Computing: Methods & Devices, under review
  Assignee: Institute for Quantum Computing, Baidu Research
  Espacenet Record
• CN117009075A (2023) – Quantum Cloud Computing: Media Storage Systems, under review
  Assignee: Institute for Quantum Computing, Baidu Research
  Espacenet Record

Honors

• Two Mountains Excellence Scholarship, Nanjing University, 2024
• First-class Doctoral Talent Scholarship, Nanjing University, 2022
• Outstanding Postgraduate Student, Nanjing University, 2021
• Outstanding Graduate, Nanjing University, 2020
• First-class People’s Scholarship, Nanjing University, 2019
• Third-class People’s Scholarship, Nanjing University, 2018