Columbia University in the City of New York

Theory

Identifying the Potential—and Limitations—of Quantum Computers

PhD student Natalie Parham on finding the power of quantum computing, and community, at Columbia.

Henry Yuen Wins NSF CAREER Award

The theoretical computer scientist will use the award to push the boundaries of quantum information science.

Columbia Engineering Professor Leads New Crypto Research Center of A16z

While continuing to teach at Columbia Engineering, Tim Roughgarden will serve as head of research at a16z Crypto Research.

About

The group does research on the fundamental capabilities and limitations of efficient computation.

In addition, they use computation as a lens to gain deeper insights into problems from the natural, social, and engineering sciences.

The group is highly collaborative, both within Columbia and among peer institutions. They hold a weekly Theory Lunch and a bi-weekly Student Seminar. Most graduate students have (at least) two advisors and collaborate with several professors and other students. Some of the faculty are cross-listed with the IEOR department and the Data Science Institute.