About

NOTICE: I recently graduated and I am now a postdoc at Los Alamos National Lab! I will no longer be updating this website since I am not sure how much longer Georgia Tech will host it. I will be posting updates to my personal website at ReubenTate.com.

Under the advisorship of Professor Swati Gupta, I recently obtained my PhD in the Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization (ACO) program at the Georgia Institute of Technology. My recent work lies at the intersection of these and quantum computing; more specifically, I am currently looking for ways to adapt current quantum algorithms (such as the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm) in order to solve problems in combinatorial optimization with the aid of a quantum device.

In the Summer of 2022, I did an internship under the mentorship of Dr. Stuart Hadfield for the Feynman Quantum Academy Internship Program at the USRA-NASA Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (QuAIL). This program was a part of the NASA Academic Mission Services (NAMS) program, led by USRA.

Prior to starting my PhD, I obtained a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Mathematics with a minor in Physics and a certificate in Database Management at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Recent Presentations

Invited Talk at Los Alamos National Laboratory (November 22, 2022)
▶ Combinatorial Optimization in the Era of Quantum Computing
▶ Joint with Jai Moondra, Bryan Gard, Greg Mohler, and Swati Gupta

Invited Talk at Sandia National Laboratories (November 16, 2022)
▶ Combinatorial Optimization in the Era of Quantum Computing
▶ Joint with Jai Moondra, Bryan Gard, Greg Mohler, and Swati Gupta