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