Robert Rand

Robert Rand

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

John Crerar Library #313

University of Chicago

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science, part of the Programming Languages Research Group and the Chicago Quantum Exchange.

My main interest is in applying techniques from programming languages and formal verification to the domain of quantum computation. Two of my main projects are the QWIRE quantum circuit language (with Jennifer Paykin) and the VOQC verified optimizing compiler (with Kesha Hietala). I’m currently interested in verified optimization, error-correction, type systems and programming abstractions for quantum computing.

I’m working on a book on verified quantum programming! Email me if you’d like to use the book for your own course.

If you’re interested in doing research with me: Please reach out!

Recent News

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April 2024 An Algebraic Language for Specifying Quantum Networks with Anita Buckley and the team at USI Lugano was accepted to PDLI 2024! The paper introduces BellKAT, our new language for software defined networking and verification.

November 2023 Our AFOSR proposal for Random Testing Across the Quantum Software Stack, with Leonidas Lampropoulos at UMD, was accepted!

September 2023 Gave a talk on Quantum Computing from a PL Perspective at Purdue’s PurPL Colloquium!

Recent Publications

An Algebraic Language for Specifying Quantum Networks
ViCAR: Visualizing Categories with Automated Rewriting in Coq

Courses

  • Programming Languages, University of Chicago, Spring 2023
  • Picturing Quantum Process, University of Chicago, Fall 2022
  • Advanced Proof Automation, University of Chicago, Spring 2022
  • Quantum Programming and Verification, University of Chicago, Spring 2021
  • Programming Proofs, University of Chicago, Winter 2021, 2022.
  • Discrete Mathematics, University of Chicago, Fall 2020, 2021, Winter 2023
  • Program Analysis and Understanding, University of Maryland, Spring 2019
  • Python Programming, University of Pennsylvania, Fall 2015 and Spring 2016