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Basics
| Name | Junwoo Jung |
| Label | Physics Undergraduate |
| gguby@kaist.ac.kr | |
| Url | https://junwoojung0908.github.io |
| Summary | Physics undergraduate at KAIST working on neutral-atom quantum computing and Rydberg-atom platforms. |
Education
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2023.03 - Present B.S.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Physics
- Quantum Information I/II
- Scientific Computing
- Statistical Mechanics
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2020.02 - 2023.02
Work
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2025.09 - Present Research Intern
Quantum Computing Lab (Prof. Jaewook Ahn), KAIST
- Deterministic error mitigation for Rydberg MIS experiments
- TTS(r) scaling for analog optimization on QuEra Aquila
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2025.01 - 2025.08 Research Intern
Condensed Matter Theory Group (Prof. Gil Young Cho), KAIST
- Subleading corrections to entanglement area laws and chiral central charge extraction in (2+1)D topological phases
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2024.08 - 2025.01 Visiting Research Intern
The inQlings (Prof. Nelly Ng), NTU Singapore
- Quantum thermodynamics and resource theories: Thermal Operations vs. Gibbs-preserving covariant channels
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2024.04 - 2024.07 Research Intern
Complex Systems & Statistical Physics Lab (Prof. Hawoong Jeong), KAIST
- Entanglement theory and catalytic transformations under LOCC-style constraints
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2023.09 - 2024.02 Research Intern
Quantum Matter Lab (Prof. Jae-yoon Choi), KAIST
- Lab monitoring/analysis utilities and Python-based simulations
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2023.06 - 2023.09 Research Intern
Quantum Computing Lab (Prof. Jaewook Ahn), KAIST
- Rydberg-atom graph constructions for QUBO mapping
Volunteer
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2025.12 - 2025.12 Participant
KIAS-SNU Physics Winter Camp 2025
Intensive winter program in theoretical physics at Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) and Seoul National University.
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2024.01 - 2024.01 Participant
KAIST-MIT Quantum Winter School
Joint winter school on quantum science and technology organized by KAIST and MIT.
Awards
- 2025.08
Second Place Presentation Award
2025 CAMPUS Asia Joint Research Presentation
Oral presentation: Exploring the Gap between Thermal Operations and Gibbs-Preserving Covariant Channels
Publications
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2026 Deterministically Error-Mitigated Performance in Rydberg Quantum Computing for the Maximum Independent Set Problem
arXiv preprint
J. Park, J. Jung, and J. Ahn. arXiv:2602.05432
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2024 Rydberg-atom graphs for quadratic unconstrained binary optimization problems
Advanced Quantum Technologies
A. Byun, J. Jung, et al.
Skills
| Programming | |
| Python | |
| Julia | |
| Mathematica | |
| NumPy | |
| SciPy | |
| QuTiP |
| Research Areas | |
| Quantum error mitigation | |
| Resource theories | |
| Neutral-atom platforms | |
| Entanglement theory | |
| Topological phases |
Languages
| Korean | |
| Native |
| English | |
| Fluent |