Angus Lowe

I am a PhD student at the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT. My primary interests lie in quantum information science, particularly quantum algorithms, learning properties of quantum states, and information theory. Before MIT, I completed a BSc in computer science and physics at the University of Edinburgh and an MMATH at the University of Waterloo. I also previously worked as a quantum algorithms researcher at Xanadu.

Email: alowe7 at mit dot edu

Publications & Preprints

  • Randomized truncation of quantum states [arXiv]
    Aram W. Harrow, Angus Lowe, Freek Witteveen
  • Nearly tight bounds for testing tree tensor network states [arXiv]
    Benjamin Lovitz, Angus Lowe
    QIP '25
  • Optimal quantum circuit cuts with application to clustered Hamiltonian simulation [arXiv]
    Aram W. Harrow, Angus Lowe
    QCTiP '24, PRX Quantum 6, 010316
  • Lower bounds for learning quantum states with single-copy measurements [arXiv]
    Angus Lowe, Ashwin Nayak
    QIP '22, ACM Transactions on Computation Theory, Vol. 17, Iss. 1
  • Fast quantum circuit cutting with randomized measurements [arXiv]
    Angus Lowe, Matija Medvidović, Anthony Hayes, Lee J. O'Riordan, Thomas R. Bromley, Juan Miguel Arrazola, Nathan Killoran
    Quantum 7, 934 (2023)
  • Simulating key properties of lithium-ion batteries with a fault-tolerant quantum computer [arXiv]
    Alain Delgado, Pablo A. M. Casares, Roberto dos Reis, Modjtaba Shokrian Zini, Roberto Campos, Norge Cruz-Hernández, Arne-Christian Voigt, Angus Lowe, Soran Jahangiri, M. A. Martin-Delgado, Jonathan E. Mueller, and Juan Miguel Arrazola
    Phys. Rev. A 106, 032428 (2022)
  • Unified approach to data-driven error mitigation [arXiv]
    Angus Lowe, Max Hunter Gordon, Piotr Czarnik, Andrew Arrasmith, Patrick J coles, Lukasz Cincio
    Phys. Rev. Research 3, 03309 (2021)
  • Adaptive shot allocation for fast convergence in variational quantum algorithms [arXiv]
    Andi Gu, Angus Lowe, Pavel A Dub, Patrick J Coles, and Andrew Arrasmith
  • First principles study of dense and metallic nitric sulfur hydrides [link]
    Xiaofeng Li, Angus Lowe, Lewis Conway, Maosheng Miao, and Andreas Hermann
    Communications Chemistry 4, 83 (2021)

Talks

  • Nearly tight bounds for testing tree tensor network states [slides, watch]
    QIP '25
  • Optimal quantum circuit cuts with application to clustered Hamiltonian simulation [slides, watch]
    QCTiP '24
  • Lower bounds for learning quantum states with single-copy measurements [slides, watch]
    QIP '22

Teaching

MIT
  •    8.01: Classical Mechanics - Fall 2025
University of Waterloo
  •    CO 250: Introduction to Optimization – Spring 2021
  •    CO 255: Introduction to Optimization (Advanced Level) – Fall 2020
  •    CO 370: Determinstic Operational Research Models – Fall 2020
  •    MATH 136: Linear Algebra I (Lead TA) – Winter 2020

Other writing

  • (Master's Thesis) Learning Quantum States Without Entangled Measurements [link]
    Angus Lowe
  • Succinct analysis of the question-succinct Pauli braiding test [pdf]
    Angus Lowe, Quynh Nguyen