Zhiyan Ding - Ground State Preparation for Near-Term Devices using System-Bath Coupling Dynamics @IPAMUCLA

Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Recorded 18 February 2026. Zhiyan Ding of the University of Michigan presents "Ground State Preparation for Near-Term Devices using System-Bath Coupling Dynamics" at IPAM's Bridging the Gap Between NISQ and FTQC Workshop.
Abstract: I will introduce our recent work on utilizing a system-bath interaction framework to prepare the ground state of a target Hamiltonian. The proposed algorithm requiring only a single ancilla qubit, forward Hamiltonian simulation, and partial tracing. These features make it highly suitable for near-term and early fault-tolerant quantum hardware. Finally, I will also introduce a new method for estimating the physical properties of degenerate ground state spaces.
Learn more online at: https://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/workshops/bridging-the-gap-between-nisq-and-ftqc/

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