I have finally finished mirroring my scientific @github.com repositories to @gitlab.com. Here is a tutorial by [justncodes](github.com/justncodes) which I modified: github.com/Christopher-...

Now is not a good time for citations: Miss-citing online-only journals and Google Scholar indexing non-existent articles cited by hallucinating LLMs. Maybe the silver lining is that this will undermine metrics such as citation counts and h-indices, forcing academics to be judged more holistically.

Starting next year, Android will no longer be the open computing platform we were promised: keepandroidopen.org

In case anyone else missed it: Python 3.14 released on the 7th of October: docs.python.org/3.14/whatsne...

With a long transfer from the Sahara to Fes, I finally finished going through the starter packs below. It was great to see everything you all have been working on! I like to spend some time reading through each profile, so I start to remember who's working on what. Please comment more starter packs!

The European Commission is pleased to launch this new Science, Research & Innovation account. We look forward to connecting with the community on Bluesky! 🧪 Here you will find: - EU scientific news - Horizon Europe funding opportunities - Innovative EU-supported projects - Events, tools & resources

Last academic year, I reviewed my first paper. To any other PhD student considering whether to accept or decline this opportunity: I found it insightful to be on the other side of the process. It will help me anticipate future reviewer questions and prepare responses.

Ever wanted to use virtual Z gates with arbitrary powers of SWAP? Introducing the virtual Z pulse: arxiv.org/abs/2509.13453. In our new article, we present a method for distorting a pulse sequence to implement single-qubit Z controls virtually.

How fast can quantum processors run? My coauthors and I answer in our new npj Quantum Information article! Utilising pulse engineering, we prepare molecular ground states in a few nanoseconds, ~100× faster than with gates. Back-of-the-envelope: Simulations can now tolerate T₁ and T₂ ~100× smaller.

Hi all! I am excited to finally share this suite of quantum optimal control libraries that run up to 100× faster than QuTiP for some tasks. We developed these libraries while working on our preprint arxiv.org/abs/2406.10913, which was recently accepted into npj Quantum Information—keep tuned! (1/7)

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Hi! Those who know me might be surprised to see me here—I’m something of a social media hermit. However, academia has taught me the value of connecting with the community, so I’m giving this a go. I’m excited to share my work and hear your thoughts, and I look forward to collaborating with you!