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Eric Samperton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University, focusing on Quantum Information Science. His research interests include interactions in topology and computer science, specifically within the realms of 3-dimensional geometric topology, topological quantum field theories, and quantum computation. His work is motivated by the desire to understand quantum advantages over classical computers and the challenges of fault tolerance in real-world quantum computing, such as the necessity of using quantum error-correcting codes to achieve scalability. Samperton's academic journey includes a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis in Mathematics (2018), and a B.S. in Mathematics with a minor in English from the California Institute of Technology (2012). He has published select works on topics including topological quantum computation and computational complexity related to 3-manifolds, contributing significantly to the academic discourse in these areas. He joined the faculty at Purdue University in Fall 2022.
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