XINGRUI SONG

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
Roles & Academic Institutions
Postdoc Associate
Feb 2025 — Present
PHD
September 2018 — May 2025
Washington University in St.Louis
Physics Department
Superconducting quantum circuits​
BS
August 2014 - August 2018
University of Science and Technology of China
School of the Gifted Young
Atomic and molecular physics
I am a passionate experimentalist specializing in superconducting circuits. My interests span both the immediate applications and future potential of the superconducting platform.
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In the short term, my research focuses on
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Quantum Sensing
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Open Quantum Systems
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Quantum Simulation
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Quantum Thermodynamics
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Quantum Error Mitigation
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For the future, I am interested in realizing the fault-tolerent quantum computation through:
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Quantum Error Correction
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Topological Quantum Computing
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Furthermore, I am always ready to explore interdisciplinary fields, including
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Machine Learning
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Quantum Many-body Physics
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High-Performance Computing
Skills:
Superconducting Quantum Computation:
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Pulse engineering
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Feedback controll
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Black-box optimization of experimental setups
Microwave Engineering:​
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Microwave simulation using HFSS and AWR software.
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Designing and assemblying sample packages for superconducting chips
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Adapting op-amp circuits for fast flux line drivers
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Manufacturing Eccosorb infrared filters
Programming:
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Developing the OpenQUA package for microwave control of qubits
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Building simple compilers for executing OpenQASM on custom experimental setups
Mechanical Engineering:
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Modeling with SOLIDWORKS
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Generating CNC toolpaths for machining using Python
Talks
Xingrui Song
Xingrui Song


APS March Meeting 2024_N52_Agnostic phase estimation

APS March Meeting 2023_T75_ Understanding and Mitigating Decoherence in Superconducting Qubits
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 260801 (2024)
X. Song, F. Salvati, C. Gaikwad, N. Y. Halpern, D. R. M. Arvidsson-Shukur, and K. W. Murch
Appl. Phys. Lett. 120, 102601 (2022)
K. Zheng, D. Kowsari, N. J. Thobaben, X. Du, X. Song, S. Ran, E. A. Henriksen, D. S. Wisbey, and K. W. Murch.
Phys. Rev. A 104, 022211 (2021)
X. Song, M. Naghiloo, and K. W. Murch
Science 364 (6443), 878-880 (2019)
Y. Wu, W. Liu, J. Geng, X. Song, X. Ye, C. Duan, X. Rong, J. Du