Alec Eickbusch
aeickbusch.bsky.social
Alec Eickbusch
@aeickbusch.bsky.social
Research Scientist at Google Quantum AI. Working on experimental quantum error correction with superconducting circuits.
Could not imagine working without stim, it’s an incredibly useful and fast tool.
Stim is a tool for simulating quantum error correction. I made it because previous tools were limited to operating on the abstractions used to make QEC circuits, instead of the circuits themselves.

It took a few years to catch on, but is now common. Used by 198 papers in 2024.
January 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Check out our latest quantum error correction preprints from the team at Google Quantum AI! In the first, we demonstrate three time-dynamic implementations of the surface code, each with state-of-the-art performance enabled by Willow devices: arxiv.org/abs/2412.14360
Demonstrating dynamic surface codes
A remarkable characteristic of quantum computing is the potential for reliable computation despite faulty qubits. This can be achieved through quantum error correction, which is typically implemented ...
arxiv.org
December 20, 2024 at 4:43 AM
Check out Willow, our latest chip from Google Quantum AI!
🌳 Excited to introduce Willow, Google Quantum AI’s latest chip. Willow 5x’s coherence times, beats the Surface Code QEC threshold, and the time to reproduce Willow's RCS on Frontier supercomputer is estimated at 10^25 years⏳! 👇 thread #Quantum #Physics #Science

blog.google/technology/r...
Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip
Our new quantum chip demonstrates error correction and performance that paves the way to a useful, large-scale quantum computer.
blog.google
December 10, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Reposted by Alec Eickbusch
Hi all!

I just uploaded my recently defended thesis, I hope you like it. Hit me up if you want to chat about anything GKP/QEC or life. :)

arxiv.org/abs/2412.02442
The fabulous world of GKP codes
Quantum error correction is an essential ingredient in the development of quantum technologies. Its subject is to investigate ways to embed quantum Hilbert spaces into a physical system such that this...
arxiv.org
December 4, 2024 at 9:56 AM