Wei Zhan
About
Welcome! I am an assistant professor at Purdue University. Previously I was a Chicago Prize Postdoctoral Fellow hosted by Bill Fefferman in the Department of Computer Science at University of Chicago. I received my Ph.D. from Princeton University, where I was honored to be advised by Ran Raz. I am broadly interested in theoretical computer science, specifically in complexity theory and quantum information. Currently I am focusing on understanding the power of quantum mechanics and randomness with limited computational resources such as small space complexity or shallow circuits. For prospective students: I am recruiting PhD students starting Fall 2026. Applications should be completed through the departmental application process here. If you are already a Purdue student and are interested in working with me, please reach out to me by email.
Research Performance Summary
First Recorded Paper
Almost all even Yao-Yao graphs are spanners
Year: 2016
Citations: 4
Venue: arXiv preprint arXiv:1604.05814
Latest Recorded Paper
Unconditional Pseudorandomness against Shallow Quantum Circuits
Year: 2025
Citations: 0
Venue: arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.18796
Last 10 Years Publication Activity
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