IQST | Wenyuan (Mike) Wang

Biography

Dr. Wenyuan (Mike) Wang is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. Dr. Wang received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2015 and his PhD degree from the University of Toronto in 2020 under supervision of Prof. Hoi-Kwong Lo. He worked as a Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo in the group of Prof. Norbert Lutkenhaus for a year and worked as a Research Assistant Professor at HKU during 2021-2024, before joining the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) as an Associate Professor (regular faculty appointment, fixed-term) in 2024 summer. Dr. Wang joined the University of Calgary in July 2025 and also holds a Visiting Associate Professor position at NAIST.

Research Interests

Dr. Wenyuan (Mike) Wang's main research interest is quantum communication, especially the design and optimization of quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols, quantum networks, as well as the combination of novel computational techniques (e.g. machine learning and semi-definite programming) with QKD. He is also interested in expanding the quantum optical platform into fields beyond QKD, such as quantum conferencing, quantum random number generation, linear optical quantum computing, quantum metrology, and quantum machine learning.

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