Matt Kovacs-Deak
Graduate Student (2021-2026)
Former Lanczos Graduate Fellow, Alumni, Graduate Student
Contact Information
- kovacs@umd.edu
- Office:
3104 Atlantic Building
Bio
Matt was a QuICS graduate student in computer science from 2021 to 2025. His interests lie at the intersection of quantum algorithms and optimization. He earned his master’s degree at Oxford University where he was advised by Artur Ekert and Steven Simon. Matt was a Lanczos Graduate Fellow from 2020 to 2022. He received his PhD in computer science from the University of Maryland in 2026.
Recent Publications
Translation-Invariant Quantum Algorithms for Ordered Search are Optimal
, , To appear in ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing, (2026)Quantum divide and conquer
, , ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing, Volume 6, 1-26, (2025)On the Rational Degree of Boolean Functions and Applications
, , arXiv, (2023)
Related Events
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December 12, 2025 1:30 pmDissertation DefenseQuantum Query Algorithms: Design, Optimality, Complexity
Matt Kovacs-Deak(QuICS)
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May 15, 2024 3:00 pmPhD PreliminaryOn Quantum Query Complexity, Divide-and-Conquer, and Regular Languages
Matt Kovacs-Deak(QuICS)
