Kaiyan Shi

Hello.

I am an incoming quantitative strategist on the Equity Quant Team at Bank of America, starting in Summer 2026.

I obtained my Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, where I was part of the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) and advised by Prof. Gorjan Alagic.

My research lies at the intersection of quantum computing and cryptography, with a particular focus on post-quantum cryptography. My thesis is titled Limitations of Quantum Methods for Breaking Cryptography and Optimization. I am also interested in differential privacy and quantum optimization.

Before coming to Maryland, I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Computer Science from Reed College. At Reed, I conducted research in differential privacy and statistics with Prof. Adam Groce and Prof. Andrew Bray. My undergraduate thesis, Area Law for Local Hamiltonians, was supervised by Prof. Jamie Pommersheim.