Research
A collection of my research interests, writing, and resources I find valuable
Industry Research
Systems That Act: Decide, Execute, Verify, Improve
Operating the Physical World, Safely
Systems That Act: Decide, Execute, Verify, Improve
Systems That Act are platforms that Decide, Act, Observe, and Learn. The next generation of software platforms will not just explain what is happening — winners shift from visibility to connecting safe decisions, execution, observability, and continuous learning across humans, robots, and software
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Economic Complexity Research
Economic Complexity Lab — Columbia University
Department of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
The Economic Complexity Lab at Columbia University investigates economic complexity through frameworks like the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) and the Product Space. The research analyzes how countries diversify their productive capabilities, mapping global trade flows and economic structures to identify growth opportunities. The lab develops analytical tools and data-driven methodologies to understand the relationship between a country's productive knowledge and its economic development trajectory
Key research areas include improving complexity indices, building integrated databases for economic development analysis, and developing visualization tools that incorporate trade in both goods and services
View research projectResearch on Quantum Computing
An overview of quantum computing principles and cryptography
Quantum Key Distribution: Imperfections
Margarita Demkina · September 2019
Abstract
Quantum computers are estimated to break modern cryptography within the next few decades, and the limit of their advantages and computational power is yet to be determined. With their peculiar phenomenon of superposition — using qubits that can be 0, 1, or both simultaneously — they are deemed to revolutionize modern private communications and encryption methods. Currently, security of most cryptosystems rely on the mathematical complexity of factoring large prime numbers or difficulty of solving discrete logarithm problems. Because of the high cost of solving these problems using classical computers, cryptosystems remain secure and guarantee privacy in communications. Quantum computers, however, will be able to break those systems faster with their greater computational power, enabled by qubits, which exist in several states simultaneously, decreasing the number of steps it takes a computer to process an algorithm
This paper provides a sufficient mathematical background in group theory to formulate the discrete logarithm problem in the general form, examines a classical example of the public key exchange, gives an overview of quantum computing, discusses the history of quantum key distribution (QKD) and its mechanics, the current state of its development and implementations, and obstacles of practical applications of QKD and quantum technology. The paper's main focus is on the potential of quantum computers, current technological imperfections, and possible future improvements to minimize eavesdropping and hacking