Mazdak Mohseni-Rajaee

Mazdak was born and raised in Tehran, Iran, where he received his BSc and MSc in Physics from Sharif University of Technology. As an undergraduate researcher, he studied open quantum systems and noise-induced universal quantum control. During his master’s studies, he focused on dynamical many-body quantum systems, especially the topics of time crystals, many-body localization, and the protection of quantum order. He joined OPUS Lab at UC Santa Barbara to pursue a Ph.D. in the Fall of 2024. His research interests include probabilistic computing, physics-based and quantum-inspired algorithms for combinatorial optimization, and machine learning. Outside of research, he enjoys watching movies, listening to and creating music, and getting lost in forests.