{"id":6,"date":"2012-10-16T13:43:33","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T13:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lptms.u-psud.fr\/andrey-lokhov\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2023-09-12T19:23:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:23:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.lptms.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/andrey-lokhov\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lptms.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/andrey-lokhov\/files\/2023\/09\/Lokhov_Andrey-LANLHeadshot-SamanthaDAnnaPhotography-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-674\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lptms.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/andrey-lokhov\/files\/2023\/09\/Lokhov_Andrey-LANLHeadshot-SamanthaDAnnaPhotography-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lptms.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/andrey-lokhov\/files\/2023\/09\/Lokhov_Andrey-LANLHeadshot-SamanthaDAnnaPhotography-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.lptms.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/andrey-lokhov\/files\/2023\/09\/Lokhov_Andrey-LANLHeadshot-SamanthaDAnnaPhotography-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.lptms.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/andrey-lokhov\/files\/2023\/09\/Lokhov_Andrey-LANLHeadshot-SamanthaDAnnaPhotography-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.lptms.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/andrey-lokhov\/files\/2023\/09\/Lokhov_Andrey-LANLHeadshot-SamanthaDAnnaPhotography-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.lptms.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/andrey-lokhov\/files\/2023\/09\/Lokhov_Andrey-LANLHeadshot-SamanthaDAnnaPhotography-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/www.lptms.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/andrey-lokhov\/files\/2023\/09\/Lokhov_Andrey-LANLHeadshot-SamanthaDAnnaPhotography-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am a staff scientist in <span class=\"il\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanl.gov\/org\/ddste\/aldsc\/theoretical\/index.php\">Theoretical Division<\/a> and in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lanl-ansi.github.io\/\">Advanced Network Science Initiative<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>at <a title=\"Los Alamos National Laboratory\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lanl.gov\/\">Los Alamos National Laboratory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My research interests lie at the intersection of statistical physics, computer science, and statistical learning. I work on methods for learning high-dimensional distributions and graphical models; for message-passing algorithms and applications in epidemiology; for learning of dynamical systems and applications in power grids; and for quantum computing.<\/p>\n<p>The most reliable way of contacting me: <strong>lokhov (at) lanl.gov<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>News:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>We have 2 postdoc openings with a starting salary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanl.gov\/careers\/career-options\/postdoctoral-research\/index.php\">$92k\/year<\/a>, check out topics <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lptms.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/andrey-lokhov\/studentspostdocs\/\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I am a recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.lanl.gov\/news\/0807-doe-early-careers-awards\/\">2023 DOE Early Career Research Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In Oct and Nov 2023, I am co-organizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnnl.gov\/events\/power-sector-transmission-distribution-data-information-webinar-series\">Power Sector Transmission &amp; Distribution Data Information Webinar Series<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Previously:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Our review on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3517340\">Implementation of Quantum Algorithms for Beginners<\/a>\u00a0in ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing received a press coverage from <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/quantum-computing-for-dummies?utm_campaign=RebelMouse&amp;share_id=7120650&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_content=IEEE+Spectrum\">IEEE Spectrum<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/discover.lanl.gov\/news\/0614-quantum-computer\">LANL news<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpcwire.com\/off-the-wire\/lanl-publishes-guide-to-quantum-computer-programming\/\">HPC Wire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cacm.acm.org\/careers\/261941-quantum-computer-programming-for-dummies\/fulltext\">Communications of the ACM<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azoquantum.com\/News.aspx?newsID=9056\">AZO Quantum<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2022\/06\/220614184103.htm\">Science Daily<\/a><\/li>\n<li>On May 11-13 2022 , we organized and hosted the fourth edition of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cnls.lanl.gov\/piml2022\">Physics Informed Machine Learning workshop (PIML 2022)<\/a>\u00a0in Santa Fe, NM. Previously, we organized and hosted <a href=\"http:\/\/cnls.lanl.gov\/piml2020\">PIML 2020<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cnls.lanl.gov\/piml2018\">PIML 2018<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cnls.lanl.gov\/piml2016\">PIML 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Our recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prxquantum\/abstract\/10.1103\/PRXQuantum.3.020317\">PRX Quantum<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prapplied\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevApplied.17.044046\">PR Applied papers<\/a>\u00a0on sampling properties of quantum annealers received coverage from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanl.gov\/science-innovation\/science-highlights\/2022\/2022-04.php#Theoretical\">LANL Science, Technology, and Engineering highlights<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prx\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevX.11.011048\">Physical Review X paper<\/a>\u00a0introducing dynamic message-passing equations for interacting epidemic processes received press coverage from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovermagazine.com\/technology\/competition-and-collaboration-understanding-interacting-epidemics-can-unlock\">Discover Magazine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.lanl.gov\/news\/discover-disease-forecasts\">LANL news<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/9465651\">IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering paper<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0error quantification of quantum annealer qubits received press coverage from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/discover.lanl.gov\/news\/quantum-annealers\">LANL news<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencetimes.com\/articles\/32122\/20210706\/new-open-source-software-checks-quantum-annealers-including-noise-qubits.htm\">The Science Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2021-07-software-qubits-characterizes-noise-quantum.html\">Phys.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/qubitreport.com\/quantum-computing-algorithms-and-software\/2021\/07\/08\/u-s-los-alamos-national-lab-evaluates-qubits-characterizes-noise-in-quantum-annealers-via-lanl-software\/\">The Qubit Report<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpcwire.com\/off-the-wire\/lanl-developed-software-evaluates-qubits-characterizes-noise-in-quantum-annealers\/\">HPC Wire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bio:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>2015-2017 <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Postdoctoral fellow in the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Center for Nonlinear Studies<\/span>,\u00a0<strong>Los Alamos National Laboratory<\/strong>, Los Alamos, United States<\/p>\n<p><strong>2011-2014<\/strong>\u00a0PhD in statistical physics in the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics and Statistical Models at <strong>Paris-Sud University<\/strong>, Orsay, France<br \/>\nPhD thesis: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/tel.archives-ouvertes.fr\/tel-01127103\/document\">Dynamic cavity method and problems on graphs<\/a><\/em>, under direction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marcmezard.fr\/\">Marc M\u00e9zard<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>2010-2011 <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Master in theoretical physics at M2 CFP Physique Th\u00e9orique, <strong>\u00c9cole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure<\/strong>, Paris, France<br \/>\nMaster thesis:\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/lptms.u-psud.fr\/andrey-lokhov\/files\/2012\/10\/Rapport_ENS.pdf\">Physics of heavy flavors in QCD<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0under direction of Gregory Korchemsky<\/p>\n<p><strong>2008-2011 <\/strong>Undergraduate studies at <strong>\u00c9cole Polytechnique<\/strong>, Palaiseau, France<\/p>\n<p><strong>2005-2011\u00a0<\/strong>Undergraduate studies at <strong>Novosibirsk State University<\/strong>, Novosibirsk, Russia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a staff scientist in Theoretical Division and in the\u00a0Advanced Network Science Initiative\u00a0at Los Alamos National Laboratory. My research interests lie at the intersection of statistical physics, computer science, and statistical learning. 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