I am a PhD student working in quantum science and technology. Specifically, I am interested in using modern quantum devices for discoveries in basic science. Quantum simulators (especially analog!) are at an exciting point of being large, well-controlled, and flexible enough to simulate models of interest, in regimes never before possible.
I build tools and work on problems in quantum simulation. Not only does this use ideas from all over physics (quantum information and condensed matter physics, but also quantum optics, quantum field theory and beyond), the type of data generated by quantum devices is intrinsically high-dimensional yet highly structured. This opens the door to using tools from statistics, optimization, signal processing and beyond!
Outside of work, I help run the iQuISE organization (and seminar series), the engageCUA outreach organization, the MIT Lindy Hop Society and the MIT Tango Club!
I am advised by Prof. Soonwon Choi at MIT. Prior to starting my PhD at MIT in Fall 2020, I attended Caltech from 2016-2020, earning degrees in physics and mathematics, where I was mentored by Prof. Olexei (Lesik) Motrunich.
Contact: dkmark at mit dot edu
CV (Updated Sep 2025)
My Github account, where you can find some code
Highlighted papers
Benchmarking and quantum chaos
- Benchmarking Quantum Simulators using Quantum Chaos. DKM, Joonhee Choi, Adam L. Shaw, Manuel Endres, Soonwon Choi. Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 110601 (2023)
- Benchmarking highly entangled states on a 60-atom analog quantum simulator. Adam L. Shaw*, Zhuo Chen*, Joonhee Choi*, DKM*, Pascal Scholl, Ran Finkelstein, Andreas Elben, Soonwon Choi, and Manuel Endres. Nature 628, 71 (2024)
Deep thermalization and Hilbert-space ergodicity
- A Maximum Entropy Principle in Deep Thermalization and in Hilbert-Space Ergodicity. DKM, Federica Surace, Andreas Elben, Adam L. Shaw, Joonhee Choi, Gil Refael, Manuel Endres, and Soonwon Choi. Physical Review X 14, 041051 (2024)
- Universal fluctuations and noise learning from Hilbert-space ergodicity. Adam L. Shaw*, DKM*, Joonhee Choi, Ran Finkelstein, Pascal Scholl, Soonwon Choi, and Manuel Endres. Physical Review X 15, 031001 (2025)
Randomized measurements in analog simulators
- Efficiently measuring d-wave pairing and beyond in quantum gas microscopes. DKM*, Hong-Ye Hu*, Joyce Kwan, Christian Kokail, Soonwon Choi, Susanne Yelin. arXiv:2412.13186, accepted in Physical Review Letters
- Measuring Arbitrary Physical Properties in Analog Quantum Simulation. Minh C. Tran*, DKM*, Wen Wei Ho, Soonwon Choi. Physical Review X 13, 011049 (2023)