Aram Harrow

Aram Harrow is a professor in MIT’s Department of Physics. He studies theoretical quantum information science in order to understand the capabilities of quantum computers and quantum communication devices. Harrow has developed quantum algorithms for solving large systems of linear equations and hybrid classical-quantum algorithms for machine learning, and has also contributed to the intersection of quantum information and many-body physics, with work on thermalization, random quantum dynamics and the “monogamy” property of quantum entanglement. His awards include the NSF CAREER award, several best paper awards, an APS Outstanding Referee Award, and the APS Rolf Landauer and Charles H Bennett Award in Quantum Computing. He earned an SB in math and physics and a PhD in physics — all from MIT.

Publications

• Balasubramanian, S., Li, T., & Harrow, A. W. (2025). Exponential speedups for quantum walks in random hierarchical graphs. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 406(9), Article 209.
• Harrow, A. W., & Lowe, A. (2025). Optimal quantum circuit cuts with application to clustered Hamiltonian simulation. PRX Quantum, 6(1), Article 010316.
• Huang, Y., & Harrow, A. W. (2024). Improved concentration of Laguerre and Jacobi ensembles. SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis, 56(1), 554–567.

Media

• November 27, 2023: MIT News, Celebrating five years of MIT.nano
• September 26, 2023: MIT News, Five MIT faculty members named 2023 Simons Investigators
• August 3, 2020: MIT News, Can a quantum strategy help bring down the house?