ESC

Publications

Preprints

  1. Pan, F., Gu, H., Springer, P., & Li, X. (2026). Parallelizing Large-Scale Tensor Network Contraction on Multiple GPUs. arXiv:2606.01852.
    arXiv 
    @unpublished{pan2026parallelizing,
  title = {Parallelizing Large-Scale Tensor Network Contraction on Multiple {GPUs}},
  author = {Pan, Feng and Gu, Hanfeng and Springer, Paul and Li, Xipeng},
  note = {arXiv:2606.01852},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {2606.01852}
}
  2. Cao, H., Yan, G., Du, Y., & Pan, F. (2026). Maximum Likelihood Decoding of Quantum Error Correction Codes. arXiv:2605.17230.
    arXiv 
    @unpublished{cao2026maximum,
  title = {Maximum Likelihood Decoding of Quantum Error Correction Codes},
  author = {Cao, Hanyan and Yan, Ge and Du, Yuxuan and Pan, Feng},
  note = {arXiv:2605.17230},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {2605.17230}
}
  3. Cao, H., Feng, D., Ye, C., & Pan, F. (2026). Differentiable Maximum Likelihood Noise Estimation for Quantum Error Correction. arXiv:2602.19722.
    arXiv 
    @unpublished{cao2026differentiable,
  title = {Differentiable Maximum Likelihood Noise Estimation for Quantum Error Correction},
  author = {Cao, Hanyan and Feng, Dongyang and Ye, Cheng and Pan, Feng},
  note = {arXiv:2602.19722},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {2602.19722}
}
  4. Wang, Y., Gao, X., Zhang, P., Pan, F., & Liu, J. (2026). Branch-and-Bound Tensor Networks for Exact Ground-State Characterization. arXiv:2602.05470.
    arXiv 
    @unpublished{wang2026branch,
  title = {Branch-and-Bound Tensor Networks for Exact Ground-State Characterization},
  author = {Wang, Yijia and Gao, Xuanzhao and Zhang, Pan and Pan, Feng and Liu, Jinguo},
  note = {arXiv:2602.05470},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {2602.05470}
}
  5. Cao, H., Pan, F., Feng, D., Wang, Y., & Zhang, P. (2025). Generative Decoding for Quantum Error-Correcting Codes. arXiv:2503.21374.
    arXiv 
    @unpublished{cao2025generative,
  title = {Generative Decoding for Quantum Error-Correcting Codes},
  author = {Cao, Hanyan and Pan, Feng and Feng, Dongyang and Wang, Yijia and Zhang, Pan},
  note = {arXiv:2503.21374},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {2503.21374}
}
  6. Cao, H., Pan, F., Wang, Y., & Zhang, P. (2023). qecGPT: Decoding Quantum Error-Correcting Codes with Generative Pre-Trained Transformers. arXiv:2307.09025.
    arXiv 
    @unpublished{cao2023qecgpt,
  title = {{qecGPT}: Decoding Quantum Error-Correcting Codes with Generative Pre-Trained Transformers},
  author = {Cao, Hanyan and Pan, Feng and Wang, Yijia and Zhang, Pan},
  note = {arXiv:2307.09025},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {2307.09025}
}
  7. Guo, N., Pan, F., & Rebentrost, P. (2023). Estimating Properties of a Quantum State by Importance-Sampled Operator Shadows. arXiv:2305.09374.
    arXiv 
    @unpublished{guo2023operator,
  title = {Estimating Properties of a Quantum State by Importance-Sampled Operator Shadows},
  author = {Guo, Naixu and Pan, Feng and Rebentrost, Patrick},
  note = {arXiv:2305.09374},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {2305.09374}
}

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Cao, H., Wang, Y., Pan, F., & Zhang, P. (2025). Integrating Neural Networks and Tensor Networks for Computing Free Energy. Communications in Theoretical Physics, 77(9), 095602.
    DOI 
    @article{cao2025integrating,
  title = {Integrating Neural Networks and Tensor Networks for Computing Free Energy},
  author = {Cao, Hanyan and Wang, Yijia and Pan, Feng and Zhang, Pan},
  journal = {Communications in Theoretical Physics},
  volume = {77},
  number = {9},
  pages = {095602},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1088/1572-9494/adc6f8}
}
  2. Cao, H., Zhao, S., Feng, D., Shen, Z., Yan, H., Su, T., Sun, W., Xu, H., Pan, F., Yu, H., & Zhang, P. (2025). Exact Decoding of Quantum Error-Correcting Codes. Physical Review Letters, 134(19), 190603.
    DOI 
    @article{cao2025exact,
  title = {Exact Decoding of Quantum Error-Correcting Codes},
  author = {Cao, Hanyan and Zhao, Shoukuan and Feng, Dongyang and Shen, Zisong and Yan, Haisheng and Su, Tang and Sun, Weijie and Xu, Huikai and Pan, Feng and Yu, Haifeng and Zhang, Pan},
  journal = {Physical Review Letters},
  volume = {134},
  number = {19},
  pages = {190603},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.190603}
}
  3. Shen, Z.-S., Pan, F., Wang, Y., Men, Y.-D., Xu, W.-B., Yung, M.-H., & Zhang, P. (2025). Free-Energy Machine for Combinatorial Optimization. Nature Computational Science, 5(4), 322–332.
    DOI 
    @article{shen2025freeenergy,
  title = {Free-Energy Machine for Combinatorial Optimization},
  author = {Shen, Zi-Song and Pan, Feng and Wang, Yao and Men, Yi-Ding and Xu, Wen-Biao and Yung, Man-Hong and Zhang, Pan},
  journal = {Nature Computational Science},
  volume = {5},
  number = {4},
  pages = {322--332},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1038/s43588-025-00782-0}
}
  4. Zhao, X.-H., Zhong, H.-S., Pan, F., Chen, Z.-H., Fu, R., Su, Z., Xie, X., Zhao, C., Zhang, P., Ouyang, W., Lu, C.-Y., Pan, J.-W., & Chen, M.-C. (2025). Leapfrogging Sycamore: Harnessing 1432 GPUs for 7x Faster Quantum Random Circuit Sampling. National Science Review, 12(3), nwae317.
    DOI 
    @article{zhao2025leapfrogging,
  title = {Leapfrogging {Sycamore}: Harnessing 1432 {GPUs} for 7x Faster Quantum Random Circuit Sampling},
  author = {Zhao, Xian-He and Zhong, Han-Sen and Pan, Feng and Chen, Zi-Han and Fu, Rong and Su, Zhongling and Xie, Xiaotong and Zhao, Chaoxing and Zhang, Pan and Ouyang, Wanli and Lu, Chao-Yang and Pan, Jian-Wei and Chen, Ming-Cheng},
  journal = {National Science Review},
  volume = {12},
  number = {3},
  pages = {nwae317},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1093/nsr/nwae317}
}
  5. Pan, F., Gu, H., Kuang, L., Liu, B., & Zhang, P. (2024). Efficient Quantum Circuit Simulation by Tensor Network Methods on Modern GPUs. ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing, 5(4), 1–26.
    DOI 
    @article{pan2024efficient,
  title = {Efficient Quantum Circuit Simulation by Tensor Network Methods on Modern {GPUs}},
  author = {Pan, Feng and Gu, Hanfeng and Kuang, Lvlin and Liu, Bing and Zhang, Pan},
  journal = {ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing},
  volume = {5},
  number = {4},
  pages = {1--26},
  year = {2024},
  doi = {10.1145/3696465}
}
  6. Wang, Y., Zhang, Y. E., Pan, F., & Zhang, P. (2024). Tensor Network Message Passing. Physical Review Letters, 132(11), 117401.
    DOI 
    @article{wang2024tensor,
  title = {Tensor Network Message Passing},
  author = {Wang, Yijia and Zhang, Yuwen Ebony and Pan, Feng and Zhang, Pan},
  journal = {Physical Review Letters},
  volume = {132},
  number = {11},
  pages = {117401},
  year = {2024},
  doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.117401}
}
  7. Pan, F., Chen, K., & Zhang, P. (2022). Solving the Sampling Problem of the Sycamore Quantum Circuits. Physical Review Letters, 129(9), 090502.
    DOI 
    @article{pan2022sampling,
  title = {Solving the Sampling Problem of the {Sycamore} Quantum Circuits},
  author = {Pan, Feng and Chen, Keyang and Zhang, Pan},
  journal = {Physical Review Letters},
  volume = {129},
  number = {9},
  pages = {090502},
  year = {2022},
  doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.090502}
}
  8. Pan, F., & Zhang, P. (2022). Simulation of Quantum Circuits Using the Big-Batch Tensor Network Method. Physical Review Letters, 128(3), 030501.
    DOI 
    @article{pan2022bigbatch,
  title = {Simulation of Quantum Circuits Using the Big-Batch Tensor Network Method},
  author = {Pan, Feng and Zhang, Pan},
  journal = {Physical Review Letters},
  volume = {128},
  number = {3},
  pages = {030501},
  year = {2022},
  doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.030501}
}
  9. Li, S., Pan, F., Zhou, P., & Zhang, P. (2021). Boltzmann Machines as Two-Dimensional Tensor Networks. Physical Review B, 104(7), 075154.
    DOI 
    @article{li2021boltzmann,
  title = {Boltzmann Machines as Two-Dimensional Tensor Networks},
  author = {Li, Sujie and Pan, Feng and Zhou, Pengfei and Zhang, Pan},
  journal = {Physical Review B},
  volume = {104},
  number = {7},
  pages = {075154},
  year = {2021},
  doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.104.075154}
}
  10. Pan, F., Zhou, P., Zhou, H.-J., & Zhang, P. (2021). Solving Statistical Mechanics on Sparse Graphs with Feedback-Set Variational Autoregressive Networks. Physical Review E, 103(1), 012103.
    DOI 
    @article{pan2021feedback,
  title = {Solving Statistical Mechanics on Sparse Graphs with Feedback-Set Variational Autoregressive Networks},
  author = {Pan, Feng and Zhou, Pengfei and Zhou, Hai-Jun and Zhang, Pan},
  journal = {Physical Review E},
  volume = {103},
  number = {1},
  pages = {012103},
  year = {2021},
  doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.103.012103}
}
  11. Pan, F., Zhou, P., Li, S., & Zhang, P. (2020). Contracting Arbitrary Tensor Networks: General Approximate Algorithm and Applications in Graphical Models and Quantum Circuit Simulations. Physical Review Letters, 125(6), 060503.
    DOI 
    @article{pan2020contracting,
  title = {Contracting Arbitrary Tensor Networks: General Approximate Algorithm and Applications in Graphical Models and Quantum Circuit Simulations},
  author = {Pan, Feng and Zhou, Pengfei and Li, Sujie and Zhang, Pan},
  journal = {Physical Review Letters},
  volume = {125},
  number = {6},
  pages = {060503},
  year = {2020},
  doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.060503}
}
  12. Hu, Y.-P., Pan, F., & Wu, X.-M. (2017). The Effects of Massive Graviton on the Equilibrium Between the Black Hole and Radiation Gas in an Isolated Box. Physics Letters B, 772, 553–558.
    DOI 
    @article{hu2017massive,
  title = {The Effects of Massive Graviton on the Equilibrium Between the Black Hole and Radiation Gas in an Isolated Box},
  author = {Hu, Ya-Peng and Pan, Feng and Wu, Xin-Meng},
  journal = {Physics Letters B},
  volume = {772},
  pages = {553--558},
  year = {2017},
  doi = {10.1016/j.physletb.2017.07.013}
}

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  1. Fu, R., Su, Z., Zhong, H.-S., Zhao, X., Zhang, J., Pan, F., Zhang, P., Zhao, X., Chen, M.-C., Lu, C.-Y., Pan, J.-W., Pei, Z., Zhang, X., & Ouyang, W. (2024). Surpassing Sycamore: Achieving Energetic Superiority Through System-Level Circuit Simulation. SC24: International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis.
    DOI 
    @inproceedings{fu2024surpassing,
  title = {Surpassing {Sycamore}: Achieving Energetic Superiority Through System-Level Circuit Simulation},
  author = {Fu, Rong and Su, Zhongling and Zhong, Han-Sen and Zhao, Xiti and Zhang, Jianyang and Pan, Feng and Zhang, Pan and Zhao, Xianhe and Chen, Ming-Cheng and Lu, Chao-Yang and Pan, Jian-Wei and Pei, Zhilin and Zhang, Xingcheng and Ouyang, Wanli},
  booktitle = {SC24: International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis},
  year = {2024},
  doi = {10.1109/SC41406.2024.00085}
}