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The 18-Year-Old Who Challenged Quantum Hype

In 2025, Ewin Tang (Ph.D. ‘23) became the youngest winner of the Breakthrough Foundation’s Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize in Mathematics for her work in quantum machine learning and linear algebra — including a classical algorithm that challenged the prevailing wisdom around quantum advantage for recommendation systems.



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Allen School News

Professor Franziska Roesner receives SOUPS Impact Award


Man holding home model and software icons (temperature, sound, padlock, water, CCTV) controlling appliances smart home technology applications on smartphone screen.

In their 2017 paper, Roesner and her co-authors were among the first to investigate end-user security and privacy perspectives on then-emerging smart home technologies and recommend ways to help users make more informed security decisions.



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Allen School News

Miranda Wei, Chenzhi Zhu earn William Chan Memorial Dissertation Awards


On the left is a headshot of Miranda Wei, on the right is a headshot of Chenzhi Zhu.

Allen School faculty recognized 2025 alumni Wei and Zhu for their outstanding doctoral dissertation research identifying new methods for tackling online harassment introducing more secure techniques for generating digital signatures, respectively.



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GeekWire

This former Facebook engineer quit to focus on a career as an elite juggler


Cory Black juggling four soccer balls on a brightly lit stage

Allen School alum Cory Black (B.S., ‘18) left a career in tech behind when he literally ran off to join the circus. Now a full-time soccer freestylist, he recently took home the bronze medal from the International Jugglers’ Association Championships.



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