Bob Coecke

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

39h-index6.5kcitations302works1.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Quantum Mechanics and Applications(133), Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture(89), Quantum Information and Cryptography(69), Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms(44), Advanced Algebra and Logic(38)

Publications302 total

High schoolers excel at Oxford quantum course using pictorial mathematics
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Beyond Penrose tensor diagrams with the ZX calculus: Applications to quantum computing, quantum machine learning, condensed matter physics, and quantum gravity
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Quantum Concept Music Score from Quantum Picturalism: Musical Incarnation of a Bell-Pair under Measurements
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
A Quantum Guitar
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Experimental quantum-enhanced kernel-based machine learning on a photonic processor
Nature Photonics·2025· 10 citedOpen Access
Making the quantum world accessible to young learners through Quantum Picturalism: An experimental study
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Photonic parameter-shift rule: Enabling gradient computation for photonic quantum computers
Physical review. A/Physical review, A·2025· 5 cited
Generalised Process Theories
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
A Photonic Parameter-shift Rule: Enabling Gradient Computation for Photonic Quantum Computers
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Scalable and interpretable quantum natural language processing: an implementation on trapped ions
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Quantum Algorithms for Compositional Text Processing
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Experimental quantum-enhanced kernels on a photonic processor
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Towards Compositional Interpretability for XAI
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Obstructions to Compositionality
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Constructor Theory as Process Theory
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
A Pipeline For Discourse Circuits From CCG
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Quantum Linear Optics via String Diagrams
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Quantum Picturalism: Learning Quantum Theory in High School
2023· 14 citedOpen Access
Light-Matter Interaction in the ZXW Calculus
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Completeness for arbitrary finite dimensions of ZXW-calculus, a unifying calculus
2023· 13 cited
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