Spencer William Lee

I develop high-performance numerical methods and scientific software for quantum optimal control and other cutting-edge scientific problems. I am a PhD candidate in Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University, and I am the developer of the open-source Julia package [**QuantumGateDesign.jl**](https://github.com/leespen1/QuantumGateDesign.jl), which quickly solves quantum optimal control problems using a novel, high-order numerical method based on Hermite interpolation. You can read about the method in our  [**publication in Journal of Computational Physics**](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2026.114697)(or in the [arXiv preprint](https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.09857)).

I am looking for a job after I graduate! If you are looking for someone with experience in writing high-performance software for physics simulations, especially for quantum optimal control, please email me at [leespen1@msu.edu](mailto:leespen1@msu.edu), or contact me [on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-lee-msu).

Also check out [my website](https://spencerlee.net/)!