About

I am currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Hong Kong, working with Professor Yuxiang Yang.

In 2025, I received my Ph.D. in Physics from Fudan University under the supervision of Professor Huangjun Zhu.

In 2020, I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Fudan University.

Research Interests

My research interests lie broadly in quantum information science, with particular interests in quantum learning, quantum system characterization, and quantum algorithms. My recent work focuses on developing efficient protocols for learning and verifying quantum systems, together with understanding their fundamental limits.

Selected Publications

For a complete list of publications, please visit my Google Scholar.

* denotes equal contribution.

1. Optimal Classical Shadow Estimation of Unitary Channels at the Heisenberg Limit
   Entong He*, Zihao Li*, Noam Scully, Sisi Zhou, and Yuxiang Yang
   arXiv preprint, arXiv:2606.13638 (2026)
2. Quantum Nonlinear Properties from a Single Measurement Setting
   Zihao Li*, Datong Chen*, Dayue Qin, Yuxiang Yang, and You Zhou
   arXiv preprint, arXiv:2605.09958 (2026)
3. Auxiliary-free Replica Shadows: Efficient Estimation of Multiple Nonlinear Quantum Properties
   Qing Liu*, Zihao Li*, Xiao Yuan, Huangjun Zhu, and You Zhou
   Physical Review Letters 136, 100602 (2026)  [arXiv]
4. Nearly Query-Optimal Classical Shadow Estimation of Unitary Channels
   Zihao Li, Changhao Yi, You Zhou, and Huangjun Zhu
   PRX Quantum 6, 030366 (2025)  [arXiv]
5. Enhanced Upper Confidence Limits via Randomized Tests in Random Sampling without Replacement
   Zihao Li, Huangjun Zhu, and Masahito Hayashi
   Advances in Applied Probability, 58, 475–525 (2025)  [arXiv]
6. Experimental Verification of Entangled States in the Adversarial Scenario
   Wen-Hao Zhang*, Zihao Li*, Gong-Chu Li, Xu-Song Hong, Huangjun Zhu, Geng Chen, Chuan-Feng Li, and Guang-Can Guo
   Physical Review Applied 23, 064005 (2025)  [arXiv]
7. Robust and Efficient Verification of Graph States in Blind Measurement-Based Quantum Computation
   Zihao Li, Huangjun Zhu, and Masahito Hayashi
   npj Quantum Information 9, 115 (2023)  [arXiv]
8. Verification of Phased Dicke States
   Zihao Li, Yun-Guang Han, Hao-Feng Sun, Jiangwei Shang, and Huangjun Zhu
   Physical Review A 103, 022601 (2021)  [arXiv]
9. Optimal Verification of Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger States
   Zihao Li, Yun-Guang Han, and Huangjun Zhu
   Physical Review Applied 13, 054002 (2020)  [arXiv]
10. Efficient Verification of Bipartite Pure States
    Zihao Li*, Yun-Guang Han*, and Huangjun Zhu
    Physical Review A 100, 032316 (2019)  [arXiv]

Academic Service

Conference Reviewer: QIP 2025, TQC 2026, AQIS 2026.

Journal Reviewer: Nature Communications, Quantum, Physical Review A.