Brad Lackey
Adjunct Professor (2014-2018)
Fellow, Alumni

Contact Information
- bclackey@umd.edu
- Office Phone:
- (410) 913-6451
Bio
Brad Lackey was an Adjunct Professor in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) and a cryptographic designer and mathematician with the Department of Defense. His research focuses on the interface between quantum algorithm development, quantum information theory and computer science, and the design and analysis of post-quantum cryptographic protocols. Brad earned his doctoral degree in mathematics from the University of Houston. He currently works for Microsoft.
Recent Publications
Quantum Lego Expansion Pack: Enumerators from Tensor Networks
, , arXiv, (2023)Quantum Lego: Building Quantum Error Correction Codes from Tensor Networks
, , PRX Quantum, 3, 020332, (2022)Approximate Bacon-Shor Code and Holography
, , Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021, (2021)
Courses
- Research Interactions in Mathematics (RIT on Quantum Information) (MATH489/689, Fall 2018)
- Research Interactions in Mathematics (RIT on Quantum Information) (MATH489/689, Fall 2016)
- Introduction to quantum information processing (CMSC858K, Fall 2016)
- Research Interactions in Mathematics (RIT on Quantum Information) (MATH489/689, Fall 2017)