About Me
I am a graduate student in Mathematics at Tufts University, with research interests in complexity theory and quantum computing. Specifically, my interests lie at the intersections of complexity, computability, algebra, and combinatorics. I am very curious about solving computational problems with algebraic ideas; especially when there are no other tractable solutions to be found. Recently, I have been thinking about geometric complexity theory and its potential to introduce additional structure to complexity classes.
I plan to continue both teaching and research.
I like to ski, powerlift, and read science fiction.
Education
- Tufts University, PhD in Mathematics (expected 2031)
- Tufts University, MS in Mathematics (expected 2027)
- Colorado School of Mines, BS in Computer Science + Data Science, 2025
Projects, Slides, Posters, Talks
- Topological Quantum Computing Background Report
- Topological Quantum Computing Final Report
- Tree Eval is in log(n)loglog(n) Space Through Roots of Unity Proof; Tufts Theoretical CS Seminar
- The Mathematics of Hard Problems; Tufts Mathematics Monday Math Meeting
Contact
Feel free to reach out via email if you want to connect!
Email: rachel [dot] castro [at] tufts [dot] edu
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