Jacob Marks is first year grad student in Stanford's Physics PhD program, where he conducts research under Dr. Thomas Devereaux on theoretical and computational methods for simulating quantum many-body systems. In particular, his current research focuses on tensor networks. In 2017 he received his B.S. Cum Laude in Intensive Physics, and Mathematics & Philosophy from Yale with distinction in both majors. He has conducted research at CERN, the Institute for Quantum Computing in Waterloo Canada, and the Yale Quantum Institute. In addition, he has done computer vision work as an Imaging Engineer at JointPoint, interned as a Software Engineer at Reservoir Labs, and served as an Algorithms R&D Intern at Wolfram Research.

His main research interests include quantum information, condensed matter theory, and cognitive computing. In his free time, Jacob loves to play basketball, rock climb, and play acoustic guitar.