Guo-Xing Miao

Faculty, Professor
Guo-Xing Miao

Guo-Xing Miao has been a professor at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ since July 2025. He first joined IQC in May 2011 as a research assistant professor, became an assistant professor in 2012, and was promoted to associate professor in July 2018.

Prior to joining IQC, he received his PhD from Brown University in 2006, and then went on to roles as a postdoctoral associate and research scientist at the Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Professional activities

  • Ontario Early Researcher Awards
  • Member, Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
  • Senior member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Member, American Physical Society (APS)
  • Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • Member, Materials Research Society (MRS)

Degrees

  • PhD 2006  Brown University, Providence USA
  • MSc 2003  Brown University, Providence USA
  • BSc 1999  Shandong University, Jinan China

Research expertise

  • Spiontronics (integrating iontronics with spintronics)
  • Neural networks and compute in memory (novel memristors and CMOS integration)
  • Topologically protected low-dimensional spin system (doped Bi/Se/Te system)
  • Spin memory and logic devices (magnetoresistance and multiferroics based)

Major positions

Title Location When
Professor Institute for Quantum Computing, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ 2025 - present 
Associate Professor Institute for Quantum Computing, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ 2018-2025
Assistant Professor Institute for Quantum Computing, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ 2012-2018
Research Assistant Professor Institute for Quantum Computing, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ 2011-2012
Research Scientist Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009-2011
Postdoctoral Associate Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006-2009