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Papers and Conference Papers

  1. N. Leclerc, et al. "When does adaptation win? Scaling laws for meta-learning in quantum control". 2025. Paper.

  2. N. Leclerc, et al. "Digital twin frameworks for nitrogen-vacancy center quantum sensors". In submission.

  3. N. Leclerc, J. R. Bumstead, K. Hess, J. A. Hagmann, G. Clark, M. Eichenfield, M. Dong. "Miniature Magnetometers for Magnetic Navigation using NV Diamond on Piezoelectric Photonic Circuits". CLEO: Science and Innovations, May 2025. Paper.

  4. N. Leclerc, S. Oliver, M. Dong. "Spatiotemporal Arbitrary Waveform Quantum Sensing". CLEO: Applications and Technology, May 2025. Conference paper.

  5. N. Brawand, N. Leclerc, E. Zumbro. "Magnetothermal Properties with Sampled Effective Local Field Estimation". arXiv, May 2025. arXiv paper.

  6. K. Inzani*, N. Pokhrel*, N. Leclerc, Z. Clemens, S. Ramkumar, S. Griffin, E. Nowadnick. "Manipulation of spin orientation via ferroelectric switching in Fe-doped Bi2WO6 from first principles". Physical Review B, February 2022. Journal link. arXiv paper.

  7. N. Leclerc. "Predicting Dynamics of Transmon Qubit-Cavity Systems with Recurrent Neural Networks". September 2021. arXiv paper.

  8. N. Leclerc, M. Lee, R. Chaudhuri, H. Xing, D. Jena. "Low-Frequency Noise in III-V Nitride 2D Electron and Hole Gases". Cornell University Library, September 2021. paper.

Conference Presentations

  1. N. Leclerc, N. P. Brawand. "An ab-initio method for magnetic specific heat using constrained supercells". APS Global Physics Summit, March 2025. Anaheim, CA. abstract/site.

  2. N. Leclerc, T. Lubowe, D. Lyakh, J.-S. Kim, M. Dong. "Reinforcement Learning-Enabled Sensitivity Optimization of Diamond Quantum Sensors". AI4Quantum – Accelerating Quantum Computing with AI (Novo Nordisk Foundation Science Cluster), March 2025. Copenhagen, Denmark (poster presentation). abstract.

  3. N. Leclerc, S. Oliver, D. Martynowych, J. Hagmann. "Noise analysis and sensitivity optimization in NV-diamond based magnetic field imaging systems". APS March Meeting, March 2024. Minneapolis, MN (oral presentation). abstract/site.

  4. N. Leclerc. Session Chair, "Quantum Sensing". APS March Meeting, March 2024. Minneapolis, MN. abstract/site.

  5. N. Leclerc, K. Inzani, S. Das, V.V. Laguta, A. Ardavan, N. Pokhrel, E. Nowadnick, R. Ramesh, S. Griffin. "Electric field control of single spins in oxide ferroelectric hosts". American Physical Society March Meeting, March 2021. Virtual conference (oral presentation). abstract/site. slides(pdf). slides(ppt).

  6. N. Leclerc, K. Inzani, S. Griffin. "Electric field control single spins in complex oxides for energy-efficient logic". Molecular Foundry User Meeting, August 2020. Virtual conference (poster presentation). slides(pdf). slides(ppt).

  7. N. Leclerc, M. Lee, R. Chaudhuri, H. Xing, D. Jena. "Low-frequency noise mechanism in GaN/AlN 2D electron and hole gases: experiment and theory". Cornell University Honors Thesis Symposium, May 2020. Virtual conference (poster presentation). poster(pdf).

  8. N. Leclerc, J. Haber, J. B. Neaton. "Strain Engineering Valleytronic Materials to Preserve State Coherence". Materials Research Society Meeting, November 2018. Boston, MA (poster presentation). poster(pdf).

  9. N. Leclerc, J. Haber, J. B. Neaton. "Strain Engineering Valleytronic Materials to Preserve State Coherence". Molecular Foundry User Meeting, August 2018. Berkeley, CA (poster presentation). poster(pdf).

  10. N. Leclerc, M. Citrin, J. R. Greer. "Developing Next-Generation 3D Microbatteries, via Two-Photon Lithography". Caltech Student-Faculty Program Symposium, August 2017. Pasadena, CA (oral presentation). abstract(pdf). slides(pdf).

  11. N. Leclerc, N. Adelstein. "Understanding Li plus diffusion behavior in amorphous and crystalline Li3PS4 solid electrolytes, via ab-initio simulations". American Chemical Society National Meeting, April 2017. San Francisco, CA (oral presentation). citation. slides(pdf).

  12. N. Leclerc, N. Adelstein. "DFT Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Li+". Electrochemical Society Meeting, October 2016. Honolulu, HI (poster presentation). abstract.


Co-Authored Conference Presentations

  1. N. Pokhrel, K. Inzani, E. Nowadnick, S. Griffin, N. Leclerc, S. Ramkumar, Z. Clemens. "Manipulation of spin orientation via ferroelectric switching in Fe-doped Bi2WO6 from first principles". American Physical Society March Meeting, March 2022. Chicago, IL (oral presentation). abstract/site.

  2. S. Oh, N. Leclerc, N. D. Johnson, M. Pushp, A. Sigillito. "Fabrication and Characterization of Si/SiGe quadruple quantum dot devices". American Physical Society March Meeting, March 2023. Las Vegas, NV (oral presentation). abstract/site.

  3. K. Inzani, W. Huang, J. Liu, V.V. Laguta, S. Das, R. Chatterjee, N. Leclerc, E. Sheridan, A. Ardavan, R. Ramesh, S. Griffin. "Optimizing magnetic dopants in ferroelectrics for defect-based qubits". American Physical Society March Meeting, March 2021. Virtual conference (oral presentation). abstract/site.

  4. K. Inzani, W. Huang, J. Liu, V.V. Laguta, S. Das, R. Chatterjee, N. Leclerc, E. Sheridan, A. Ardavan, R. Ramesh, S. Griffin. "Electric-field control of spins in magnetically-doped ferroelectrics". Molecular Foundry User Meeting, August 2020. Virtual conference (oral presentation). abstract/site.

  5. N. Adelstein, V. Wei, Z. Mehmedović, A. Grider, N. Leclerc, A. Musaelian, L. Kahle, N. Marzari, B. Kozinsky, T. Udovic, P. Mehta, V. Stavila, O. Borodin, S. Akhade, P. Shea, K. Kweon, J. Varley, B. Wood. "Comparison of Correlated Li+ Diffusion from Molecular Dynamics of Promising Solid Electrolytes". Electrochemical Society Meeting, May 2019. Dallas, TX (oral presentation). abstract/site.

  6. A. Hall, N. Leclerc, N. Adelstein. "Analysis of the role of the electronic structure on lithium diffusion in Li10GP2S12 and Li3PS4 solid electrolytes". American Chemical Society National Meeting, April 2017. San Francisco, CA (poster presentation). abstract.


Invited Talks and Panels

  1. N. Leclerc. Quantum Australia 2026. (upcoming) site.

  2. N. Leclerc, S. Oliver. "MITRE's Role in Advancing Quantum Technologies". Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), Embassy of Australia. September 2025. Washington, D.C. embassy event (pdf)

  3. N. Leclerc. "GPU-Accelerated Digital Twins for Quantum Sensors". IEEE Quantum Week 2025. (invited talk). September 2025. Albuquerque, NM. site.

  4. N. Leclerc. "Planning for a Post Quantum Future" (panel). Science on the Hill, U.S. Congress. June 2025. Washington, D.C. article.

  5. N. Leclerc. "All is not lost: can quantum technology create jam-proof navigation systems in GNSS-denied environments?" (panel). The Economist Impact: Commercialising Quantum 2025. London, UK. video. schedule.

  6. N. Leclerc. "GPU-Accelerated Digital Twins for Quantum Sensors". NVIDIA GTC 2025. March 2025. San Jose, CA. video.

  7. N. Leclerc. "Exploring the secret sauce of sensing and imaging applications for society and industry" (panel). The Economist Impact: Commercialising Quantum 2024. London, UK. video. schedule.

  8. N. Leclerc. "High fidelity single and two-qubit gates in silicon quantum processors". Electrical and Systems Engineering Colloquium, UPenn. October 2021. Philadelphia, PA. abstract/site. slides(pdf).

  9. N. Leclerc. "Taming the beasts in ferroelectric memories". Kepler Computing. August 2021. Berkeley, CA.

  10. N. Leclerc. "Stretching Moore's law: quantum design of materials and devices for classical computation". Quantum Simulations Group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. January 2020. Livermore, CA. slides(pdf)

  11. N. Leclerc. "Strain Engineering Valleytronic Materials to Preserve State Coherence". MIT IEEE Undergraduate Research Conference. October 2018. Cambridge, MA. slides(pdf).

  12. N. Leclerc. "From Quantum Mechanics to Battery Design: Uncovering the Material World with Computation". CURBx TED-Conference. April 2018. Ithaca, NY. featured article. slides(pdf).


Patents

  1. N. Leclerc, M. Dong. "Systems and Methods for Spatial, Temporal, and Vectorial Quantum Sensing". U.S. Patent Application No. 63/762,524, Filed 2024.


Policy Publications

  1. N. Leclerc, J. Rosen, T. J. Shattuck. "Challenges and Opportunities at the Dawn of the New Space Age". Perry World House Workshop Report, University of Pennsylvania. March 2022. report.

  2. N. Leclerc. "A Quantum Sputnik Moment". Just Security. May 2022. article.

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