Independent research lab
Physics, quantum computing, and hardware — built, not just theorized.
Tardigrade Innovation is an independent lab spanning gravitational-wave physics, quantum computing, physics-constrained machine learning, and scientific hardware — radio interferometry, memristor reservoirs, NMR qubits, built from first principles in Appalachian Tennessee.
Featured work
All research →Gravitational-Wave Quantum Classifier
Preprint pendingCl(3,0) geometric-algebra encoding + tree tensor network circuit
Encodes gravitational-wave polarizations (h+, h×) as a Cl(3,0) multivector, with the phase residual carried as the Hodge-dual third component, then classifies echo / no-echo ringdown signatures — a quantum-gravity proxy — with a Spin(3)-equivariant tree tensor network circuit. Targeting IBM ibm_kingston hardware.
Plasma Control: PINN + RL
LivePINN-constrained PPO control agent for BOUT++ plasma simulation
A reinforcement-learning control agent (PPO) constrained by a physics-informed neural network, with Clifford geometric-algebra layers and a chalcogenide memristor reservoir computing backend, controlling BOUT++ plasma simulations in real time. Source published on GitHub; PyPI packaging in progress.
Amplituhedron Solver
In progressPositive-geometry approach to scattering amplitude computation
A solver built around the amplituhedron formalism, computing scattering amplitudes from positive-geometry structure directly rather than summing Feynman diagrams. Shares a throughline with the Clifford/geometric-algebra work: physics encoded as geometric structure rather than as a sum over terms.
Hardware, in progress
All hardware docs →These are working architecture documents for lab hardware programs, published as-built rather than held back for a finished write-up.
in-progress
Dual 4-Meter L-Band Radio Interferometer
Two-element interferometer for L-band radio astronomy and pulsar timing
in-progress
Chalcogenide Memristor Reservoir
Physical reservoir computing substrate for tardigrade_agent
in-progress
Earth-Field NMR Qubit Platform
Earth-field nuclear magnetic resonance as a low-cost qubit testbed