California teen's quantum-error method beats top 2 rivals in 100K tests, wins $25K

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Alexander Miller, an 18-year-old student from Irvine, California, has won a $25,000 2026 Davidson Fellowship for developing RIDA, a quantum error mitigation method.

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  • Alexander Miller, an 18-year-old student from Irvine, California, has won a $25,000 2026 Davidson Fellowship for developing RIDA, a quantum error mitigation method.
  • Reported by Times of India and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:05:47 UTC.

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