Leon Silva

A computational mathematician who studies discrete differential geometry, mathematical software, quantum computing, and applications of mathematics in the life sciences.

My research relies on mathematical software and numerical and computational methods, emphasizing discrete calculus and quantum algorithms.

Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), a Master in Mathematics from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), and Degree in Mathematics from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE)

I am currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco. I also collaborate with the research group on Quantum Computing at the UFPE Informatics Center.

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selected publications

Q. Inf. Process

Double sparse quantum state preparation

Tiago ML Veras, Leon D Silva, and Adenilton J Silva

Quantum Information Processing, 2022

DOI Bib HTML

@article{de2022double,
  title = {Double sparse quantum state preparation},
  author = {de Veras, Tiago ML and da Silva, Leon D and da Silva, Adenilton J},
  journal = {Quantum Information Processing},
  volume = {21},
  number = {6},
  pages = {1--13},
  year = {2022},
  publisher = {Springer},
  doi = {10.1007/s11128-022-03541-0},
}

J. Phys. A

Integral transform approach to mimetic discrete calculus

Antonio Murilo Macedo, Leon Denis Silva, Lucas Gabriel Bezerra Souza, and 2 more authors

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 2022

DOI Bib

@article{santos2022integral,
  title = {Integral transform approach to mimetic discrete calculus},
  author = {santos Macedo, Antonio Murilo and da Silva, Leon Denis and de Souza, Lucas Gabriel Bezerra and Batista, Carlos Andr{\'e} and de Oliveira, Wilson Rosa},
  journal = {Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical},
  year = {2022},
  publisher = {IOP Publishing},
  doi = {10.1088/1751-8121/ac7ca5},
}

arXiv

PySymmetry: A Sage/Python Framework for the Symmetry Reduction of Linear G-Equivariant Systems

Leon D Silva, and others

arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.19479, 2025

arXiv Bib

@article{silva2025pysymmetry,
  title = {PySymmetry: A Sage/Python Framework for the Symmetry Reduction of Linear G-Equivariant Systems},
  author = {da Silva, Leon D and others},
  journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.19479},
  year = {2025},
}

arXiv

Lie-algebraic incompleteness of symmetry-adapted VQE for non-Abelian molecular point groups

Leon D. Silva, and Marcelo P. Santos

2026

arXiv Bib

@misc{dasilva2026liealgebraicincompletenesssymmetryadaptedvqe,
  title = {Lie-algebraic incompleteness of symmetry-adapted VQE for non-Abelian molecular point groups},
  author = {da Silva, Leon D. and Santos, Marcelo P.},
  year = {2026},
}

arXiv

Decomposition of Symmetrical Classes of Central Configurations

Marcelo P. Santos, and Leon D. Silva

2025

arXiv Bib

@misc{santos2025decompositionsymmetricalclassescentral,
  title = {Decomposition of Symmetrical Classes of Central Configurations},
  author = {Santos, Marcelo P. and da Silva, Leon D.},
  year = {2025},
}