I am Julie (Yulie) Arad, a rising senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I plan on graduating May 2024 with a dual degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. My main research interest areas are Motion Planning, Computational Complexity, and Quantum Computing. I have been working with the Parasol Lab at the University of Illinois since Spring 2023, under the leadership and guidance of Professor Nancy M. Amato and Ph.D. student, Stav Ashur.