Research Timeline

Quantum State Preparation using Genetic Algorithm, Quantum Dataset Distillation

Wrote two works, one on selecting optimal quantum embedding using novel Genetic Algorithm and one on performing dataset distillation on Quantum Neural Networks

Salient works:

• "Optimizing Quantum Embedding using Genetic Algorithm for QML Applications" (ISQED 2024)
• "Dataset Distillation for Quantum Neural Networks" (ISVLSI 2025)

Rigetti Summer Internship

Interned at Rigetti Computing in Summer 2025 as a Quantum Algorithms Intern. Worked on qubit efficient QAOA algorithms.

Parametric Quantum Circuit (PQC) optimization, QuaLITi

Wrote two works, one on PQC 1Q gate optimization and one on selecting best hardware for QNN inferencing

Salient works:

• "Non-parametric Greedy Optimization of Parametric Quantum Circuits" (ISQED 2023)
• "QuaLITi: Quantum Machine Learning Hardware Selection for Inferencing with Top-Tier Performance" (VLSID 2024)

PhD Comprehensive Exam

Gave my PhD Comprehensive examination presentation in front of committee members Dr. Swaroop Ghosh, Dr. Mahmut Kandemir, Dr. Abhronil Sengupta, Dr. Sahin Ozdemir and passed.

Quantum Memories, Shot Optimization

Worked on quantum memories works such as QROM and QRAM. Also worked on optimizing shots in QML algorithms

Salient works:

• "Optimization of Quantum Read-Only Memory Circuits" (ICCD 2022)
• "Trainable PQC-Based QRAM for Quantum Storage" (IEEE Access 2023)
• "Shot Optimization in Quantum Machine Learning Architectures to Accelerate Training" (IEEE Access 2023)
• "Quantum Random Access Memory for Dummies" (Sensors 2023)

PhD Qualifying Exam

Passed PhD Qualifying Examination

First paper: Quantum PUF

Wrote my first PhD paper on fingerprinting quantum hardware titled "Quantum PUF for Security and Trust in Quantum Computing" (JETCAS 2021)

Accomplishments:

• Ran experiments on real quantum hardware
• Distinguishable results for both strong and weak PUFs
• Superposition and Decoherence-based PUFs

PhD started

Started research in Quantum Computing