Curriculum Vitae

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Scholastic

• Campion School, 10th Grade, 2019
• PACE Junior Science College, 11th and 12th Grade, 2021
• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, B.Sc + Integrated M.Sc in Physics, 2026 (expected)

Projects

• Summer 2023: Introduction to Special Relativity and Analysis
  • Supervisor: Professor Jasjeet Singh Bagla, IISER-Mohali
  • Project comprised of Lorentz transforms, Minkowski geometry analysis, paradoxes, four-vector formulation, analysis of accelerating frames including Rindler frames, electrodynamic effects and optical effects.
  • References:
    • “Special Relativity for Beginners: A book for Undergraduates” by J. Freund
    • “Introduction to Special Relativity” by Resnick
    • “Special Relativity for the Enthusiastic Beginner” by D. Morin
    • “Special Relativity for the Enthusiast” by T. Strohm
    • Weisskopf, Victor F. “The Visual Appearance of Rapidly Moving Objects.” Physics Today 13, no. 9 (September 1, 1960): 24–27. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3057105.
    • Scott, G. D., and M. R. Viner. “The Geometrical Appearance of Large Objects Moving at Relativistic Speeds.” American Journal of Physics 33, no. 7 (July 1, 1965): 534–36. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1971890.
    • “Differing observations on the landing of the rod into the slot” by Chandru Iyer and G. M. Prabhu
    • Ferraro, Rafael, and Marc Thibeault. “Generic Composition of Boosts: An Elementary Derivation of the Wigner Rotation.” European Journal of Physics 20, no. 3 (May 1, 1999): 143–51. https://doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/20/3/003.
• Summer 2023: Introduction to Quantum Algorithms and Quantum Error Correction
  • Supervisor: Professor Kuntal Roy, IISER-Bhopal
  • Project comprised of basic theory of Quantum Computing and studying various aspects such as various Quantum Algorithms, Quantum Error Correction Algorithms, and applications of Quantum Fourier Transform. Project included writing and executing the above quantum circuits on IBM-Q (through Qiskit).
  • Project report and code

• Summer 2024: Physical Implementations of Quantum Key Distribution Protocols
  • Supervisor: Professor Varun Raghunathan, IISc
  • Project consisted of analysis and physical implementation of the T-12 protocol and the MDI-QKD protocol.
    • Theoretical aspects included analysis of BB-84, T-12,MDI-QKD protocols, SKR and QBER analysis, analysis of physical components used, characterization of beamsplitter operations, and characterization of single photon and coherent pulses.
    • Programming work included streamlining the instruments’ calibration processes, SKR and QBER analysis for T-12 protocol, and analysis of MDI-QKD scenarios.
    • Practical work included running the setup (for T-12 protocol and MDI-QKD protocol) for calibration purposes and for obtaining real-time experimental data.
  • Project report and code

Programming Skills

• Python
• Mathematica
• LabVIEW

Extracurricular

• Ex Co-convener of IISER Mohali’s Physics Club
• Participated in IISER-M Foundation Day 2022 and 2023
• Member of citizen research organization Zooniverse
• Participated in NASA GLOBE CLOUD CHALLENGE 2022 with CLOUD GAZE
• Blog on STEM related topics

Courses taken

• Physics: Introduction to Mechanics, Introduction to Electromagnetism, Waves and Optics, Thermodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Classical Mechanics, Differential Equations, Advanced QM, Statistical Mechanics, Foundational QM, Solid State, Nuclear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, QCQI
• Mathematics: Introduction to Group Theory, Real Analysis in One variable, Introduction to Differential Geometry, Introduction to Differential Equations, Probability Theory, Theory of Computation, Linear Algebra and Group Theory
• Labwork: PHY312- Logic gates, flip flops, registers and counters, clock circuits, and programming with Arduino

Papers and articles studied

• Padgett, Miles J., and Robert W. Boyd. “An Introduction to Ghost Imaging: Quantum and Classical.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 375, no. 2099 (August 6, 2017): 20160233. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2016.0233
• Elitzur, Avshalom C., and Lev Vaidman. “Quantum Mechanical Interaction-Free Measurements.” Foundations of Physics 23, no. 7 (July 1993): 987–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00736012
• Pittman, T. B., Y. H. Shih, D. V. Strekalov, and A. V. Sergienko. “Optical Imaging by Means of Two-Photon Quantum Entanglement.” Physical Review A 52, no. 5 (November 1, 1995): R3429–32. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.52.R3429
• Aspden, Reuben S, Daniel S Tasca, Robert W Boyd, and Miles J Padgett. “EPR-Based Ghost Imaging Using a Single-Photon-Sensitive Camera.” New Journal of Physics 15, no. 7 (July 17, 2013): 073032. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/7/073032
• Araújo, Mateus, Adrien Feix, Fabio Costa, and Časlav Brukner. “Quantum Circuits Cannot Control Unknown Operations.” New Journal of Physics 16, no. 9 (September 22, 2014): 093026. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/9/093026
• Nielsen, M. A., and Isaac L. Chuang. “Programmable Quantum Gate Arrays.” Physical Review Letters 79, no. 2 (July 14, 1997): 321–24. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.321
• Tirole, Romain, Stefano Vezzoli, Emanuele Galiffi, Iain Robertson, Dries Maurice, Benjamin Tilmann, Stefan A. Maier, John B. Pendry, and Riccardo Sapienza. “Double-Slit Time Diffraction at Optical Frequencies.” Nature Physics 19, no. 7 (July 2023): 999–1002. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-01993-w.
• Ruiz-Perez, Lidia, and Juan Carlos Garcia-Escartin. “Quantum Arithmetic with the Quantum Fourier Transform.” Quantum Information Processing 16, no. 6 (June 2017): 152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-017-1603-1
• Draper, Thomas G. “Addition on a Quantum Computer.” arXiv, August 7, 2000. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.quant-ph/0008033.
• Bell, J. S. “On the Einstein Podolsky Rosen Paradox.” Physics Physique Fizika 1, no. 3 (November 1, 1964): 195–200. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysicsPhysiqueFizika.1.195
• Hardy, Lucien. “Quantum Mechanics, Local Realistic Theories, and Lorentz-Invariant Realistic Theories.” Physical Review Letters 68, no. 20 (May 18, 1992): 2981–84. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.2981
• Bennett, Charles H., et Gilles Brassard. « Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing ». Theoretical Computer Science, vol. 560, décembre 2014, p. 7‑11. arXiv.org, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcs.2014.05.025
• Scarani, Valerio, et Renato Renner. « Quantum cryptography with finite resources: unconditional security bound for discrete-variable protocols with one-way post-processing ». Physical Review Letters, vol. 100, no 20, May 2008, p. 200501. arXiv.org, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.200501
• Jacques, Vincent, et al. “Experimental Realization of Wheeler’s Delayed-Choice Gedanken Experiment.” Science, vol. 315, no. 5814, Feb. 2007, pp. 966–68. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1136303
• Zetie, K. P., et al. “How Does a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Work?” Physics Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Jan. 2000, p. 46. iopscience.iop.org, https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/35/1/308
• Lucamarini, M., et al. “Efficient Decoy-State Quantum Key Distribution with Quantified Security.” Optics Express, vol. 21, no. 21, Oct. 2013, p. 24550. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.024550
• Semenenko, Henry, et al. “Chip-Based Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution.” Optica, vol. 7, no. 3, Mar. 2020, p. 238. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.379679