QUASAR

Members

Professors

Anne Broadbent

Anne Broadbent

University of Ottawa
Faculty Member
Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Complexity and Quantum Information

Professor Broadbent is the University of Ottawa Research Chair in Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Jason Crann

Jason Crann

Carleton University
Faculty Member
Operator algebras, quantum groups, quantum information

I am an Associate Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Carleton University. In addition to QUASAR, I am a member of the Joint Analysis Group between uOttawa and Carleton. I am also an Affiliate Member of the Institute for Quantum Computing in Waterloo.

Monica Nevins

Monica Nevins

University of Ottawa
Faculty Member
Representation Theory, Post-Quantum Cryptography

I earned my PhD (MIT) in 1998, and was a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow (uAlberta) before coming to uOttawa, where I am now a Full Professor. I specialize in the representation theory of p-adic groups, which provides me with a plethora of algebraic tools with which to explore mathematical and post-quantum cryptography.

Arthur Mehta

Arthur Mehta

University of Ottawa
Faculty Member
Quantum graphs, non-local games, quantum computational advantage

Arthur completed his M.Math in pure mathematics at the University of Waterloo, and PhD in mathematics at the University of Toronto prior to his position at uOttawa. His interests are focused on exploring problems that lie at the intersection of pure mathematics, computer science and physics.

Hadi Salmasian

Hadi Salmasian

University of Ottawa
Faculty Member
Representation theory and its interactions with algebraic combinatoric and supergeomety.

I am a Full Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Ottawa, and a former Alexander von Humboldt Fellow. I am interested in applications of Lie algebras, root systems, and finite groups of Lie type in cryptography and quantum information theory.

Andrej Bogdanov

Andrej Bogdanov

University of Ottawa
Faculty Member
Cryptography, Complexity

I am a professor in the School of EECS at uOttawa. My research interests are in cryptography, pseudorandomness, average-case complexity, and sublinear-time algorithms (including quantum).

Advisors

Benoit Collins

Benoit Collins

Kyoto University
Faculty Member
Operator Algebras, Random Matrix, Quantum information

Math PhD in 2003, worked in France (CNRS), uOttawa and Kyoto U

Delaram Kahrobaei

Delaram Kahrobaei

City University of New York
Faculty Member
Post-quantum Algebraic Cryptography

Professor Delaram Kahrobaei is the University Dean for Research at the City University of New York and a full Professor in the Computer Science and Mathematics departments at Queens College (CUNY). She is also an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Center for Cyber Security at the New York University as well as the President/co-founder of a university start-up Infoshield, Inc.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Kieran Mastel

Kieran Mastel

University of Ottawa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Anne Broadbent/Arthur Mehta
Quantum Cryptography

I am a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa. I earned my PhD at the University of Waterloo and the Institute for Quantum Computing under the supervision of William Slofstra. My work concerns the theory of quantum entanglement, nonlocal games and zero knowledge proofs.

Upendra Kapshikar

Upendra Kapshikar

University of Ottawa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Computing

I’m a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Ottawa. My research focuses on algebraic and algorithmic techniques in quantum computing; particularly quantum error correction and (device independent) quantum cryptography. I completed my PhD at the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore. Before that, I earned my BS-MS degree from IISER Pune, India.

Students

Lorenzo Taschin

Lorenzo Taschin

University of Ottawa
PhD Student
Andrej Bogdanov
Undefined
Omar Cayley

Omar Cayley

University of Ottawa
PhD Student
Arthur Mehta/Aaron Tikuisis
Quantum Cryptography

Hi! I’m a PhD student supervised by professors Arthur Mehta and Aaron Tikuisis. My research focuses on the mathematics of quantum networks and their applications to quantum cryptography.

Yanbo Chen

Yanbo Chen

University of Ottawa
PhD Student
Andrej Bogdanov
Undefined
Bennett Hon

Bennett Hon

University of Ottawa
MSc Student
Arthur Mehta
Algebraic Quantum Information

My research focuses on algebraic and geometric formulations of quantum information and cryptography. I also enjoy studying the reconstruction of proto-languages from their descendants as a hobby.

Daniel Lovsted

Daniel Lovsted

University of Ottawa
MSc Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Computing

I am a master’s student in mathematics, supervised by Dr. Broadbent. My background is in philosophy, computer science, and mathematics, and my current research interests are in quantum computing. Outside of school, I am involved in linguistics competitions (e.g., NACLO) as a problem writer, organizer, and coach.

Sherry Wang

Sherry Wang

University of Ottawa
MCS Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Cryptography

Hello! I’m Sherry (she/her), and I'm a Master's student in Computer Science with Prof. Broadbent and Prof. Adams at the University of Ottawa.

Archishna Bhattacharyya

Archishna Bhattacharyya

University of Ottawa
PhD Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Cryptography

Hi! I’m a PhD student supervised by Prof. Anne Broadbent. My research explores the interplay of entanglement and cryptography to find security guarantees for various schemes. Previously, I obtained my MSc from University of Amsterdam, and BSc from University of Calcutta. I enjoy travelling to different countries whenever I can.

Amir Baniamerian

Amir Baniamerian

University of Ottawa
MSc Student
Hadi Salmasian
Quantum computing

I am a part-time master’s student in mathematics, supervised by Dr. Salmasian. My background is in control system theory, embedded systems and mathematics. My current research interests are in quantum computing. Outside of school, I am an embedded developer.

Blake Stanley

Blake Stanley

Carleton University
MSc Student
Jason Crann
Jack Wile

Jack Wile

Carleton University
MSc Student
Jason Crann
Linh Dinh

Linh Dinh

University of Ottawa
PhD Student
Anne Broadbent
Algebra and Quantum Computing

Hi! My name is Linh (any pronouns), and I am a PhD student under Dr. Broadbent. I am interested in the intersection between algebra and quantum computing. My background is in number theory and quantum circuit synthesis. Previously, I did my B.Sc. and M.Sc. at Dalhousie University. In my free time, I like to draw and crochet.

Thomas Admiral

Thomas Admiral

Carleton University
MSc Student
Jason Crann
Tim Rylander

Tim Rylander

Carleton University
MSc Student
Jason Crann
Yimeng (Jemma) Fang

Yimeng (Jemma) Fang

University of Ottawa
Undergraduate Student
Monica Nevins
Post-quantum Cryptography

Hello! I’m Yimeng (Jemma), and I’m an undergraduate student in Mathematics at the University of Ottawa. I am currently working with Prof. Monica Nevins on a research project in post-quantum cryptography.

Long-Term Visitors

Entong He

Entong He

University of Hong Kong
BEng Student
Anne Broadbent & Connor Paddock
Nonlocal Games
Silvia Ritsch

Silvia Ritsch

Eindhoven University of Technology
PhD Student
Anne Broadbent
Post-Quantum Cryptography

Silvia Ritsch is a doctoral candidate working on post-quantum cryptography as part of the Quantum-Safe Internet (QSI) project. Her research is focused on password-authenticated key exchange secure against quantum attacks.

Alumni

Connor Paddock

Connor Paddock

University of Ottawa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Information
Jyoti Faujdar

Jyoti Faujdar

University of Ottawa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Anne Broadbent
Distributed Quantum Computation
Joshua Nevin

Joshua Nevin

University of Ottawa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Cryptography
Allan Merino

Allan Merino

University of Ottawa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Hadi Salmasian
Representation Theory, Character Theory, Howe Duality
Martti Karvonen

Martti Karvonen

University of Ottawa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Anne Broadbent
Category theory and its applications
Pierre Botteron

Pierre Botteron

Université de Toulouse (Paul Sabatier)
PhD Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Information Theory
Peter Yuen

Peter Yuen

University of Ottawa
PhD Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Cryptography
Sébastien Lord

Sébastien Lord

University of Ottawa
PhD Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Cryptography
Supartha Podder

Supartha Podder

University of Ottawa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Anne Broadbent
Complexity theory, Quantum computing
Christopher Battarbee

Christopher Battarbee

University of York
PhD Student
Delaram Kahrobaei
Post-quantum Cryptography
Denis Rochette

Denis Rochette

Université de Toulouse (Paul Sabatier)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Information Theory & Representation Theory
Laura Maddison

Laura Maddison

University of Ottawa
MSc Student
Monica Nevins
Post-Quantum Cryptography
Sohrab Ganjian

Sohrab Ganjian

University of Ottawa
MSc Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Algorithms
Alexandre Conlon

Alexandre Conlon

Carleton University
MSc Student
Jason Crann
Quantum Information Theory
Anna Gow

Anna Gow

Carleton University
MSc Student
Jason Crann
Mathematical Physics
Christopher Karpinski

Christopher Karpinski

Carleton University
MSc Student
Jason Crann
Mathematical Physics
Christine Schuknecht

Christine Schuknecht

University of Ottawa
MSc Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Cryptography
Eric Culf

Eric Culf

University of Ottawa
MSc Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Cryptography
Maria Perepechaenko

Maria Perepechaenko

University of Ottawa
MSc Student
Monica Nevins
Post-quantum cryptography
Quintin Trayling

Quintin Trayling

Carleton University
MSc Student
Jason Crann
Mathematical Physics
Zachary Zanussi

Zachary Zanussi

Carleton University
MSc Student
Jason Crann
Quantum Information Theory
Anna Kis

Anna Kis

University of Waterloo
Undergraduate Student
Monica Nevins
Quantum algorithms/hidden subgroup problem
Abrar Kazi

Abrar Kazi

Carleton University
Undergraduate Student
Jason Crann
Quantum Information Theory
Blake Stanley

Blake Stanley

Carleton University
Undergraduate Student
Jason Crann
Quantum Information Theory
Faouzi Al Haj Saeed

Faouzi Al Haj Saeed

University of Ottawa
Undergraduate Student
Anne Broadbent
Nonlocal Games
Filip Stojanovic

Filip Stojanovic

University of Ottawa
Undergraduate Student
Monica Nevins
Cryptography
Joseph Gondek

Joseph Gondek

Operator Algebras
Undergraduate Student
Jason Crann
Mathematical Physics
Katarina Spasojevic

Katarina Spasojevic

University of Ottawa
Undergraduate Student
Monica Nevins
Cryptography
Kemal Yazlyyev

Kemal Yazlyyev

Carleton University
Undergraduate Student
Jason Crann
Mathematical Physics
Michael Sloan

Michael Sloan

Carleton University
Undergraduate Student
Jason Crann
Representation Theory
Nolive Gnan

Nolive Gnan

University of Ottawa
Undergraduate Student
Monica Nevins
Post Quantum Cryptography
Oren Scheer

Oren Scheer

University of Ottawa
Undergraduate Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum cryptography
Yasin Elmi

Yasin Elmi

University of Ottawa
Undergraduate Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Cryptography
Lidong Xu

Lidong Xu

University of Ottawa
Visiting Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Cryptography
Nicolas Castro

Nicolas Castro

University of Ottawa
Undergraduate Student
Hadi Salmasian
Spherical t-designs and Unitary t-designs

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Rabib Islam

Rabib Islam

University of Ottawa
MSc Student
Anne Broadbent
Quantum Cryptography

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