Faculty | Quantum Science and Engineering

Interdisciplinary Programs

Quantum Science and Evaluation Program Director, Matt Doty, speaking with Students at a breakout session of the Fall 2023 Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Orientation.

EXPERT INTERDISCIPLINARY FACULTY

Featuring faculty representing UD’s College of Arts and Sciences and College of Engineering from physics and astronomy, mathematics, computer and information sciences, and several engineering concentrations, the interdisciplinary program in quantum science and engineering leverages the talents of diverse experts and is housed within the University’s Graduate College. Leaders in the research community, our affiliated faculty include NSF Career Award winners, fellows of international societies and chaired professors. Utilizing their respective subject matter expertise, our faculty approach quantum research from various angles and perspectives, bring their findings to our classrooms, and continue the advancement of the rapidly growing discipline.

Program Leadership

Name	Department	Email
Matt Doty	Professor, Director	doty@udel.edu
Benjamin Jungfleisch	Associate Professor, Assistant Director	mbj@udel.edu

Governance Committee

Name	Department	Email	Research Interests
Ilya Safro	Computer Information Science	isafro@udel.edu	Quantum and hybrid quantum-classical algorithms for optimization and machine learning. Scalable quantum simulators. Solving large-scale optimization and learning problems with existing quantum devices.
Marianna Safronova	Physics	msafrono@udel.edu	Quantum many-body theory. Quantum sensors. Applications of quantum technologies for new-physics discoveries.
Swati Singh	Electrical and Computer Engineering	swatis@udel.edu	Investigating hybrid quantum systems for generation, transduction and measurement of non-classical states. Exploring novel applications for quantum sensors, such as in detection of gravitational waves, dark matter and dark energy.

Affiliated Faculty

Name	Department	Email	Research Interests
Rahmat Beheshti	Computer Information Science	rbi@udel.edu	Applying quantum computing principles to expand the scale of current ML methods and match the growing scale of health data.
Chitraleema Chakraborty	Materials Science & Engineering, Physics	cchakrab@udel.edu	Quantum technologies using photons and semiconductor spins in integrated nanophotonic and nanomechanical devices.
Siu-Tat Chui	Physics	chui@udel.edu	Low-dimensional quantum electronics.
Ryan Comes	Materials Science & Engineering	comes@udel.edu	MBE growth and characterization (e.g. ARPES) of quantum materials, particularly oxides
Javier Garcia-Frias	Electrical & Computer Engineering	jgf@udel.edu	Quantum information theory; quantum error correction.
Mahya Ghandehari	Mathematics	mahya@udel.edu	Limit theory of discrete structures such as graphs, graph signals, or games. Applications of functional and harmonic analysis in combinatorial problems with infinite or noncommutative nature.
Tingyi Gu	Electrical & Computer Engineering	tingyigu@udel.edu	Integrated nanophotonic devices for localized light-mater interaction.
Lars Gundlach	Chemistry, Physics	larsg@udel.edu	Advanced spectroscopy of ultrafast phenomena in novel quantum materials with a focus on THz spectroscopy.
Yi Ji	Physics	yji@udel.edu	Spin transport phenomena in nanoscale metallic structures fabricated by advanced lithography with potential applications in spintronics and magnonics. Experimental exploration toward efficient generation, transport, and utilization of a pure spin current and fundamental studies of relevant physics.
Alexei Kananenka	Physics	akanane@udel.edu	Understanding mechanisms of decoherence in model and real systems at the fundamental level using a combination of theory, calculations, and machine learning.
Mark Ku	Physics	mku@udel.edu	Development of quantum sensing technology and its applications to study quantum materials; engineering quantum systems based on spin qubits, e.g. nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond.
Li Liao	Computer Information Science	liliao@udel.edu	Quantum algorithms and computation for optimization problems in machine learning and bioinformatics.
Mokshay Madiman	Mathematics	madiman@udel.edu	Information theory; probability; convex geometry.
Chaoying Ni	Materials Science & Engineering, Physics	cni@udel.edu	Probing and understanding electron beam induced transport phenomena in nanostructures; Probing and understanding sub-nanometer factors that control uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy.
Branislav Nikolic	Physics	bnikolic@udel.edu	Entanglement in quantum many-body systems; open quantum systems and decoherence.
Robert Opila	Materials Science & Engineering	opila@udel.edu	...
Xi Peng	Computer Information Science	xipeng@udel.edu	Modeling extreme-scale and ever-evolving scientific data with machine learning and quantum computing. Interpreting and understanding dynamics through data-driven approaches.
Jamie Phillips	Electrical & Computer Engineering	jphilli@udel.edu	Semiconductor quantum dots (III-V epitaxial); optoelectronic device modeling, fabrication, and characterization; high performance photodetectors.
Petr Plechac	Mathematics	plechac@udel.edu	mathematical anc computational methods for modeling quantum materials, hybrid quantum-classical algorithms stochastic analysis and algorithms.
Yafei Ren	Physics	fren@udel.edu	Our research focuses on the geometric phase effects and nonequilibrium phenomena in condensed matter systems. Currently, of particular interest are the electron-phonon-coupled systems. This research also potentially furnishes novel functionalities for applications in spintronics, magnonics, and phononics.
Vishal Saxena	Electrical & Computer Engineering	vsaxena@udel.edu	Electronic and photonic integrated circuits (ICs) for quantum computing. Platforms for heterogeneous integration. Understanding of noise sources and error correction schemes at the circuit level.
Ivan Todorov	Mathematics	todorov@udel.edu	Cooperative quantum games and the use of entanglement resources. Games on graphs and quantum graphs, mathematical aspects of quantum game theory. Transmission of quantum information with zero error, capacities of quantum channels.
Nektarios Tsoutsos	Electrical & Computer Engineering	tsoutsos@udel.edu	Applied cryptography (including post-quantum algorithms and quantum key distribution).
Guangmo (Amo) Tong	Computer Information Science	amotong@udel.edu	Quantum and hybrid quantum-classical algorithms for optimization and machine learning. Quantum combinatorial optimization.
Xi Wang	Materials Science & Engineering	wangxi@udel.edu	Quantum emitters, reconfigurable nanophotonics, strain engineering, and dynamically tunable devices enabled by MEMS/NEMS, phase-transition materials, and semiconductor plasmonics.
John Q. Xiao	Physics	jqx@udel.edu	Development of magnetic heterostructures and devices (including van der Waals 2D magnets), and investigation of control and manipulation of magnons and their interaction with microwave photons.
Yuping Zeng	Electrical & Computer Engineering	yzeng@udel.edu	Applying innovative material design and fabrication techniques to develop high performance electronic and optoelectronic device technology using nanomaterials.
Wenjin Zhao	Physics and Astronomy	wzhao@udel.edu	Experimentalist working on 2d materials, transport, etc.
Joshua Zide	Materials Science & Engineering	zide@udel.edu	MBE of semiconductors, quantum dots, materials for optoelectronic devices, terahertz, etc.