People
Office: 2064 EB-II
Tel: 919-515-7360
Professor Yuan Liu
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science
(affiliated faculty with Physics)
Prof. Yuan Liu received his B.S. in Physics from Tsinghua University, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics (William R. Potter Prize, highest honor) from Brown University. He was a postdoctoral researcher in the Research Laboratory of Electronics and Department of Physics at MIT prior to joining the NC State faculty in 2024. He is the NSF QCIS Faculty Fellow, and holds a joint appointment across three departments at NC State. He is a Scialog Fellow and recipient of the ECE Rising Star Award. Email. CV.
Office: 2105D EB-II
Dr. Joel Bierman
Postdoctoral Scholar at NC State
Joel received his B.S. in physics and mathematics with a minor in chemistry from Indiana University Bloomington in 2019. He received his Ph.D. in physics from Duke University where he worked on developing quantum algorithms for solving the electronic structure problem in quantum chemistry. His research interests include quantum information processing and quantum computational chemistry. Email
Office: xxxx EB-II
Dr. Younes Javanmard
Research Scholar at NC State
Younes Javanmard earned his Ph.D. from the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems and TU Dresden, where he worked on the quantum information aspects of strongly correlated many-body systems and developed state-of-the-art numerical techniques such as tensor networks, Monte Carlo methods, and related approaches. He has industry experience as a machine learning engineer, working on reinforcement learning, deep learning, and graph neural networks, as well as quantum algorithms, quantum optimization, and scientific software development. He was a postdoctoral researcher at Quantum Valley Lower Saxony and Leibniz University Hannover in the Quantum Information and Quantum Optics groups, focusing on digital quantum simulation of quantum many-body systems. His research interest is in applied quantum information and computation, specifically, in hybrid quantum devices. Email
Office: 3038 EB-II
Aishwarya Majumdar
Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NC State
I completed my M.S. in Electrical Engineering from NC State. I’m interested in exploring the topics at the intersection of quantum computing algorithms and signal processing. Beyond research, I enjoy hiking and photography. Email. LinkedIn.
Office: 3036 EB-II
Shariful Islam
Ph.D. Student, Physics, NC State
Shariful Islam received his Master’s degree in physics from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. His research interests include exploring quantum simulation, quantum material design, quantum sensing, and quantum algorithm design. Email.
Office: 3036 EB-II
Elin Ranjan Das
Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NC State
Elin received his B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh in May 2023. He worked as an Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of CSE, BRAC University (June ‘23 - July ‘24) and also as an Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of EEE, BUET (November ‘23 - June ‘24). His research interests include quantum algorithms for material simulation, material design for quantum sensor, and quantum chemistry. His hobbies are reading books, astronomy, and trekking. Email
Office: 3036 EB-II
Masoud Hakimi Heris (Mas)
Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NC State
Mas’s passion lies in theoretical quantum optics and photonics. He is currently engaged in the development of hybrid CV-DV algorithms and quantum control with a focus on trapped-ion platforms. His prior experience encompasses cavity QED and quantum dots for quantum photonic applications, MEMS/NEMS for strain characterization in 2D TMDC materials, and investigation of Single-Electron transistors, gained during his two master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering. Email
Office: 3036 EB-II
Kevin Joven Noriega
Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NC State
Kevin J. Joven is a Ph.D. student in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, focusing on the design and theory of new quantum algorithms and the study of control techniques for hybrid CV-DV architectures and their availability for new applications in quantum information science. He is interested in possible applications in physical and chemical systems using symmetry aspects of the systems. Also, the implementation of QEC codes for CV-DV systems. Email.
Xi Lu
Visiting Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics, Zhejiang University
Xi Lu earned his B.S. in Mathematics with a minor in Physics from Zhejiang University in 2021. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics at the same institution. His recent research interests include the generalizations and applications of quantum signal processing. Email.
Agou
QUEST Lab’s Mascot, Agou. He is a three-year-old boy, trying to wrap his head around quantum computing (though he is definitely not Schrodinger’s cat)!
Former Group Members
Alexay Mehra, Undergrad ‘28 (Computer Engineering), NC State, Grand Challenges Scholars Program, Summer 2025.
Weiyi An, Undergrad (Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, July - August 2025 (GEARS)
Jiaqi Chai, Undergrad (Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering), Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), July - August 2025 (GEARS)
Chenfeng Yang, Undergrad (Computer Science), City University of Hong Kong, July - August 2025 (GEARS)
Ruofei Liu (Undergrad, Mathematics and Physics + Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2025 Jan-Feb)
Han Hao (Undergrad, TAQ Honor Program of Physics, Jilin University, Jan-Feb 2025)
Jiyuan Liu (Undergrad, Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jan-Feb 2025)
Daniel Dong, Masters (Computer Science) – 2024-2025
Rosalie Rutten, Undergrad (Computer Science, August 2024 - May 2025)
Nathan Woodward, visiting research scholar (ECE), NC State, June 2024 - April 2025
Anthony Donelli, Undergrad (Computer Engineering, 2025)
Langxu Bai (Visiting Undergraduate Student, Physics, Nankai University, 2024)
Manideepika Reddy Myaka (Master Student, Computer Science, NC State, 2024)
Lingjun Xiong (Visiting undergrad, Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2024)
Leonard Li (Visiting undergrad, Information and Computer Science, Nanjing University, 2024)
Mihir Nikam (Master student in Computer Science, NC State, 2024)
Nitin Joseph (Master student in ECE, NC State, 2024)