Graduate Research Assistant
Graduate Research Assistant
(he/him)

Graduate Research Assistant

Purdue University

About Me

Keerthi Kumaran is a graduate researcher in quantum computing.

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Interests
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Simulations
  • Quantum Technology
Education

  • PhD in Physics (Quantum Computing)

    Purdue University , West Lafayette, United States

  • BS in Physics

    Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India

  • High School

    Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Chennai, India

📚 My Research

PhD researcher in quantum computing at Purdue University, specializing in quantum simulations, error mitigation, and circuit optimization.

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Journal Articles
Ammar Ali, Joe-Gibbs, Keerthi-Kumaran, Varadharajan Muruganandham, Bo Xiao, Paul Kairys, Gabor Halasz, Arnab-Banerjee, Phillip C. Lotshaw (2025). Robust Chiral Edge Dynamics of a Kitaev Honeycomb on a Trapped Ion Processor. arXiv:2507.08939.
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Keerthi-Kumaran, Manas-Sajjan, Bibek-Pokharel, Joe-Gibbs, Jeffrey-Cohn, Barbara-Jones, Sarah-Mostame, Sabre-Kais, Arnab-Banerjee (2025). Quantum simulation of superdiffusion breakdown in Heisenberg chains via 2D interactions. arXiv:2503.14371.
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Keerthi-Kumaran, Faisal-Alam, Norhan-Eassa, Kaelyn-Ferris, Xiao-Xiao, Lukasz-Cincio, Nicholas-Bronn, Arnab-Banerjee (2025). Transmon qutrit‑based simulation of spin‑1 AKLT systems. arXiv:2412.19786.
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Keerthi-Kumaran, Manas-Sajjan, Sangchul-Oh, Sabre-Kais (2024). Random projection using random quantum circuits. Phys. Rev. Res. 6 (Jan. 2024) p. 013010.
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Manas-Sajjan, Rishabh-Gupta, Sumit-Suresh-Kale, Vinit-Singh, Keerthi-Kumaran, Sabre-Kais (2023). Physics‑Inspired Quantum Simulation of Resonating Valence Bond States. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 127.41 (Oct. 2023) pp. 8751–8764.
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