QEC Research Intern

Advisor: Toshiaki Koike-Akino

• Conducting research on quantum LDPC code construction and decoder design for fault-tolerant quantum computing.
• Developing and evaluating decoders for quantum LDPC codes, including learning-guided and multi-branch decoding methods.
• Submitted four QEC papers to IEEE Quantum Week 2026:
  • Base-Preserving APM/Voltage Lifts of Bivariate Bicycle Quantum LDPC Codes.
  • Collision-Voltage Design of Directional Covers for Bivariate Bicycle Quantum LDPC Codes.
  • Reinforcement-Learning-Guided Multi-Branch Decoding of Quantum LDPC Codes.
  • Q-Learning Search over Voltage-Labeled Covers for Weight-Six Bivariate-Bicycle Quantum LDPC Codes.

Graduate Research Assistant

Advisor: Prof. David G. M. Mitchell

• Designed a novel family of quantum convolutional codes via difference triangle sets, resulting in a first-authored paper accepted to IEEE ICC 2026.
• Co-authored Learning to Decode Quantum LDPC Codes via Belief Propagation, developing belief-propagation-based decoding methods for QLDPC codes and practical decoder design.
• Co-authored a sequential BP-based decoding method for quantum LDPC codes, advancing practical decoding strategies for near-term quantum hardware and simulation studies.
• Developed a reinforcement-learning-enhanced greedy decoder for quantum stabilizer codes over F_q, improving decoding accuracy relative to standard greedy baselines.
• Built large-scale quantum circuit simulations for up to 50 qubits using C++/Python with CUDA and OpenMP parallelism, achieving a 100x speedup over naive implementations.

Visiting Researcher

Advisor: Prof. Saeed Tafazolian

• Characterized algebraic-geometric invariants of maximal curves, publishing 15 peer-reviewed papers with applications to algebraic geometry codes.
• Applied the Cartier operator to derive structural results on Picard and hyperelliptic curves, contributing tools relevant to coding theory.

Amir Kabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)

Conducted research on the rank Cartier operator and linear systems on curves. Focused on algebraic geometry and coding theory. Developed expertise in quantum error correction, particularly with Goppa codes from maximal curves.

Graduate Researcher

Advisor: Prof. Ahmad Moussavi

• Investigated nilpotent properties in skew Hurwitz polynomial rings, producing 5 published papers in non-commutative algebra.