Preethika Kumar

Preethika Kumar

Preethika Kumar

Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator (Electrical Engineering)

EECS · College of Engineering

Jabara Hall 254
Main Campus

Academic Interests and Expertise

Education:

  • B.S. in Electronics and Computer Engineering, Bangalore University, India (2000)
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS (2004)
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Wichita State University (2007)

Areas of Research Interest

Research Interests:

  • Quantum Computing Architectures
    Designing one-dimensional and two-dimensional architectures for quantum computing
    Quantum shift registers and wires for efficient quantum state transfer
    Quantum computing between remote qubits
    Quantum error correction and fault-tolerant quantum computing
  • Quantum Neural Networks (QNNs)
    Investigating methods for training QNNs
    Using QNNs to train for system parameters for encoded gates in logical qubits
    Using QNNS to find simpler implementations for quantum algorithms