IST Research Talks: Swaroop Ghosh
Date & Time: October 02, 2025 from 12:05 PM - 01:15 PM
Location: Westgate Building | E202
Join Swaroop Ghosh, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the Penn State College of Engineering, for "Some Tips on Entry to Quantum Computing and Performing Impactful Research.” The event is part of the IST Research Talks, a series of lectures that highlight the interdisciplinary work of Penn State faculty and scholars.
Abstract
Quantum computing is the so-called bleeding edge technology of modern times. Although fascinating, people find it an intimidating topic to contribute to. This talk aims to ease the entry point to the intriguing world of quantum computing by illustrating that it has numerous facets where anyone and everyone can make contribution. We will share our own story of shifting our research from hardware circuit design and security to quantum computing and making meaningful contributions as reflected by external funding and recognitions. They key to success lies in exploiting our strength areas to solve various challenges present in the quantum computing domain and/or exploiting this technology to solve the pressing problems in your domain.
About the Speaker
Ghosh holds a doctorate from Purdue University. Before joining academia, he worked as a senior research and development engineer at Intel. Ghosh has served as an associate editor of journals such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Architecture Letters, IEEE Computers and IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design. He has also served on technical program committees of over 25 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)/IEEE conferences, including Microarchitecture, International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture, Design Automation Conference and International Conference on Computer-Aided Design.
He has received more than 20 awards for excellence in research, advising and teaching, most notably the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Young Faculty Award and Director’s Fellowship, ACM Special Interest Group on Design Automation Outstanding New Faculty Award, IEEE Computer Society’s Technical Committee on Very Large-Scale Integration (TCVLSI) Mid-Career Award, Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Geoffrey Marshall Mentoring Award and Penn State Graduate Faculty Teaching Award. He has also received best paper awards at the IEEE Hardware Oriented Security and Trust Conference, the ACM International Conference of the Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI and the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference. Ghosh is a fellow of IEEE and a distinguished speaker of ACM.
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