Jaideep Mulherkar
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Mathematician and Quantum Computing Specialist with extensive experience in the education, government and software industry conceptualizing, developing and implementing innovative solutions to research and industrial problems. Passionate teacher dedicated to directing undergraduate and graduate students to realize their full potential through innovative courses and projects.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Professor
Dhirubhai ambani inst. of information & communication technology (da-iict)
Gandhinagar, India
12.2018 - Current
- As a Principal Investigator (PI) of the Govt
- Of India Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and Amazon sponsored project, led a team of two PhD students, three faculty members and several undergraduate students in a $30K analysis on Amazon’s Bracket quantum computing platform to demonstrate implementation of quantum walks and their applications
- Taught and managed the core mathematics courses such as Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics, Calculus and Discrete Mathematics of over 300 students
- Offered customized electives in quantum computing and computational finance
- Trained teaching assistants and guided them to conduct tutorial and laboratory sessions
- Part of a team that designed the curriculum for a new program in Bachelor of Technology, Mathematics and Computing to train students in emerging areas of machine learning, quantum computing and computational finance
- Served as an instructor in the AICTE (All India Council of Technical Education) sponsored workshop to train faculty and PhD students in quantum computing
- Served as a mentor for AMITY university Lucknow, India for their quantum computing endeavor.
Assistant Professor
Dhirubhai ambani inst. of information & communication technology (da-iict)
Gandhinagar, India
07.2009 - 12.2018
- Taught and managed the core mathematics courses such as Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics, Calculus and Discrete Mathematics of over 300 students
- Offered customized electives in quantum computing and computational finance
- Trained teaching assistants and guided them to conduct tutorial and laboratory sessions
- Part of a team that designed the curriculum for a new program in Bachelor of Technology, Mathematics and Computing to train students in emerging areas of machine learning, quantum computing and computational finance
- Served as an instructor in the AICTE (All India Council of Technical Education) sponsored workshop to train faculty and PhD students in quantum computing
- Served as a mentor for AMITY university Lucknow, India for their quantum computing endeavor.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
U.C Davis
06.2004 - 05.2004
- Conducted tutorial sessions for undergraduate students
Senior Software Engineer
Cellsoft Inc.
Pleasanton, California
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Software development on the Symbian OS platform for a messaging application for Nokia mobile phones
Senior Software Engineer
Thinklink Inc.
San Francisco, California
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Middle tier software development for an Integrated Email, Voicemail and Fax system
Software Consultant
Software Pundits Inc.
01.1996 - 01.1999
- Software consultant with expertise in application-level software development on the Windows C++ platform
- Some key projects implementing an intrusion detection system (Internet Security Systems, Mountain View, CA), writing software for a Programmable Logic Controlling manufacturing processes (GE Fanuc, Charlottesville, VA) and antenna pattern recognition software (Nearfield Systems, Carson CA).
Assistant System analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
Mumbai, India
01.1993 - 01.1995
- Front end code development for India's first automated trading system, the National Stock Exchange.
Visiting Scientist
Indian Statistical Institute
Delhi, India
- Invited to conduct research in quantum computing
Visiting Researcher
U.C Davis
- Invited to conduct research in quantum spin systems
Education
Ph.D. Mathematics -
UNIVERSITY OF cALIFORNIA
01.2009
M.S. Mathematics -
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY East Bay
01.2004
B.E. Electronics and Telecommunications -
v.j.t.i. University of mumbai
01.1993
Skills
- Mathematical & Quantum Computing Research: Expert knowledge of mathematics and real-world applications to quantum computing Published research in top tier journals and conferences on the topics of quantum information theory, quantum spin systems and quantum walks
- Mentoring Guided 75 undergraduate projects, one masters and one PhD theses in quantum computing and computational finance
- Software Development: 10 years of experience in software development Proficiency in C/C, Python, Matlab, Qiskit, Amazon Braket
- Project Management: As Admissions chairperson, commissioned the design and implementation of a fully automated admissions system which resulted in a streamlined and efficient admissions process of 15,000 applications
Publications
- J. Mulherkar, R. Rajdeepak, and V. Sunitha, “Implementation of quantum hitting times of cubelike graphs on IBM’s Qiskit platform,” International Journal of Quantum information, World Scientific, vol. 2250020, 2022.
- J. Mulherkar and V. Sunitha, “Capacity of a quantum memory channel correlated by matrix product states,” Quantum Information Processing, vol. 17 (4) 80, 2018.
- J. Mulherkar, “Classical and entanglement assisted capacity of a qubit depolarizing channel,” International Journal of Quantum Information, vol. 1650017, 2016.
- K. Marchand, J. Mulherkar, and B. Nachtergaele, “Entropy rate calculations of algebraic measures,” Proceedings of International Symposium on Information theory (ISIT), Boston, 2012.
- T. Michoel, J. Mulherkar, and B. Nachtergaele, “Implementing quantum gates using the ferromagnetic quantum spin chain with kink boundary conditions,” New Journal of Physics, focus issue on Quantum Information and Many Body Theory, vol. 133, 2010.
Community Service
- DA-IICT, Synapse, Gandhinagar, India, Faculty Mentor, 03/2011, 06/2023, Synapse is one of India’s most vibrant student run art and technical festival with an annual budget of $50K and footfall of around 10,000. Guided students on sponsorships, budgeting, event management and creative aspects of the festival.
- DA-IICT, Youth Run, Gandhinagar, India, Faculty Mentor, 01/2013, 06/2023, A 7 km Charitable run with participation from the local community that contributes earnings to various social causes.
Timeline
Associate Professor
Dhirubhai ambani inst. of information & communication technology (da-iict)
12.2018 - Current
Assistant Professor
Dhirubhai ambani inst. of information & communication technology (da-iict)
07.2009 - 12.2018
Graduate Teaching Assistant
U.C Davis
06.2004 - 05.2004
Senior Software Engineer
Cellsoft Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2004
Senior Software Engineer
Thinklink Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2001
Software Consultant
Software Pundits Inc.
01.1996 - 01.1999
Assistant System analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
01.1993 - 01.1995
Visiting Scientist
Indian Statistical Institute
Visiting Researcher
U.C Davis
Ph.D. Mathematics -
UNIVERSITY OF cALIFORNIA
M.S. Mathematics -
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY East Bay
B.E. Electronics and Telecommunications -
v.j.t.i. University of mumbai
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