TCG - Key Persons
Aashna completed her BS-MS in Physics from IISER Pune in 2022. Her research interests include Quantum Information and Quantum Computation, with a focus on understanding these areas to address practical problems that involve the use of Quantum Computers. Her hobbies include playing, listening to music and travelling.
I am Abdul Kalam, a graduate of the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, with a master's degree in Physics. My research interest lies in quantum computation, particularly in quantum algorithms for atomic, molecular, and chemical physics applications. Quantum machine learning also holds a significant place in my academic interests. In addition, my curiosity lies in formulating new quantum chemistry algorithms that can hold the potential for practical implementation in NISQ devices, with high accuracy. I find joy in both presenting and participating in seminars, tutorials, challenges, and lectures that focus on the intriguing topics of quantum computation and chemical physics.
Abhishek is a quantum computing enthusiast with an intent to discover and solve problems on quantum devices that can have immediate practical applications. You can email him anytime for a chat on any topic that is even remotely quantum, except when he's exploring the night sky or feeding his cat.
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- Project Assistant ( Dr. Kingshuk Roy )
Akshaya did her B.E (Electronics and Communications Engineering) from St.Joseph's college of Engineering affiliated to Anna university (2010). After a short stint as a teacher at a Cambridge board based international school, she went on to pursue her M.Sc in Physics from Central University of Hyderabad (2014). She then did a Ph.D (2020) on approximate Quantum error correction and Quantum fault tolerance at IIT Madras. Her research interests include- Quantum error correction, fault tolerance, and quantum cryptography.
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- Assistant Professor, Computational Studies on Photocatalysis
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Energy
- Research Scientist at Research Institute for Sustainable Energy
- Research Scientist, Computational Modelling on Batteries
Amreen Bano is a Research Scientist at Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE) of TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology (TCG-CREST). Dr. Amreen received her B.Sc. degree from Institute for Excellence in Higher Education (I.E.H.E), Bhopal with honors in Physics and awarded with a gold medal for holding 1 st rank in science stream. She received her M.Sc. degree in Physics from Barkatullah University, Bhopal with distinction. She did her PhD (2016-2020) in the University Teaching Department (UTD)-Physics, Barkatullah University under the supervision of Prof. N. K. Gaur.
Following her postdoctoral experiences, she moved to department of Physics in IISER Pune (2020-2021) in Prof. Mukul Kabir's group. Later, she joined department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Israel (2021-2024) in Prof. Dan T Major's group.
Awards
Best Poster Award at Israel Electrochemical Society ISEL-2024 conference, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, July 2024.
Invited as a Summer Visiting Researcher at Michigan Technological University by Prof. Ravindra Pandey, May-2019
Best Poster award in Computational Physics in Nanotechnology at ICONN-2019, SRM University, Chennai, January 2019
Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF), University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, 2016
Meritorious Fellowship, University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, 2015
Fellowship for training of Young Scientist (FTYS), M. P. Council of Science & Technology, Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology (MPCST), Bhopal, India, 2015
University Topper (1st Rank), M.Sc. in Physics, Barkatullah University, Bhopal 2014
Gold Medal, B.Sc. in Physics (Honors), Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Bhopal 2012
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- Project Assistant ( Joined PhD 2024 )
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- Senior Research Scientist, Inorganic Synthesis, Solid State Batteries
Anumita Mukhopadhyay did her BSc in physics from University of Calcutta and MSc from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Belur Math campus. She had an interest in Natural Sciences from her early school days and decided to become a researcher. She became interested in Quantum Computing while doing her MSc, as she did her MSc project on this topic. She is now doing her PhD on quantum algorithms and/or quantum machine learning. Besides that, she is interested in Bengali literature, history, mythology, music etc. She likes to recite Bengali poems and is a beginner in playing guitar.
He completed his MTech in Quantum Computing with a specialization in Quantum Communication and Sensing from DIAT, Pune. His passion lies in the development of cutting-edge products in quantum technology. Moreover, he aspires to learn skills and expertise in Quantum Sensors and Photonic Integrated Circuits to contribute meaningfully to innovative projects that advances the frontiers of quantum technology. Also, he has a keen interest in Astronomy and Astrophysics and to understand the reality about mother nature.
Arnab completed his BSc (Hons) in Physics from R.K. Mission Residential College, Narendrapur. Thereafter he was at NCRA-TIFR, Pune for one year. He has completed his MSc in Physics from IIT Mandi, worked on Evans-Searles Fluctuation Theorem for his MSc thesis. He is interested in Quantum Computing, and exploring various domains like Quantum Machine Learning, Quantum Algorithms here at CQuERE. Apart from that, he has interests on Astronomy & Philosophy.
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- Assistant Professor, Microbial Fuel Cells, Green Hydrogen
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- Professor of Quantum Physics at the Mathematical Institute
Artur Ekert is Professor of Quantum Physics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, UK, and Lee Kong Chian Centennial Professor at the National University of Singapore. He is one of the co-inventors of quantum cryptography, and his current research extends over most aspects of information processing in quantum-mechanical systems. He has worked with and advised several companies and government agencies. He is a recipient of several awards, including the 1995 Maxwell Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics and the 2007 Royal Society Hughes Medal. In 2016 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In his non-academic life, he is an avid scuba diver and pilot.
Ayan completed MS in Microelectronics from IIT Kharagpur and Btech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from WBUT. He has an interest in experimental quantum computing and fabricating devices. Apart from academics, he has interest in music and likes to play TT.
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- Centre Director
- Director - CQuERE
Currently an Honorary Fellow of S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, Prof. Dev was a Visiting Professor in the Department of Physics and School of Nano Science and Technology in the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (2017-2020). Earlier he was a Senior Professor at Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata (2006-2017) and prior to that a full Professor at Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneswar. He received Ph.D. in Physics (1985) from the State University of New York at Albany, USA. He worked as a Guest Scientist at Hamburg Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (HASYLAB) at DESY in Hamburg, Germany and then returned to India and joined IOP in 1988. At IOP he set up an ion beam laboratory with ion scattering and ion implantation facilities, which include an ion microbeam facility, developed in collaboration with his alma mater State University of New York. His doctoral student, involved with the ion microbeam project, later went on to develop an ion nanobeam facility at the University of Melbourne as a postdoctoral fellow in the group (of Prof. D. N. Jamieson) working on quantum technology involving single ion implantation in silicon (qubit fabrication by P implantation into Si).
Prof. Dev also indigenously set up the first X-ray reflectivity and X-ray standing wave facilities in India at IOP with an 18 kW Rigaku rotating anode X-ray generator. His group has shown that the XSW technique is able to trace atomic displacement with an extremely high resolution ( 2 Angstrom). This helped understanding of ion irradiation-induced nonmagnetic to ferromagnetic transformation in multilayers.
In 2001 Prof. Dev initiated research in nano and quantum science by setting up a combined molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and ultra-high vacuum variable temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) facilities. The MBE system was based on his own design and fabricated by Omicron Nanotechnology. His group published the first work from India on MBE-grown self-organized epitaxial nanostructures and their STM and transmission electron microscopy investigations. His group worked on single-electron tunneling via scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) and the simulation of I-V behaviour including the effect of quantum capacitance. Metal atom doping of one-dimensional (1-D) silicon (3-atom wide line) structures and the associated modifications in the electronic structure, e.g. band gap broadening, band edge shift, emergence of new electronic states within the band gap etc. were investigated by STS and explained by a one-dimensional tight-binding model with Green's function approach.
At IACS, Prof. Dev set up a laboratory with a combined MBE-VTSTM-PEEM (photoemission electron microscopy) facility for research on quantum structures. Sputter deposition facility and SQUID-VSM were added to supplement this research. Quantum dot structures of semiconductors were grown on silicon by MBE with shape control, and consequently electronic energy level control, and investigated by STS. Quantum structures within the dimensional cross-over regimes near the 2-D limit were grown by depositing metal layers (1-atom to 5-atom thick) on Si surfaces and their electronic structure and transport, like negative differential resistance (NDR) behaviour, were investigated by STS with an understanding via simple free-electron model simulation as well as density functional theory calculations. Prof. Dev also completed a Rs. 10 crore project on quantum structures, supported by the Department of Atomic Energy.
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- Associate Professor, Computational Studies
Biplab did his master's in Physics from IIT Palakkad. He is interested in Quantum Computer hardware, especially on superconducting qubit platforms. His hobbies include swimming, playing games, and traveling.
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- Project Associate
- Project Associate, CQuERE
Welcome to my profile! I'm a passionate explorer at the intersection of physics and computer science. With a BS-MS dual degree in Physics major and Computer Science minor from IISER Berhampur, I've laid a strong foundation for my journey into the realms of knowledge.
Currently, I'm immersed in the fascinating world of quantum information and computing, delving deep into research that seeks to unlock the potential of quantum mechanics for revolutionary advancements. My focus lies particularly in quantum communication, where I see boundless opportunities to redefine the way we connect and communicate in the modern world.
Driven by an insatiable curiosity and a desire to unravel the mysteries of the universe, I am dedicated to leveraging scientific understanding for the betterment of humanity. Through my work, I aspire to contribute to the development of technologies that not only push the boundaries of our understanding but also serve the greater good.
Boni Paul graduated with Physics Honours in 2018 from Scottish Church College, Kolkata and completed his Masters in Physics in 2021 from West Bengal State University, Barasat. His research interest lies in the theoretical aspects of Quantum Information and Quantum Computation with a special inclination towards Quantum Machine Learning. His hobbies include reading, traveling and binging webseries and movies.
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- Project Assistant ( Dr. Dheeraj K Singh )
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- Distinguished Chair Professor
Professor Mukherjee was previously the Director of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), and also the Chairman of its Raman Centre for Atomic Molecular and Optical Sciences. He also held the SN Bose Chair Professorship. Professor Mukherjee was awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Award for his pioneering research in many-body electronic structure. He is also a recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award (1987). The award citation reads, ‘Dr Mukherjee has done significant work in theoretical chemistry, particularly in the pioneering development of open- shell coupled- cluster theory of molecular electronic structure'.
His main research interests are in the Molecular Electronic structure theory and Theoretical Spectroscopy. His work on the Fock Space Coupled Cluster Theory and the State-specific Coupled Cluster Theory are regarded ground-breaking, and are named after him. A Fellow of numerous academics, including the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Sciences, the Asia Pacific Association for Theoretical and Computational Chemists (APATCC), the American Institute of Chemists, the Indian Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy, Professor Mukherjee is a founder member of APATCC. He was invited to deliver the Coulson Memorial Lecture of the Center of Computational and Quantum Chemistry in the University of Georgia, Atlanta, and the Fukui Memorial Lecture of the APATCC.
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- Assistant Professor, Solid State Batteries
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- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board
- Honorary Member
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- Manager
- Research Scientist
- Associate Professor and Principal Scientist - Battery Program
- Research Institute for Sustainable Energy
Dr. Abhik Banerjee received a BSc and MSc in chemistry from University of Calcutta. He completed PhD in chemistry from National Chemical Laboratory , Pune (2015), where his thesis work focused on novel nanostructured materials for energy , environmental application under the direction of Professor Satishchandra Ogale. He then joined as postdoctoral researcher with Professor Yoon Seok Jung in the Chemical Engineering Department at Ulsan national Institute Science and technology( UNIST), South Korea where he focused on the synthesis of novel solid Na superionic conductor and solution processed coating of such conductor on cathode for better electrochemical performance. Later he joined postdoc at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) with Professor Shirley Meng where his research focused on fundamental interfacial charge transfer limitation of solid state battery technology.
Abhik currently holds position of team leader of Research Institute of Sustainable Energy (RISE) under TCG CREST. The RISE will work on underlying causes that are currently hindering solid state battery, Silicon and Li metal anode , while providing practical approaches towards enabling safety, higher energy density and fast charging batteries. Dr. Abhik Banerjee has more than 10 years of experience in the design, novel chemical synthesis, characterization, and structure-property-performance relationships of a variety of materials, especially materials for solid state electrochemical energy storage. With a profound fundamental understanding of the relevant scientific and technological issues, Abhik has contributed significantly to the development of new materials for rechargeable batteries, development of novel synthesis/processing approaches, and a fundamental understanding of their structure-composition-performance relationships. His contributions are attested by 30 articles in archival journals and 5 patents.
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- Head, Research & Development
- Member of the Leadership Team
Dr. Anirban Chakraborty is a member of the Leadership Team with the specific position of Head, Research & Development to enable and facilitate the overall Research activities consistent with TCG CREST's mission. He supervises all aspects of RPMG's functioning, including helping faculty/researchers in obtaining Research Grants, Grant Management, Research Infrastructure Management, Research Communications, IPR Management of all existing and intra-verticals research. He also supports advance planning for research in new verticals to be created in CREST.
Anirban has several years of experience as an Academic and Research Administrator in India. Previously he was the Director (Research) and Assistant Vice-President (Research & Academic Development) at Ashoka University, where he was deeply involved in concretising the university's academic and research administration (2017- 23). Anirban was the Assistant Registrar and then officiated as the Deputy Registrar at Presidency University (Kolkata, India), where he worked closely with the leadership team and participated in the task of transforming a great College of more than two hundred years old into a twenty-first-century Research University (2012-17).
Anirban completed his BSc. (Hons) in Physics, MSc and PhD in Nanoscience from University of Calcutta. During PhD, his research interests were in nanoparticle synthesis and applications, reaction kinetics study, and sophisticated imaging techniques. Further, Anirban is interested in research in Higher Education Management and Policy issues. He publishes scholarly articles and regularly participates in conferences and panel discussions in the field of higher education. He is a recipient of the IRMI grant by the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance and the 3CS grant at Ashoka University.
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- Research Associate
- Research Associate ( Dr. Arpita Nandy )
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- Research Associate
- Research Associate ( Dr. Ananya Banik )
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- Assistant Professor, Electro and Photocatalysis
Dr. Bharati Debnath obtained her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in chemistry from the University of Kalyani. She received her PhD (2019) in Chemical Sciences from IISER Kolkata under the supervision of Prof. Sayan Bhattacharyya. Her doctoral thesis focuses on the synthesis of transition metal-oxide nanomaterials with different morphology and their low-temperature magnetic interactions and electrocatalytic water splitting. After completing her PhD, she joined IIT Ropar as a postdoctoral research fellow where she focused on nanomaterial synthesis and studied their photocatalytic H 2 generation. Then she joined Prof. Satishchandra Ogale's group as a postdoctoral research fellow at IISER Pune. There she worked on photocatalytic CO 2 reduction, photocatalytic N 2 reduction and Li-ion batteries. In August 2021 she joined the Research Institute of Sustainable Energy (RISE) under TCG CREST as a Research Scientist. In July 2022 she moved to Ludwig-Maximilian-University (LMU) Munich, Germany where she worked on designing photocatalysts and studied the photocatalytic water splitting activities. In September 2023, she joined the RISE under TCG CREST as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Debnath's research interests are in the area of the development of catalysts and their application in the area of green fuel production.
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JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Awardee
Secured JOINT CSIR-UGC NET in Chemical Sciences (All India Rank-83)
University Gold Medal: Ranked 1st in M.Sc.
Award of DST-INSPIRE Fellowship by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
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- Research Associate
- Research Associate ( Dr. Bidisa Das )
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- Research Associate
- Research Associate ( Dr. Kingshuk Roy )
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- Senior Scientific Officer
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- Research Associate
- Research Associate ( Dr. Abhik Banerjee )
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- Research Associate ( Postdoc, University of Birmingham )
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- Research Associate ( Joined AMITY University, Kolkata )
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- Senior Scientific Officer
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- Project Assistant ( Joined PhD 2024 )
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- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board
- Honorary Member
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- Centre Director
- Director - IAI
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- Visiting Faculty Member / Administration
Ipsita Das (Joint Supervisors: Sayan Bhattacharya and Bidisa Das)
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- Project Assistant ( Dr. Abhik Banerjee )
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- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board
- Honorary Member
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- Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board
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- Visiting Associate Professor
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- Assistant Professor, Batteries
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- Project Assistant ( Joined PhD 2024 )
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- Research Scientist, Aqueous Battery and Rechargable Sodium Ion Battery
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- Project Associate ( Joined Exide Industries Ltd, 2023 )
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- Project Assistant ( Joined PhD 2024 )
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- Computational Research Fellow
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- Project Assistant ( Dr. Ananya Banik )
Professor Bimal Kumar Roy is the Principal Advsior of TCG CREST. Prof. Roy is a Padmasree Awardee of 2015 and and a professor at Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. He was the chairman of National Statistical Commission, India, and the former Director of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. He is also the founder and the general secretary of Cryptology Research Society of India, since its inception in 2001. He played a pioneering role in the development of cryptology research in India and in the promotion of the science of modern cryptology in Indian academia and government agencies. He was instrumental in initiating and organizing Indocrypt (since 2000), one of the leading international conferences dedicated to cryptology. Under the umbrella of Tata Consultancy Services, he initiated & mentored Data Science/Analytics postgraduate programs in several institutes across the country.
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- Project Assistant ( Joined Amara Raja Energy and Mobilty Ltd., 2023 )
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- Honorary Chairman
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board
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- Distinguished Visiting Professor
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- Centre Director
- Director
- Director - RISE
- Director and Professor
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- Project Assistant ( Dr. Abhik Banerjee )
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- Project Assistant ( Dr. Arpita Nandy )
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- Project Assistant ( Dr. Kingshuk Roy )
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- Centre Director
- Director - CHINTA
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- Director - Finance & Operations ( CFO )
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- Research Scientist, Computational Studies
Tapan is a theoretical condensed matter physicists with research interest in computational quantum condensed matter physics. He is currently a Reader-F in NISER, Bhubaneshwar. He is involved in different problems of current importance which are listed below.