PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense: Aparimit Chandra, Performance of Operational Quantum Network Processes
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Full-scale quantum networks promise transformational technologies in metrology, secure communications, and scaling quantum computers beyond NISQ regimes. While experimental demonstrations of quantum network building blocks have progressed rapidly, we need to understand how these components perform under realistic operational conditions, especially under application traffic. Recent work has focused on bottom-up physical and link layer characterization through simulation, but complementary top-down performance analysis remains underexplored.
This work applies classical performance evaluation techniques to model quantum communication systems, developing frameworks to analyze performance under various operational loads and system constraints and find optimization techniques. We focus on three fundamental processes: quantum teleportation with noisy memories, error correction in quantum storage, and distributed blind quantum computing. By constructing statistical models from first principles, we formulate scheduling problems and identify optimal policies, determining when classical control principles suffice and when quantum phenomena require reconsidering established design paradigms. This research complements ongoing bottom-up approaches, enabling better development of quantum network control stacks and communication protocols.
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Don Towsley