Assistant Professor · Computer Science · Virginia Tech

Atul Mantri

Curriculum Vitae

Last updated September 2024

Dept. of Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
atulmantri@vt.edu · www.atulmantri.com

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Career

Aug '23 – Present
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, Virginia Tech
Jan '20 – Jul '23
Research Associate, University of Maryland (QuICS)
Feb '19 – Dec '19
Research Associate, University of Edinburgh
Aug '14 – Feb '19
Ph.D. in Quantum Computing, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), in affiliation with CQT, NUS

Thesis: Secure Delegated Quantum Computing, advised by Joseph Fitzsimons. Visiting researcher at the Yukawa Institute, Kyoto (2018) and UPMC, Paris (2017); CQT summer research intern (2013–14).

Aug '09 – May '14
B.S.–M.S., Physics, IISER Mohali, India

Thesis: Study of Magnetic Traps and Radio Frequency Dressed State Potentials, advised by Mandip Singh.

Selected Publications

  1. Verifiable blind quantum computing with trapped ions and single photons

    P. Drmota, D. P. Nadlinger, D. Main, et al., A. Mantri, E. Kashefi, et al.

    Physical Review Letters 132(15), 150604, 2024

  2. Lattice-Based Quantum Advantage from Rotated Measurements

    Y. Alnawakhtha, A. Mantri, C. A. Miller, D. Wang

    Quantum 8, 1399, 2024

  3. Security Limitations of Classical-Client Delegated Quantum Computing

    C. Badertscher, A. Cojocaru, L. Colisson, E. Kashefi, D. Leichtle, A. Mantri, P. Wallden

    Advances in Cryptology — ASIACRYPT 2020

  4. Flow ambiguity: A path towards classically driven blind quantum computation

    A. Mantri, T. F. Demarie, N. C. Menicucci, J. F. Fitzsimons

    Physical Review X 7, 031004, 2017

  5. Optimal blind quantum computation

    A. Mantri, C. A. Pérez-Delgado, J. F. Fitzsimons

    Physical Review Letters 111, 230502, 2013

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Awards, Honors, and Fellowships

2020
Outstanding Graduate Research Award, SUTD FIRST Industry Workshop
2014 – 2019
President's Graduate Fellowship, Singapore
2009
Inspire Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology, India

Funding & Service

Funding
PI, Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Southwest Virginia Node — $50,000 (2024–25)
Service
Steering Committee, DeCompute (2023–24); Moderator, The Quantum Protocol Zoo (2020–Present)