CV

Contact Information

Name Sanchit Srivastava
Professional Title Ph.D. Student
Email sanchit.srivastava@uwaterloo.ca

Professional Summary

Ph.D. student at the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo. Research focused on the intersection of quantum information and quantum foundations.

Experience

  • 2021 - Present

    Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Ph.D. Student
    Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo
    Research focused on quantum information and quantum foundations. Co-supervised by Prof. Shohini Ghose and Prof. Robert Mann.
  • 2020 - 2021

    India

    Master's Thesis Student
    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
    Thesis on witnessing quantum correlations between macroscopic biological systems via coupling to unentangled light modes. Supervised by Prof. Anil Shaji.
  • 2020 - 2020

    Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Research Intern
    Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo
    Worked on simulating quantum chaos on IBM’s quantum hardware with Prof. Shohini Ghose.
  • 2019 - 2019

    Chennai, India

    Research Intern
    Institute of Mathematical Sciences
    Worked on developing a split-step quantum random walk on the surface of a sphere with Prof. C.M. Chandrashekhar.

Education

  • 2021 - Present

    Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Ph.D.
    University of Waterloo
    Quantum Information
    • Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC), Physics and Astronomy
    • Co-supervised by Prof. Shohini Ghose and Prof. Robert Mann
  • 2016 - 2021

    India

    Integrated B.S.-M.S.
    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
    Physics, with minor in Mathematics

Teaching

  • 2025 - 2025

    Waterloo, Ontario

    Teaching Assistant - PHYS121: Mechanics
    University of Waterloo
  • 2025 - 2025

    Waterloo, Ontario

    Teaching Assistant - ECE106: Electricity and Magnetism
    University of Waterloo
  • 2025 - 2025

    Waterloo, Ontario

    Teaching Assistant - PHYS334: Quantum Physics II
    University of Waterloo
  • 2024 - 2024

    Waterloo, Ontario

    Teaching Assistant - PHYS364: Mathematical Physics 1
    University of Waterloo
  • 2024 - 2024

    Waterloo, Ontario

    Teaching Assistant - PHYS115: Mechanics
    University of Waterloo
  • 2024 - 2024

    Waterloo, Ontario

    Teaching Assistant - PHYS263: Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity
    University of Waterloo
  • 2023 - 2023

    Waterloo, Ontario

    Teaching Assistant - PHYS234: Quantum Physics 1
    University of Waterloo
  • 2023 - 2023

    Waterloo, Ontario

    Teaching Assistant - PHYS122: Waves, Electricity and Magnetism
    University of Waterloo
  • 2022 - 2022

    Waterloo, Ontario

    Teaching Assistant - PHYS115: Mechanics
    University of Waterloo
  • 2022 - 2022

    Waterloo, Ontario

    Teaching Assistant - PHYS334: Quantum Physics II
    University of Waterloo

Relevant Coursework

Ph.D.: Introduction to Quantum Information Processing; Atoms, Molecules and Optics; Quantum Information Processing Devices; Applied Quantum Cryptography; Open Quantum Systems (audited); Causal Inference (Perimeter Institute); Theory of Quantum Information; Quantum Error Correction and Fault Tolerance.
Masters: Quantum Information Theory; Quantum Foundations; Quantum Physics I and II; Quantum Field Theory; Condensed Matter I and II; High Energy Physics; Advanced Linear Algebra; Real Analysis; Abstract Algebra; General Topology.