Ravi Kumar
I am a PhD candidate in Physics at Duke University, where I work in quantum information science with a focus on open quantum systems, quantum many-body dynamics, and quantum computing. My current research centers on tensor-network methods for driven and dissipative quantum systems.
At Duke, I work with Dr. Thomas Barthel on algorithm development for open quantum systems. In particular, I am developing tensor-network techniques for Lindblad master-equation dynamics, with an emphasis on handling positivity constraints so that larger and more complex quantum systems can be simulated reliably.
Before joining Duke in August 2023, I completed an integrated B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Engineering Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, where I graduated with a GPA of 9.17/10. My earlier research explored non-Markovian dynamics in spin-boson models, quantum quenches in Heisenberg spin chains, photon transport in one-dimensional open quantum systems, and phase transitions in frustrated and quasi-disordered lattice models.
Research Interests
- Open quantum systems
- Quantum many-body systems
- Quantum computing and quantum information
