Omar Mohamed is a senior Electrical Engineering student. His interests lie in Variational Quantum Algorithms, measurement-efficient quantum optimization, and applied machine learning.

Afia Fahmida Rahman is an electrical engineering PhD student at the Grove School of Engineering and joined SERS Lab in August 2026. She has a background in Quantum Science and Technology from her Master of Science program at Columbia University (Dec 2025), and in Software Engineering from 3.5 years of experience at Optimizely (2021 –…

Jason Perez is a senior Computer Engineering student at the Grove School of Engineering, The City College of New York. His Research interests include quantum computing, machine learning, and applied mathematics. 

Yasmell Carrasco is a high school student at Bronx Prep High School. Her research focus includes Quantum Benchmarking.

Ana Rojas is a Master’s student in Computer Engineering at The City College of New York. Her research interests focus on quantum circuit compilation.

Isbel M. Guerrero is a high school student at Gregorio Luperón High School. Her research concentrates on quantum circuit benchmarking. Additionally, her interests include chemistry, biology and exploring emerging technologies through research.

Aarya Balakrishnan is a high school student at Stuyvesant High School. Her research focus includes Quantum Benchmarking.

Sriram is a graduate student at CUNY Graduate Center pursuing his Doctorate in Computer Science. His research interests include the fusion of quantum science and AI.

Kamil is a fourth year Physics student at The City College of NY in the Division of Science. His research interest focuses on Quantum Circuit Compilation.

Everett is a High School student from Hunter College High School. His research interest focus on Quantum Circuit Compilation and Machine Learning.

Donald Lushi is a graduate student at CUNY Graduate Center pursuing his Doctorate in Computer Science, following his Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from The City College of New York. His research interests include Quantum Computing, Machine Learning, and Cyber Security.

MEng student in Computer EngineeringYears Active: 2019-2021