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

PhD student in Electrical EngineeringYears Active: 2019-2023

Christian Rasmussen is a third-year computer science student at the Grove School of Engineering and CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College. As an assistant researcher at SERS, he develops reliable methodologies for quantum circuit security and compilation for near-term quantum computing. Additional interests lie in machine learning, high-performance computing, scientific simulation, and advanced linear algebra.

Georgios Ioannou is a master student pursuing a MS degree in Data Science at New York University Center for Data Science. He earned his BS degree in Computer Science from The City College of New York while minoring in Mathematics. He was the Grove School of Engineering 2024 Valedictorian and earned the Engineering Alumni Medalist…

Gopika Kizhuvettil is a Ph.D. student in the electrical engineering department at Grove School of Engineering, City College of New York (CCNY), part of the City University of New York (CUNY). She earned her Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Her research interests span across Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and…

Mohammad Walid Charrwi is a Ph.D. Alumni in Electrical Engineering at Grove School of Engineering, City College of New York (CCNY). During his time at SERS, he was a Research Assistant working on quantum compilation optimization for near-term quantum computing, enhancing fidelity spanning quantum computing and AI Accelerators (TPU) using Machine Learning. He also received…

The director of the SERS Lab is Prof. Samah Mohamed Ahmed Saeed, who is an associate professor in the electrical engineering department at Grove School of Engineering at CCNY, City University of New York. Prof. Saeed received her Ph.D. in the Computer Science and Engineering Department, New York University Tandon School of Engineering. Her research interests include…