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Education
- M.S., Ph.D. -- Physics and Engineering Physics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
- B.S., M.S. -- Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Biography
Dr. Lohani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering, SMU. Prior to SMU, Dr. Lohani was a Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA) fellow research engineer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Dr. Lohani also worked as a fellow researcher at the IBM-HBCU Quantum Center in Washington DC, and as a postdoctoral AI researcher in the Quantum Information and Non-linear Group at Tulane University.
Dr. Lohani has been recognized with the prestigious "Elizabeth Land Parks and Franklin Parks" fellowship for developing a computer artificial intelligence technique for free-space quantum and classical optical communications. Additionally, he has received awards such as the Incubic-Milton Chang Award, Emil Wolf Outstanding Finalist, and the Materials Computation Center (MCC) Award.
Dr. Lohani’s research group is dedicated to developing innovative and impactful solutions across a wide spectrum of exciting and flourishing fields of quantum science and engineering, including artificial intelligence, quantum computation and control, quantum sensing, communication and networking, and cutting-edge quantum technologies.
Honors and Awards
- Won Brookhaven National Lab’s Research Seed Award Competition for Quantum Information Applications
- Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA) fellow
- Member – IOP Science
- IBM-HBCU Quantum Center fellow
- Stipend from the Tensorflow – Google
- Elizabeth Land Parks and Franklin Parks Fellowship
- Incubic-Milton Chang Award
- Materials Computation Center (MCC) Award
- Emil Wolf Outstanding Finalist Award
- GSSA Travel Awards
- SSE Dean’s Office Travel Awards – Tulane University
- Honorable Mention Received at SSE Research Day