Gayane Vardoyan

Gayane Vardoyan is an Assistant Professor at the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst. She previously held a permanent Assistant Professor position at QuTech (Quantum Internet Division) and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science at TU Delft (2022–2024). Her research focuses on quantum networking, particularly developing protocols for entanglement distribution and optimizing quantum systems. Vardoyan earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from UC Berkeley and her Ph.D. from UMass Amherst under Prof. Don Towsley. She has held postdoctoral and research roles at TU Delft, Inria, and Argonne National Lab.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst (2017–2021)
• M.S., University of Massachusetts Amherst (2017)
• B.S., University of California, Berkeley (2013)

Research Interests: Vardoyan’s work addresses challenges in distributed quantum systems, including entanglement distribution algorithms, quantum repeater architectures, and performance analysis of quantum networks. She integrates classical networking techniques with quantum principles to enhance protocol efficiency. Current projects emphasize utility maximization, resource allocation, and optimizing quantum network performance under hardware constraints.

Awards:

• Best Paper Award, Performance 2021
• Best-In-Session Presentation Award, INFOCOM 2018

Advising & Grants: Supervises PhD and Master’s students on quantum network design and optimization. Collaborates with industry and academic partners on projects funded by NSF and EU grants. Previously led initiatives at QuTech and co-organized events like the Quantum Software Consortium General Assembly.

Labs & Teams: Leads the Distributed Quantum Systems group at UMass, focusing on theoretical and applied research in quantum networking. Engages in cross-disciplinary collaborations with computer science and electrical engineering teams.