Sumeet Khatri

Sumeet Khatri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech, affiliated with the Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering. His expertise lies in quantum information theory, quantum communication networks, and quantum computing. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Louisiana State University (2021), an MSc in Physics (Quantum Information) from the University of Waterloo (2016), and a BSc in Mathematical Physics from the same institution (2014).

His research focuses on quantum communication protocols, entanglement distribution, quantum repeaters, and quantum network design. He is a co-author of the textbook Principles of Quantum Communication Theory: A Modern Approach and developed the Python package QuTIpy for quantum information calculations. His work emphasizes practical implementations of quantum networks, leveraging reinforcement learning and optimization techniques to enhance protocol efficiency and reliability.

Key contributions include advancements in entanglement distillation, quantum error mitigation, and space-based quantum communication. He actively engages in academic service, teaching courses like CS6104 (Frontiers of Quantum Information and Computation), and supervises graduate students exploring quantum algorithms and networks.