Urbasi Sinha

Urbasi Sinha is a Senior Professor at the Raman Research Institute (RRI) in Bangalore, India, holding the Canada Excellence Research Chair at the University of Calgary, Canada. She maintains additional affiliations as an affiliate member at the Institute for Quantum Computing (Waterloo) and a visiting fellow at the Perimeter Institute.

Her academic background includes:

• BSc (Physics Hons.) from Jadavpur University, India
• BA and MA from the University of Cambridge, UK
• PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK

Dr. Sinha's research focuses on experimental quantum information systems, with core expertise in quantum computing architectures, quantum cryptography protocols, and quantum network development for the emerging quantum internet. Her experimental work specializes in quantum entanglement manipulation, long-distance free-space quantum key distribution, and novel photon source engineering using polarization and alternative quantum degrees of freedom.

Her major recognitions include:

• Homi Bhabha Fellowship (2017-2019)
• Simon’s Emmy Noether Fellowship at Perimeter Institute (2020-2023)
• Canada Excellence Research Chair appointment

She leads the Light and Atomic Matter Physics group (LAMP) at RRI, driving experimental quantum information research. Current projects focus on quantum repeater networks and photonic quantum technologies. For personnel details and open positions, visit the LAMP laboratory website.