Prof. Sabre Kais
Goodnight Distinguished Chair in Quantum Computing
NC State University · prev. Purdue University (Emeritus Distinguished Professor)
A quantum computing and chemistry pioneer with 280+ publications who bridges chemistry, physics, mathematics, and computer science to solve problems classical computers cannot.
Professor Kais develops quantum algorithms for simulating chemical reactions that are intractable on classical computers - bridging quantum information science with chemistry and materials science. He directed the NSF Center of Innovation for Quantum Information in Quantum Chemistry and has published over 280 peer-reviewed papers with more than 13,000 citations. His research spans quantum machine learning for molecules and materials, quantum dynamics simulations, and the role of quantum coherence and entanglement in complex chemical and biological systems.
Featured because of his deep Purdue connection as Emeritus Distinguished Professor and his ongoing mentorship of students connected to Indiana's quantum computing community. Samiksha connected with Professor Kais during her PhD interview process for quantum computing in ECE and has since regularly attended his weekly discussions on NISQ systems, the quantum era, and interdisciplinary quantum research.