Sandeep Narayanaswami

ab9ekz@r.postjobfree.com

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State College PA 16801

Ph: 814-***-****

Objective

To obtain a full-time technology-oriented position that will leverage my mathematical, analytical

and computational skills

Education

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Summer 2013

PhD in Physics

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India May 2008

Bachelor of Technology in Engineering Physics

Relevant Coursework

Algorithm Design Statistical Physics

Computational Complexity Network Science

Advanced Algebra Digital Signal Processing

Research

PhD Dissertation Research:

My research is in the area of Hamiltonian Complexity, which combines ideas from physics and

theoretical computer science to study the computational aspects of calculating the properties of

large systems of particles.

Research Projects:

• The complexity of computing the ground state energy of a system of quantum particles on a

line

Preliminary work presented as a poster at the Quantum Information Processing 2012 conference

Publication: “The Local Hamiltonian problem on a line with eight states is QMA-complete”; to

appear in the journal Quantum Information and Computation.

• (Current research) Determining the complexity of a quantum generalization of the satisfiability

problem

Undergraduate research:

Undergraduate thesis: A study of Black Hole Attractors in String Theory

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REU: Testing cosmological models using redshift data

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Skills

Research skills:

Research experience in theoretical computer science (algorithms and complexity) and

physics (quantum mechanics)

Technical skills:

Proficiency in algorithm design and analysis

Knowledge of basic machine learning algorithms and applications

Mathematical skills:

Proficiency in advanced algebra, discrete mathematics, and calculus

Knowledge of probability, statistics, and stochastic processes; basic game theory; complex

variables

Computing skills:

Programming languages: Proficiency in C++; Working knowledge of Python

Mathematical software: Working knowledge of Mathematica and GNU Octave

Other: Proficiency in LaTeX

Experience

The Pennsylvania State University Spring 2010 – Summer 2013

Dept of Computer Science and Engineering

Research Assistant in the Computer Science Theory group

• Research on theory of quantum computation

The Pennsylvania State University Fall 2008 - Summer 2010

Dept of Physics

Teaching Assistant for introductory Physics courses

• Supervised recitation and lab sessions for undergraduate Electromagnetism and

Mechanics courses

Leadership

Events Coordinator at IIT Madras

• Helped develop, organize and host literary events at the 2007 and 2008 editions of my college's

annual cultural festival Saarang

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