Prof. Bijoy Krishna Das obtained his masters degree in solid-state physics from Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India (in 1996) and Ph.D. degree (Dr.rer.nat) in integrated optics from the University of Paderborn, Germany (in April 2003). Prior to his Ph.D. research in Germany, Prof. Das started his research career in the area of integrated optics at the Microelectronics Centre, IIT Kharagpur for three years (January 1996 – December 1998). His postdoctoral research was carried out in three different countries First, he was an FRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan (2004-2005). Later, he joined as a postdoctoral researcher in the Center for Optical Technologies, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA. In April 2005, he re-joined the Integrated Optics Group at the University of Paderborn as Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter and continued his research on integrated nonlinear optical devices. He also worked for a while at Laboratoire Aime Cotton, CNRS, Orsay, France. Since August 2006, Prof. Das has been associated with the Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras, where he is presently holding a full Professor position with higher academic grade (HAG). At IIT Madras, Prof. Das has been dedicated to establishing state-of-the-art silicon photonics research ecosystems following the Product Research Development and Manufacturing (PRDM) model for indigenously developed Co-Packaged Optics Transceiver Engine, Quantum Photonic Integrated Circuits (Q-PICs) and Microwave Photonic Integrated Circuits, etc. Prof. Das is the founder and Chief Investigator of the Silicon Photonics CoE-CPPICS IIT Madras.

Prof. Anjan Chakravorty professional journey at IIT Madras commenced as an Assistant Professor in 2007, progressing to the role of Associate Professor in 2012, and subsequently assuming the position of Professor in 2018, where he continues to contribute actively. Throughout his career, he has garnered extensive research experience through various appointments, including Guest Scientist roles at IHP microelectronics, IMS Laboratory at the University of Bordeaux, and a Fulbright fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. His research interests have primarily revolved around the characterization and modeling of semiconductor devices, particularly SiGe HBTs, and the development of thermal models for such devices. Regarding expertise relevant to the quantum vertical, his focus has been on developing equivalent circuit models for various devices, a skillset that aligns with the requirements of the present project. Currently, he is engaged in developing models for micro- ring resonators and photodetectors, with plans to transfer these models to Keysight Technologies. These models will significantly facilitate the design process of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), which will serve as test vehicles for conducting quantum computing experiments in our project. His two decades of experience in this domain position me as a valuable contributor to the projects success, bridging the gap between device modeling and PIC validation following CPPICS R&D roadmap.

Prof. Deleep Nair research interests have spanned various areas, including CMOS modeling and characterization, GaN HEMT modeling, RF MEMS (switches and resonators), and photonics (technology and modeling). Throughout his tenure, he has been actively involved in exploring low-power CMOS logic technology development and Flash Memory devices, both as a Research Scholar at IIT Bombay and as a Senior Engineer at IBM Semiconductor Research and Development Center. Regarding expertise in the quantum vertical relevant to the proposal, while he lacks direct experience in quantum computing, his extensive background in technology development and modeling, particularly in photonics components, positions him well for contributions to the design and development of photonic components for PIC. His interdisciplinary experience and dedication to innovation make him a valuable asset in exploring new frontiers in silicon photonics technology and its applications within the scope of CPPICS R&D roadmap.

Prof. Janakiraman Viraraghavan Prior to becoming an Assistant Professor at IIT Madras, Prof. Janakiraman Viraraghavan worked with GLOBALFOUNDRIES India as the Technical Lead of the Non-Volatile Memory team between July 2015 and October 2016. In this period, he designed, verified, fabricated and tested NVM chips on 32nm SOI technology, 22nm SOI technology and 14nm FinFET Bulk technology. He was involved in all stages of the flow right from schematic design to logic verification to manual layout. He presented a paper in the prestigious VLSI Symposium conference at Hawaii in June 2016. A more detailed journal version of the same paper was published in the Journal of Solid State Circuits. Prior to this stint at GLOBALFOUNDRIES, he was a lead engineer in the early technology Embedded DRAM(eDRAM) design team at the Semiconductor Research and Development Center (SRDC) IBM India. Pvt. Ltd. A 256Mb eDRAM chip among other smaller chips was designed, fabricated, and tested in 14nm FinFET SOI technology between 2011 and 2016. In summary, he has nearly 10 years of IC design experience across various advanced technology nodes, including FinFETs, and photonics. Prof. Viraraghavan is committed for CPPICS R&D roadmap designing, verifying, and testing the photonics ICs originating from the group.

Prof. Sankaran Aniruddhan expertise is in the area of CMOS RF and analog integrated circuit design; frequency synthesizers and phase-locked loops (PLLs); RF transceivers for wireless communication systems; electronic integrated circuits (EIC) for high-speed and mixed-signal applications; circuit design for advanced CMOS technologies; translation of circuit concepts to foundry-ready tape-outs. He also brings strong innovation credentials with 10+ granted US patents in integrated circuit design. Prof. Aniruddhan has been associated with CPPICS as one of the distinguished co-investigators to contribute in design and development of EIC for driving chip-scale microwave photonic circuits.

Prof. Saurabh Saxena expertise in the area of electronic integrated circuits and systems. During Ph.D., he focussed on architectural and circuit level techniques for energy efficient high speed serial links. Between 2009 and 2011, he worked as a research assistant under guidance of Prof. Kartikeya Mayaram and Prof. Terri Fiez in the department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at Oregon State University. Here he designed high speed discrete-time delta sigma modulators for baseband applications. He graduated with B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering, under dual degree program in IIT Madras, in 2009. Dr. Saxena has committed to work on EIC driver for high-speed co-packaged optics transceiver engine with in the scope of CPPICS roadmap.

Prof. Avhishek Chatterjee expertise information theory and quantum information error correction. Before joining IIT Madras, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the Coordinated Science Laboratory of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. he obtained Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2015 from The University of Texas at Austin , Master of Engineering in Telecommunication from Electrical Communication Engineering department of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 2008, and Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata (India) in 2006. He worked as a member of technical staff at Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, India from 2008 to 2011. Prof. Chatterjee has been associated in CPPICS program to contribute on the theoretical aspects of quantum photonic circuits and applications, especially on quantum security and simulations.