Saikat Guha

Saikat Guha is a Clark Distinguished Chair Professor of ECE at the University of Maryland and Co-Director of the Center for Quantum Networks NSF Engineering Research Center. Prof. Guha investigates applications of quantum information theory to quantum optics, to design systems that strive to attain the fundamental precision limits of photonic information processing, governed by quantum mechanics. He is interested in the mathematical foundations of quantum information and estimation theories, evaluating fundamental performance limits governed by the laws of physics by treating information-bearing light as a quantum mechanical object, and in designing, evaluating and building proof-of-concept systems in our laboratory that aim to approach such quantum-limited performance, with applications ranging quantum-enhaced classical optical communications, quantum networking, photonic sensing using squeezed light, and quantum-limited resolution in passive imaging.