CV
General Information
| Full Name | Satwik Kundu |
| mail [at] satwik-kundu [dot] me | |
| Languages | English, Bengali, Hindi |
Education
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2021 - Present
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
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2017 - 2021
B.E. in Information Technology
Jadavpur University
Experience
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08/2021 - Present
Graduate Research Assistant
Pennsylvania State University
- Adversarial attacks and defenses in quantum machine learning (QML).
- Improved optimization efficiency of variational quantum algorithms (VQAs).
- Explored applications of QML in hardware security.
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06/2020 - 11/2020
Research Intern
IIT Kharagpur
- Evaluated microarchitectural security challenges in Docker containers.
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11/2019 - 05/2021
Undergraduate Researcher
Jadavpur University
- Developed language identification (LID) system for Indian languages.
- Designed a CNN-based facial expression recognition framework.
Honors and Awards
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2025
Graduate Scholarship
- Received the Graduate School Student Persistence Scholarship.
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2025
Best Paper Award
- Received the Best Paper Award (1 out of 140+ submissions) a HOST 2025.
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2024
IBM Quantum Credits
- Received $70,000 credits from IBM for my research on VQAs.
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2022
Graduate Research Award
- One of two students to receive the award from CSE Dept. at Penn State.
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2015
Gold Medal
- International Olympiad of Mathematics (iOM), organized by SilverZone.
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2015
Silver and Bronze Medal
- International Young Mathematicians Convention (IYMC).