Faculty, Professor
- Email: anayak@uwaterloo.ca
- Office: MC 4034
- Office: QNC 3124
- Office Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33601
- Admin Support: Chin Lee
Ashwin Nayak is a professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization. He studied theoretical computer science at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (BTech, 1995) and at University of California, Berkeley (PhD, 1999). After holding post-doctoral positions at DIMACS Center (Rutgers University) and AT&T Labs-Research (2000) and California Institute of Technology (2001-02), he joined the University of Waterloo in 2002. He was Associate Faculty, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, from 2003-11.
Research expertise
- Quantum computation and quantum information
- Computational complexity
- Design and analysis of algorithms
Degrees
- PhD in Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley (1999)
- BTech in Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (1995)
Awards & honours
- Discovery Accelerator Supplement, Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Canada, 2008
- Early Researcher Award, Province of Ontario, 2006
Major positions
| Title | Location | When |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | Institute for Quantum Computing and Department of Combinatorics & Optimization, University of Waterloo | 2013-present |
| Associate Professor | Institute for Quantum Computing and Department of Combinatorics & Optimization, University of Waterloo | 2007-2013 |
| Associate Member | Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics | 2003-2011 |
| Assistant Professor | Institute for Quantum Computing and Department of Combinatorics & Optimization, University of Waterloo | 2002-2007 |