Doctoral students

Albert Lee

Albert Lee

  • Joined in Fall 2022.
  • B.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Korea University, 2021.

Research topics: Superstructure Optimization, Generalized Disjunctive Programming.

Anurag Ramesh

Anurag Ramesh

  • Joined in Fall 2023
  • B.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, 2023.

Research topics: Benchmarking Classical and Quantum Algorithms for Optimization and Computational Chemistry.

Yirang Park

Yirang Park

  • Joined in Fall 2023
  • B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2015.
  • Professional M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 2019.

Research topics: Pharmaceutical Process Synthesis and Optimization.

Sergey Gusev

Sergey Gusev

  • Joined in Fall 2024
  • B.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Gubkin University, Moscow, 2016.
  • MSEng, Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, 2019.

Research topics: Hybrid Quantum Algorithms for Structured Optimization Problems in Process Systems Engineering.

Andres F. Cabeza

Andres F. Cabeza

  • Joined in Fall 2024
  • B.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Manizales, 2017.
  • M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, 2023.

Research topics: Optimization-aided process synthesis and operations

Master's students

Woosik Kim

Woosik Kim

  • Joined in Fall 2025.
  • B.Sc. Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2024.

Research topics: Quantum Optimization.

Visiting scholars

João Victor Paim

João Victor Paim

  • Joined in Fall 2025.
  • B.Eng. Computer Engineering, Military Institute Of Engineering, expected 2026.

Research topics: Machine Learning, Quantum Computing, Optimization

Undergraduates

Akshay Mahajan

Akshay Mahajan

  • Joined in Spring 2025.
  • B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, expected May 2026.

Research topics: Process Systems Machine Learning.

Sai Karthik

Sai Karthik

  • Joined in Spring 2025.
  • B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, expected December 2026.

Research topics: Pharmaceutical Process Synthesis and Optimization.

Alan Yi

Alan Yi

  • Joined in Summer 2025.
  • B.Sc. Computer Science, Purdue University, expected May 2027.

Research topics: Quantum Federated Learning for Biomedical Applications.

Azain Khalid

Azain Khalid

  • Joined in Summer 2025.
  • B.Sc. Computer Science, Purdue University, expected May 2028.

Research topics: Quantum Integer Programming and Machine Learning

Soumen Pradhan

Soumen Pradhan

  • Joined in Fall 2024.
  • B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, expected May 2028.

Research topics: Energy Optimization.

Principal Investigator

David Bernal Neira

David E. Bernal Neira

Alumni

Postdoctoral fellows

Visiting scholars

  • 2025. Mateo Huertas Marulanda. National University of Colombia.
  • 2025. Daniel Anoruo. Towson University.
  • 2024. Andres F. Cabeza. Purdue University, PhD Student Chemical Engineering.
  • 2024. Iago Leal de Freitas. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
  • 2024. André Lima Alambert. University of São Paulo.
  • 2024. Juan S. Rodríguez F. AgroParisTech Université Paris-Saclay.
  • 2023. Pedro Maciel Xavier. Purdue University, PhD Student Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Undergraduates

Our Members' Locations

Location

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Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, G027C
480 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100
USA