Mahesh N. Jayakody, Post Doc

Mahesh N. Jayakody is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Mälardalen University, working within the NEXT-QCM (Next-Generation Quantum Computing for Air Traffic Management) project.

He received his PhD from Bar-Ilan University, Israel, with doctoral research in quantum information science. His dissertation focused on quantum walks for quantum information processing and simulation.

Before joining MDU, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, where his research involved developing a quantum algorithmic framework for contingency analysis in power systems.

Mahesh's research focuses on quantum computing, with a particular interest in quantum algorithm development for practical applications. He is especially interested in using quantum algorithms to address computational problems of practical relevance.

His current research explores quantum algorithms and quantum-enhanced computational methods for air traffic management, with a particular focus on trajectory optimisation within the NEXT-QCM project.

His broader research interests include open quantum systems, quantum walks, and quantum simulation.