TCG CREST is delighted to announce that two of our research scholars from the Centre for Quantum Engineering, Research and Education (CQuERE) have been selected for the highly competitive India–Japan Circulation of Talented Youths in Science (LOTUS) Programme for the academic year 2025–2026.
Their achievements highlight CQuERE’s growing global presence and excellence in advanced quantum research.
Midhun Murali Selected for LOTUS Japanese PhD Exchange Program 2025–2026
Midhun Murali, second year doctoral student at the Centre for Quantum Engineering, Research and Education (CQuERE), TCG CREST, has been selected for the LOTUS Japanese PhD Exchange Program 2025-2026.
This selection is based on a joint research proposal established between his supervisor, Dr. Tanmoy Basu (CQuERE), and the Japanese host team at Okayama University, led by Prof. Masazumi Fujiwara and Dr. Ashutosh Rathi. As a part of the program, Midhun will be conducting the research in Okayama university for 1 year, starting from March 2026.
The collaborative project focuses on hybrid quantum sensing using the Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers in diamonds. We aim to develop the sensing platform designed to enhance the detection sensitivity of specific biomarkers associated with neurological disorders.
Pradyot Sahoo Selected for LOTUS Programme FY2025
Pradyot Pritam Sahoo, a PhD Scholar at the Centre for Quantum Engineering, Research and Education (CQuERE), TCG CREST (Deemed to be University), has been selected for the India–Japan Circulation of Talented Youths in Science (LOTUS) Programme FY2025.
The selection is based on a joint research proposal developed between his supervisors, Prof. Bhanu Pratap Das, Director of CQuERE, and Dr. Srinivasa Prasannaa V, Associate Professor at CQuERE, and the Japanese host team at The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), led by Prof. Sakemi Yasuhiro, Director of the Center for Nuclear Study (CNS), Graduate School of Science, along with collaborators from iTHEMS, RIKEN (RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences), including Prof. Tetsuo Hatsuda, Division Director of Applied Mathematical Science and Team Director of the Quantum Mathematical Science Team, and Dr. Shunji Matsuura, Senior Research Scientist in the Division of Fundamental Mathematical Science.
The project applies advanced quantum computing methods to study physics beyond the Standard Model using heavy molecules, focusing on hybrid quantum–classical techniques to compute accurate molecular properties relevant to the electron’s electric dipole moment (eEDM).
TCG CREST congratulates Midhun Murali and Pradyot Pritam Sahoo for this remarkable achievement.
