Reviewed/sub-reviewed for:
Editor: Quantum 
Program committee: QTML 2024, QTML 2023, QTML2022, YQIS 2021, QTML 2021
Conferences: QIP 2024, QCTIP2023, TQC2023, QIP 2023, ISIT 2022, QTML2022, TQC 2022, QIP 2022, QTML 2021, AQIS 2021, YQIS 2021, TQC 2021
Funding agencies: NSF 
Journals: Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications, Quantum, npj Quantum Information, Physical Review A, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Quantum Science and Technology, Communication Physics, New Journal of Physics, Physical Review Applied, Physical Review Research

1. Hamiltonian simulation in the interaction picture using the Magnus expansion (2024)
   KS* and Minh Tran*
   [][arXiv] 

2. Robust Error Accumulation Suppression (2024)
   Tatsuki Odake, Philip Taranto, Nobuyuki Yoshioka, Toshinari Itoko, KS, Antonio Mezzacapo, Mio Murao
   [][arXiv]

3. Quantum-centric Supercomputing for Materials Science: A Perspective on Challenges and Future Directions (2023)
   IBM Quantum
   [][arXiv]

4. Effect of non–unital noise on random circuit sampling (2023)
   Bill Fefferman, Soumik Ghosh, Michael Gullans, Kohdai Kuroiwa, and KS
   [][arXiv]
   Talks: QIP 2024, Cornell Quantum Day, seminar at U of Sydney

5. Locality and Error Mitigation of Quantum Circuits (2023)
   Minh Tran, KS, and Kristan Temme
   [][arXiv]
   Talks: ACS 2023

6. Continuous-variable quantum state designs: theory and applications (2022)
   Joseph T. Iosue*, KS*, Michael Gullans, and Victor V. Albert
   [PRX][arXiv]
   Talks: QIP 2023, APS 2023 

7. Quantum Non-Demolition Photon Counting in a 2d Rydberg Atom Array (2022)
   Christopher Fechisin, KS, Przemyslaw Bienias, Steven L. Rolston, J. V. Porto, Michael Gullans, and Alexey V. Gorshkov
   [][arXiv][News]

8. An analytic theory for the dynamics of wide quantum neural networks (2022)
   Junyu Liu, Khadijeh Najafi, KS, Francesco Tacchino, Liang Jiang, and Antonio Mezzacapo
   [PRL][arXiv]

9. Generalization in quantum machine learning from few training data (2021)
   Matthias C. Caro, Hsin-Yuan Huang, Marco Cerezo, KS, Andrew Sornborger, Lukasz Cincio, and Patrick Coles
   [NatComm][arXiv]
   Talks: QTML 2021

10. Estimating distinguishability measures for quantum states, channels, and strategies on quantum computers (2021)
    Rochisha Agarwal, Soorya Rethinasamy, KS, and Mark M. Wilde
    [PRA][arXiv]
    Talks: QTML 2021

11. Diagnosing barren plateaus with tools from quantum optimal control (2021)
    Martin Larocca, Piotr Czarnik, KS, Gopikrishnan Muraleedharan, Patrick Coles, and Marco Cerezo
    [Quantum][arXiv]
    Talks: QIP 2022, QTML 2021
    Seminars: QSI seminar, UTS

12. Connecting ansatz expressibility to gradient magnitudes and barren plateaus (2021)
    Zoe Holmes, KS, Marco Cerezo, and Patrick Coles
    [PRX Quantum] [arXiv]
    Seminars: QSI seminar, UTS

13. Optimal tests for continuous-variable quantum teleportation and photodetectors (2020)
    KS, Barry C. Sanders and Mark M. Wilde
    [PRR][arXiv]
    Talks: APS 2021, QuILT 2020

14. Error mitigation on a near-term quantum photonic device (2020)
    Daiqin Su, Robert Israel, KS, Ish Dhand, Haoyu Qi, and Kamil Bradler
    [Quantum] [arXiv]

15. Noise-induced barren plateaus in variational quantum algorithms (2020)
    Samson Wang, Enrico Fontana, Marco Cerezo, KS, Akira Sone, Lukasz Cincio, and Patrick Coles
    [NatComm] [arXiv] [News]
    Talks: QuAlg 2020

16. Reformulation of the No-Free-Lunch theorem for entangled data sets (2020)
    KS*, Marco Cerezo*, Zoe Holmes, Lukasz Cincio, Andrew Sornborger, and Patrick Coles
    [PRL] [arXiv] [News1] [News2]
    Talks: QuILT 2020

17. Trainability of dissipative perceptron-based quantum neural networks (2020)
    KS*, Marco Cerezo*, Lukasz Cincio, and Patrick Coles
    [PRL][arXiv]
    Seminar: CQT, Singapore

18. Variational quantum state eigensolver (2020)
    Marco Cerezo*, KS*, Andrew Arrasmith, and Patrick Coles
    [npjQI][arXiv]

19. Noise resilience of variational quantum compiling (2019)
    KS, Sumeet Khatri, Marco Cerezo, and Patrick Coles
    [NJP], [arXiv]
    Talks: APS 2020, QuILT 2019
    Seminars: LSU, LANL

20. Information-theoretic aspects of generalized amplitude damping channel (2019)
    Sumeet Khatri, KS, and Mark M. Wilde
    [PRA], [arXiv]

21. Characterizing the performance of continuous-variable Gaussian quantum gates (2018)
    KS and Mark M. Wilde
    [PRR], [arXiv]
    Talks: QIP 2020, APS 2019, QuILT 2018
    Seminars: Xanadu

22. Entanglement-assisted private communication over quantum broadcast channels (2018)
    Haoyu Qi, KS, and Mark M. Wilde
    [JPA], [arXiv]

23. Bounding the energy-constrained quantum and private capacities of phase-insensitive bosonic Gaussian channels (2017)
    KS, Mark M. Wilde, Sushovit Adhikari, and Masahiro Takeoka
    [NJP], [arXiv]
    Talks: RMSQI 2018, QuILT 2018, SQCW 2018.
    Seminars: U of Calgary, LSU, HRI. 

24. Conditional quantum one-time pad (2017)
    KS, Eyuri Wakakuwa and Mark M. Wilde
    [PRL], [PRL Supp], [arXiv]
    Seminars: LSU, HRI Allahabad

25. Distribution of Bell-inequality violation versus multiparty-quantum-correlation measures (2016)
    KS, Tamoghna Das, Aditi Sen De, and Ujjwal Sen
    [PRA], [arXiv]
    Talks: APS 2017
    Seminars: LSU, HRI Allahabad, and IISER Bhopal

1. Improve techniques for quantum simulation (paper, 2024)
   NYC Quantum Algorithms, Complexity and Cryptography (QuACC) Day [pdf]

2. Effect of non–unital noise on random circuit sampling (2023, 2024)
   QIP 2024** Jan 2024, Cornell Quantum Day, Nov 2023 [pdf]; Seminar at U of Sydney, Oct 2023 [pdf]

3. Noisy quantum computers and potential applications [slides]
   LANL quantum computing summer school, July 2023

4. Locality and error mitigation of quantum circuits [slides]
   ACS conference, April 2023 

5. Continuous-variable quantum state designs: theory and applications [slides, video]
   QIP 2023** Feb 2023, APS 2023 March 2023

6. Analyzing the Loss Landscape of Quantum Neural Networks: Barren Plateaus and Overparametrization [slides, video]
   QIP 2022**

7. Trainability of Parameterized Quantum Circuits [slides, video]
   QSI seminar, University of Technology Sydney, Australia, Oct 2021; IBM seminar, July 2021

8. Optimal tests for continuous-variable quantum teleportation and photodetectors [slides, video]
   APS 2021, (virtual) [slides, video]; QuILT day, virtual conference, December 2020. [slides, video]. 

9. Energy-constrained distinguishability measures for assessing performance in quantum information processing [slides, video]
   Ph.D. thesis defense, virtual, LSU, March 2021. 

10. Noise-induced barren plateaus in variational quantum algorithms
    QuAlg20**, September 2020. [video]

11. Variational Quantum State Eigensolver
    QuAlg20**, September 2020. [video]

12. Reformulation of the no-free-lunch theorem for entangled data sets [slides, video]
    QuILT day, August 2020.

13. Trainability of Dissipative Perceptron-Based Quantum Neural Networks [pdf, video]
    Seminar, CQT Singapore, June 2020 (invited).

14. Characterizing the performance of continuous-variable Gaussian quantum gates [pdf, poster, video]
    QIP 2020,  Shenzhen, China, January, 2020 [pdf, video]; APS 2019, Boston, Massachusetts, US, March 2019 [pdf]; Seminar, Xanadu, Feb 2019 (invited); QuILT day, LSU, Baton Rouge, US, November 2018 [pdf, video]; QIP 2019, Colorado, US, January 2019 [poster].

15. Bounding the energy-constrained quantum capacity of phase-insensitive bosonic Gaussian channels [pdf, poster]
    Boulder School 2018: Quantum Information, July 2-27, 2018; RMSQI Jila, University of Colorado Boulder, US, June 2018; QuILT day, Tulane University, New Orleans, US, May 2018; SQCW, University of Georgia, Athens, US, May 2018; SQuInT, Santa Fe, US, Feb 2018 [poster]; QIC seminar, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, India,  Dec 2017; IQST seminar, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Nov 2017 (invited); QST seminar, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, US, Nov 2017.

16. Noise Resilience of Variational Quantum Compiling [pdf, video]
    APS 2020, Denver, Colorado, US, March 2020 [pdf, video]; QuILT day, Tulane University, New Orleans, US, Nov 2019; QST seminar, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, US, Aug 2019; QCSS 2019, LANL, New Mexico, US, August 2019.

17. Conditional quantum one-time pad
    QIC seminar, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Dec 2017.

18. Distribution of Bell-inequality violation versus multiparty-quantum-correlation measures [pdf]
    APS 2017, New Orleans, LA, US, March 2017.

19. Quantum information processing via oscillating ions: coupling of normal modes
    Physics colloquia, IISER Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, September 2014. 

** presented by co-authors