QuNLab - Publication

Journal Publications

Kumar, Pankaj and Binayak Kar. Fidelity-aware inter-zone-based routing for throughput maximization in quantum networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, pages 1–1, 2026.
N Ikken, Kumar P, A Slaoui, B Kar, R Ahl Laamara, Ahmed Abd El-Latif, and Fahad S. Alotaibi, BQT-MDQW: Bidirectional Quantum Teleportation Protocol using Modified Dijkstra-Based Quantum Walks for Multi-Hop Quantum Communication, IEEE Access, 2026.
Kar Binayak and Pankaj Kumar, Routing Protocols for Quantum Communication Networks: Taxonomy, Design, and Open Challenges, Journal of Network and Computer Applications, volume 254, page 104557. Elsevier, 2026.
Kumar Pankaj, Neel Kanth Kundu, and Binayak Kar. Quantum key distribution networks design: Overview and challenges. IET Quantum Communication, volume 7, page e70029, 2026.
Kumar Pankaj, Binayak Kar, and Shan-Hsiang Shen. Trace-distance based end-to-end entanglement fidelity with information preservation in quantum networks. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, volume 244, page 104366. Elsevier, 2025.
Kumar Pankaj and Binayak Kar. ZBR: Zone-based routing in quantum networks with efficient entanglement distribution. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, volume 238, page 104156. Elsevier, 2025.
N Ikken, Kumar P, A Slaoui, B Kar, R Ahl Laamara, M Zomorodi, and AA Abd El-Latif. Bidirectional multi-nodes quantum teleportation using discrete-time quantum walk. Scientific Reports, volume 15, page 44798. Nature Publishing Group, 2025.

Conference Publications

Fabrizio Diaz, Binayak Kar, Kumar Pankaj, and Shan-Hsiang Shen. QComNetsim: A validated quantum network simulator with cross-platform benchmarking. In IEEE Global Communications Conference: Selected Areas in Communications: Quantum Communications and Information Technology, Macau S.A.R., China, 2026.
Pankaj Kumar, Neel Kanth Kundu, Binayak Kar, and Dipanjan Bera. Redundant Routing Protocol for Key Rate Maximization in QKD Networks, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), Dec. 2026, Roorkee, India.
Suvajyoti Biswas, Neel Kanth Kundu, and Pankaj Kumar. QAHR: QBER-Budgeted Adaptive Routing for Hybrid Quantum Key Distribution Networks, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), Dec. 2026, Roorkee, India.
Kumar Pankaj, Binaya Kar, and Debasmita Basu. Fault-Tolerant Routing Framework for Maximizing Secret Key Rates in Multi-Hop QKD Networks, IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics-Taiwan (ICCE-TW), Jul. 2026, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
A. Santhosh Nantha, M. Jayalakshmi, Kumar Pankaj, and Binayak Kar. Quantum classical hybrid surveillance system for real-time criminal identification using QCNN and LSTM entanglement-based alerting. In Second International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Computation, Communication and Network Security (AICCoNS), Dubai, UAE, 2026.
Kumar Pankaj and Binayak Kar. Fidelity-aware routing protocol for quantum key distribution networks: Key rate maximization. In IEEE GlobeCom Workshops: Quantum Machine Learning for Reliable Communications in Ubiquitous Intelligence of Things, Taipei, Taiwan, 2025.
Kumar, Pankaj, Binayak Kar, and Neel Kanth Kundu. Entanglement Routing Design for Enhancing Key Distribution Rate in QKD Networks. IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), Delhi, 2025.
Aditya Chaudhary, Chinmay Gupta, Sejal Jamwal, Abhinav Tomar, Kumar Pankaj, and Binayak Kar. From classical bottlenecks to quantum breakthroughs: Intelligent energy scheduling in rechargeable sensor networks. In 2025, Seventeenth International Conference on Contemporary Computing (IC3), Noida, Delhi, pages 1-6, 2025.
Kumar Pankaj and Binayak Kar. Design strategy of entanglement routing protocols in quantum networks: Overview and challenges. In 6th International Conference on Advances in Distributed Computing and Machine Learning (ICADCML), Taipei, Taiwan, 2025.
Kumar Pankaj, Neel Kanth Kundu, and Binayak Kar. End-to-End quantum key distribution routing protocol in quantum networks. In International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and Computing (QCNC), Nara, Japan, 2025.

Preprint Publications

N Ikken, Kumar P, A Slaoui, B Kar, R Ahl Laamara, M Almousa, and A El-Latif. Optimizing multi-hop quantum communication using bidirectional quantum teleportation protocol. arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.07320, 2025.
Kumar Pankaj, Neel Kanth Kundu, and Binayak Kar. Quantum key distribution routing protocol in quantum networks: Overview and challenges. arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.13156, 2024.
Binayak Kar and Kumar Pankaj. Routing protocols for quantum networks: Overview and challenges. arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.00708, 2023.