About
I work on distributed quantum computing, quantum networking, and reliability/security of AI systems. My current focus is quantum data center architectures, entanglement orchestration, and compiler/runtime co-design for fault-tolerant distributed execution. Previously, I completed my Ph.D. at UMass Amherst (ACQUIRE Lab, advised by Don Towsley).
I welcome emails from motivated students and collaborators. If you are interested, please reach out with a short note on your background and interests.
Research Highlights
Distributed Quantum Computing in Quantum Data Centers
- Distributed error correction
- Circuit Partitioning with EPR generation scheduling.
- Benchmarking Clos/BCube/QFly architecutres for distributed quantum computing.
Quantum Networking
Resource allocation and protocol analysis for entanglement distribution.
- Quantum network planning with Repeater placement and distillation/swap scheduling.
- Quantum storage networks
Security & Privacy in QML
Adversarial robustness and privacy‑aware evaluation for quantum ML.
- Threat models for VQAs under noise and device constraints.
- Defense strategies and robust evaluation protocols.
Selected Publications
- Resource Allocation in Quantum Networks — PhD Thesis, UMass Amherst, 2025.
- Fault Tolerant Distributed Quantum Computing in Quantum Data Centers — under submission, 2025.
- Topology-Aware Dynamic Scheduling for Remote Gates — preprint arXiv:2504.20176, 2025.
- Resource Placement for Rate and Fidelity Maximization in Quantum Networks
Shahrooz Pouryousef, Hassan Shapourian, Alireza Shabani, Ramana Kompella, Don Towsley — IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (2024) - Analysis of Asynchronous Protocols for Entanglement Distribution in Quantum Networks
Shahrooz Pouryousef, Hassan Shapourian, Don Towsley — International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and Computing (QCNC) (2024) - Scaling Limits of Quantum Repeater Networks
Mahdi Chehimi, Shahrooz Pouryousef, Nitish K. Panigrahy, Don Towsley, Walid Saad — IEEE QCE (Bellevue, WA, Sep 2023) - Resource Management in Quantum Virtual Private Networks
Shahrooz Pouryousef, Nitish K. Panigrahy, Monimoy Deb Purkayastha, Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay, Gert Grammel, Domenico Di Mola, Don Towsley — QCE’23 poster - A Quantum Overlay Network for Efficient Entanglement Distribution
Shahrooz Pouryousef, Nitish K. Panigrahy, Don Towsley — IEEE INFOCOM (2023) - Towards Logically Centralized Interdomain Routing
Shahrooz Pouryousef, Lixin Gao, Arun Venkataramani — USENIX NSDI (2020) - Extortion or Expansion? An Investigation into the Costs and Consequences of ICANN’s gTLD Experiments
Shahrooz Pouryousef, Muhammad Daniyal Dar, Suleman Ahmad, Phillipa Gill, Rishab Nithyanand — Passive and Active Measurement (PAM) (2020)
Full list on Google Scholar.
Teaching
- Instructor — First-year undergrad seminar on exploring modern computing. Fall. 2023
- Instructor — An introduction to computer programming (CICS 110). Fall 2024
- Seminar — Distributed Quantum computing, FA'25.
Outreach & Professional Services
Graduate student representative (2022–2023)
- Represented graduate student interests to the department, faculty, and administration.
- Participated in departmental meetings, committees, and councils to bring the graduate perspective into decisions.
- Interviewed faculty candidates for tenure‑track positions.
CQN SLC industry officer (2022)
- Organized Center for Quantum Networks (CQN) events to foster community.
PASP program committee member
- Member of the PhD Applicants Support Program (PASP) helping applicants from underrepresented groups improve application materials.
CICS social committee member
Peer Reviewing
- IEEE Transactions on Networking (ToN), 2022
- IEEE ICC, 2023