Part-Time Research Assistant
Pennsylvania State University
Job Title
The part-time research assistant will design and evaluate routing algorithms for quantum networks. The goal is to improve the probability of establishing end-to-end routing paths by leveraging repeater nodes equipped with long-lived quantum memory.
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