Howdy y’all! I’m Selina, an NDSEG Fellow and PhD student in the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science. I joined the group in 2023, and my research interests lie at the intersection of quantum information theory and cryptography. My work aims to address how quantum systems offer solutions to vulnerabilities in classical computing, bridging theory and practical computing applications.
I am actively investigating non-local quantum computations (NLQC) and its role in cryptographic schemes, particularly quantum position verification (QPV). When considering cryptographic applications such as QPV, the entanglement cost for performing NLQC quantifies how much entanglement is needed by adversaries to break the security. A high entanglement cost indicates that attacks would be impractical, while a lower cost implies that adversaries could employ their attacks in real-world quantum networks and compromise position-based cryptography applications. Despite its significance to quantum cryptography and quantum communications, the limitations and possibilities of NLQC are largely unknown, especially for more than two parties.
Outside of research, I am an avid runner (5k, 10k, and half marathon races!), and I love travelling, reading non-fiction, and cooking.
