DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE
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Vishvendra Singh Poonia
Associate Professor
vishvendra[at]ece.iitr.ac.in
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
+91-1332-285601
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Research Interests
Spin Qubits based on Semiconductor Quantum dots, Quantum Effects in Biological Systems: Avian Magnetoreception, Role of coherence in the photosynthetic apparatus, Quantum-enhanced Photovoltaics, Solid State-Emulation of Quantum Biological Systems, Chirality-Induced Spin Selectivity
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Educational Details
IIT Bombay
2018
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
IIT Roorkee
2012
B.Tech., Electronics and Communication Engineering
Professional Background
Postdoctoral Fellow
01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2018
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
DEVELOPMENT OF A BIOMIMETIC QUANTUM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL 22 Jan 2022 QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES, QUANTUM BIOMIMETICS PI 28.28 Lakhs ANRF (Erstwhile SERB), India
DEVELOPMENT OF MODELING FRAMEWORK FOR QUBITS 11 Feb 2025 QUANTUM COMPUTING, SEMICONDUCTOR SPIN QUBITS PI, National Quantum Mission 28 Lakhs DST (through NQM), India
QUANTUM EFFECTS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS 18 Dec 2018 QUANTUM BIOLOGY PI 35 Lakhs DST (Inspire Faculty Research Award), India
DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTUM MACHINE LEARNING USECASES AND APPLICATIONS 01 Apr 2024 Quantum Machine Learning Co-PI 1.35 Cr MeitY, GoI, India Prof. S. Gangopadhyay, Prof. Jitin Singla, Prof. Akhilesh K. Mishra
BRINGING INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM INTO THE CLASSROOM TEXTBOOK AND SUPPLEMENTRY CONTENT CREATION FOR UNDERGRADUATE LEVELS 14 Jan 2026 Indian Knowledge Systems Co-PI 15 Lakhs IKS Division, MoE, GoI, India
DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEXTBOOK MATERIAL ON INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS FOR HIGHER SECONDARY AND UG STUDENTS 18 Sep 2023 Indian Knowledge Systems Co-PI 12.5 Lakhs IKS Division, MoE, GoI, India




Publications
Impact of AC Magnetic Field on Decoherence of Quantum Dot based Single Spin Qubit System
2022
T. Sarkar, Y. Tiwari, V. S. Poonia | Arxiv
Journal: Arxiv
Radical pair mechanism and the role of chirality-induced spin selectivity during planaria regeneration
2024
Yash Tiwari, Parul Raghuvanshi, Vishvendra Singh Poonia | AIP Publishing
Journal: Applied Physics Letters Volumes: 125 (10) ,
The avian compass can be sensitive even without sustained electron spin coherence
2021
Rakshit Jain, Vishvendra S Poonia, Kasturi Saha, Dipankar Saha, Swaroop Ganguly | Royal Society
Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society A
Quantum coherence enhancement by the chirality-induced spin selectivity effect in the radical-pair mechanism
2024
Vishvendra Singh Poonia, Yash Tiwari | APS
Journal: APS March Meeting
Quantum coherence enhancement by the chirality-induced spin selectivity effect in the radical-pair mechanism
2023
Yash Tiwari, Vishvendra S Poonia | American Physical Society
Journal: Physical Review A Pages: 052406 , Volumes: 107 (5) ,
Effect of electron–phonon interactions on a three-level QD-based spaser: linear and quadratic potentials
2024
Ankit Purohit, Vishvendra Singh Poonia, Akhilesh Kumar Mishra | IOP Publishing
Journal: Journal of Optics Pages: 045201 , Volumes: 26 (4) ,
Universal Quantum Gates based on Quantum Dots
2021
Y. Tiwari, V. S. Poonia | Arxiv
Journal: Arxiv
Quantum Biomimetic Modeling of Diamond NV Center Spin Dynamics
2018
Vishvendra S. Poonia, Dipankar Saha, Swaroop Ganguly | IEEE
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology Pages: 231-237 , Volumes: 17 (2) ,
Role of chiral-induced spin selectivity in the radical pair mechanism of avian magnetoreception
2022
Yash Tiwari, Vishvendra S Poonia | American Physical Society
Journal: Physical Review E Pages: 064409 , Volumes: 106 (6) ,
Randomness Enhancement in a Quantum Dot-Based Quantum Random Number Generator by Correctors
2023
Anvadya Khare, CA Jothishwaran, Yash Tiwari, Sugata Gangopadhyay, Vishvendra S Poonia | IEEE
Journal: 2023 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO) Pages: 539-544 ,
Quantum photocell based on GaN quantum dots
2020
A. Chakraborty, V. S. Poonia | Arxiv
Journal: Arxiv
Functional window of the avian compass
2017
Vishvendra S. Poonia, Kiran Kondabagil, Dipankar Saha, Swaroop Ganguly | American Physical Society
Journal: Physical Review E Pages: 052417 , Volumes: 95 (5) ,
Bird Migration and Quantum Physics
2023
Vishvendra S Poonia | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India
Journal: Science Reporter, NIScPR, CSIR (Popular Science) Pages: 48-49 , Volumes: 60 (6) ,
Effect of oxidative damage on charge and spin transport in DNA
2018
Suryakant Mishra*, Vishvendra S Poonia*, Claudio Fontanesi, Ron Naaman, Aaron M Fleming, Cynthia J Burrows [* Equal contributors] | American Chemical Society
Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) Pages: 123 - 126 , Volumes: 141 (1) ,
Generalized Boolean Functions and Quantum Circuits on IBM-Q
2019
Sugata Gangopadhyay, Vishvendra Singh Poonia, Daattavya Aggarwal, Rhea Parekh | IEEE
Journal: 10th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT)
State transitions and decoherence in the avian compass
2015
Vishvendra S. Poonia, Dipankar Saha, Swaroop Ganguly | American Physical Society
Journal: Physical Review E Pages: 052709 , Volumes: 91 (5) ,
A novel bioinspired quantum photocell based on GaN quantum dots
2022
Vishvendra S. Poonia | Springer India
Journal: Pramana Pages: 102 , Volumes: 96 (2) ,
Effect of ac magnetic field on single qubit gate operation in noisy environment
2022
Yash Tiwari, Tanmay Sarkar, Vishvendra S. Poonia | IEEE
Journal: 2022 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO) Pages: 375-378 ,
Pivoteeing: a flipped approach in a postgraduate solid state devices course
2017
TG Lakshmi, Soumya NARAYANA, Harshvardhan PENUGONDA, Dhirendra VAIDYA, Vishvendra POONIA, Swaroop GANGULY, Sahana MURTHY | ICCE
Journal: International Conference on Computers in Education
Quantum biomimetic modeling of magnetic field sensing using diamond NVāˆ’centers
2016
Vishvendra S. Poonia, Dipankar Saha, Swaroop Ganguly | IEEE
Journal: 2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO) Pages: 987-989 ,
Nitrogen-terminated semiconducting zigzag GNR FET with negative differential resistance
2013
Ashwani Kumar, Vishvendra Kumar, Sarvesh Agarwal, Anirban Basak, Neeraj Jain, Anand Bulusu, Sanjeev Kumar Manhas | IEEE
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology Pages: 16 - 22 , Volumes: 13 (1) ,
Books
Theoretical Methods, Algorithms, and Applications of Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology
Year: 2025 ,
Ashutosh Tripathi, Parul Raghuvanshi, Vishvendra Singh Poonia | Springer Nature
Contribution: Book Chapter , Pages: 257 ,
Honors And Awards
Honors
IIT Roorkee
2012
Institute Silver Medal
MemberShips
Indian Physics Association
12 Mar 2021 - Present
Member
American Physical Society, United States Of America
01 Jan 2024 - Present
Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Physics of Nanoscale Devices ( ECN 587 )
Spring
Introduction to Electronics and Communication Engineering ( ECN 101 )
Autumn
Students
SuperVisions
Quantum dot based qubit design, India
26 Dec 2018 - 18 Jun 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Yash Tiwari
Quantum Effects in the Photosynthetic Reaction Center, India
08 Jan 2023 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ashutosh Tripathi
Quantum Effects in Planaria and Photosynthetic Apparatus, India
04 Aug 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Parul Raghuvanshi
Modeling of Spin Qubits, India
13 Jan 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Rajdeep R. Dwivedi
2D Contact Engineering, India
02 Jan 2023 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Kunal Kumar
Quantum Effects in Biological and Biomimetic Systems, India
11 Jul 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Sudhir Kumar
Quantum Effects in Biological and Biomimetic Systems, India
11 Jul 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Sharika E
Indian Knowledge Systems: Socio-Political Theories, India
15 Jul 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Shreya Pandey
Miscellaneous
Events
Masterclass in Nanoscale Physics and Devices
01 Jan 2014 - Present
International Center for Theoretical Sciences
Quantum Effects in Biological Systems
01 Jan 2017 - Present
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Quantum Biomimetics
01 Jan 2016 - Present
School on Nanoscale Electronic Transport and Magnetism
01 Jan 2016 - Present
Department of Atomic Energy
Spins in biological and biomimetic systems
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Current Trends in Condensed Matter Physics (CTCMP)
01 Jan 2015 - Present
Department of Atomic Energy
Quantum Effects in Biological Systems
01 Jan 2014 - Present
Nanyang Technological University
Scientific Works

1. T. Sarkar, Y. Tiwari, and V. S. Poonia, "Impact of AC Magnetic Field on Decoherence of Quantum Dot based Single Spin Qubit System", arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.06121, 2022.

2. R. Jain, V. S. Poonia, K. Saha, D. Saha, and S. Ganguly, "The avian compass can be sensitive even without sustained electron spin coherence", Proceedings of the Royal Society A 477, no. 2250, 20200778, 2021.

3. Y. Tiwari, and V. S. Poonia, "Universal Quantum Gates based on Quantum Dots", arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.07021, 2021.

4. A. Chakraborty, V. S. Poonia, "Quantum photocell based on GaN quantum dots", arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.13559, 2020.

5. S. Gangopadhyay, V. S. Poonia, D. Aggarwal, and R. Parekh, "Generalized Boolean Functions and Quantum Circuits on IBM-Q", presented in 10th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT) (pp. 1-6), IEEE, 2019.

6. Vishvendra Singh Poonia, Dipankar Saha, and Swaroop Ganguly, "Quantum Biomimetic Modeling of Diamond NV- Center Spin Dynamics", IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 231-237, 2018.

7. Suryakant Mishra, Vishvendra S. Poonia, Claudio Fontanesi, Ron Naaman, Aaron M. Fleming, and Cynthia J. Burrows. "Effect of Oxidative Damage on Charge and Spin Transport in DNA." Journal of the American Chemical Society 141, no. 1 (2018): 123-126.

8. Vishvendra Singh Poonia, Kiran Kondabagil, Dipankar Saha, and Swaroop Ganguly, "Functional window of the avian compass", Physical Review E, 95.5, 002400, 2017.

9. Vishvendra Singh Poonia, Dipankar Saha, and Swaroop Ganguly, "State transitions and decoherence in the avian compass", Physical Review E, 91.5, 052709, 2015.

10. Ashwani K., Vishvendra K., Sarvesh Agarwal, Anirban Basak, Neeraj Jain, Anand Bulusu,  and S. K. Manhas. "Nitrogen-Terminated Semiconducting Zigzag GNR FET With Negative Differential Resistance", IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology 13, no. 1, 16-22, 2014.