Nikhil Pappu
Student
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNikhil Pappu is a third-year PhD student in computer science at Portland State University with nine years of software experience and research focused on the intersection of quantum information and classical cryptography. He blends theoretical TCS expertise with hands-on engineering, exemplified by his Google Summer of Code contribution to SymPy where he implemented a Quaternion class for a widely used symbolic math library. Based in Portland, he pursues problems around the power and limits of quantum resources for cryptographic tasks while maintaining active open-source practice. His background from IIIT Bangalore and strong academic record suggest a rigorous foundation paired with practical code contributions that bridge research and production tools.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Portland State UniversityInternational Institute of Information Technology Bangalore10th, CGPA 10, 10th, CGPA 10 at Meridian School12th, Science (MPC), 97%, 12th, Science (MPC), 97% at Fiitjee Hyderabad
English, Hindi, Telugu
Github Skills (4)
mathematics10
math10
python10
unit-testing8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
sympy/sympy
Sep 2017 - Aug 2018
A computer algebra system written in pure Python
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:77 commits, 24 PRs, 189 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Nikhil implemented a `Quaternion` class for a computer algebra system. This class provides the functionality for instantiation and basic quaternion operations. The new class was placed in the `polys/domains/quaternion.py` file, which added many new lines of code. The user also made minor changes and added tests.
computer-algebra-systempythonmathcomputer-algebrascience
NikhilPappu/old_website
Oct 2020 - Mar 2022
My website using Jekyll
Contributions:77 pushes in 1 year 5 months
jekyll
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