Majid Haghparast (Associate Professor)
Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä, P.O.Box 35, FI-40014 University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
Phone: +358 50 473 4823
E-mail:
majid.m.haghparast @jyu.fi ; info @quirk-e.dev
; majid.h @ieee.org
Visiting Address:
Mattilanniemi 2, Agora Building, Ag C422.3
News
May 2025: We are organizing the second JQUEST Workshop, scheduled for December 2025. Click here
April 14, 2025: Our poster and QR-Codes for Quirk-E, DEQSE IDE Extension, and Quantum Programming Course Click here.
April 11, 2025: We are organizing Resonate - Quantum Day 2025.
March 11-12, 2025: Simon Devitt, gaves us a visit - Click here.
March 11, 2025: Our PhD student will present a poster at the QDOC Meeting in Helsinki. Click here.
March 11, 2025: Researchers are using our Quirk-E Quantum Circuit Composer. See this example.
January 14-15, 2025: We launched DEQSE Quantum IDE Extension.
January 10-11, 2025: We launched Quirk-E Quantum Circuit Simulator.
December 4-5, 2024: We are organizing the JQUEST workshop at JYU. JQUEST Workshop.
October 2024: My course on Quantum Computer Programming will be open to all in Finland through FiTech. Click here.
August 2024: Our project "Securing the Quantum Software Stack SeQuSoS" has been accepted by Business Finland and will receive 1.4 million in funding for JYU and the University of Oulu.
May 14-15, 2024: I participated in the Lakeside Quantum Dialogue (LQD) 2024.
September 3, 2023: Our partnership with Xanadu Company for PennyLane was announced. Click here.
Projects
I have contributed to or currently contribute to the following projects:
3- Securing the Quantum Software Stack (SeQUSoS)
2- Developer Experience in Iterative Quantum Software Engineering (DEQSE)
1- Towards Reliable Quantum Software Development: Approaches and Use Cases (TORQS)
Courses/Teaching
2024-2025
Quantum Algorithms (TIES4525)
SISU -
Study Guide
- Spring 2025: Lectures 13.01.2025 - 16.03.2025
Quantum Computer Programming (TIES4523)
SISU -
Study Guide
- Spring 2025: Lectures 17.03.2025 - 22.5.2025
2023-2024
Introduction to Quantum Computing and Reversible Computation (TIES5480)
SISU -
Study Guide
- Spring 2024: Lectures 08.01.2024 - 12.03.2024
Quantum Computer Programming (TIES4523)
SISU -
Study Guide
- Spring 2024: Lectures 18.03.2024 - 24.5.2024
2022-2023
Introduction to Quantum Computing and Reversible Computation (TIES5480)
SISU -
Study Guide
- Spring 2023: Lectures 09.01.2023 - 19.03.2023
List of Publications
For an updated list, please check my scholar google page:
Click Here
Book
Computing with Multi-Value Logic in Quantum Dot Cellular Automata,
Wiley website
Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press (8 Oct. 2024)
ISBN-10: 139425394X
ISBN-13: 978-1394253944
Services
Editorial Board Member of Optical and Quantum Electronics, Springer; Please consider submitting your best papers to The Journal of Optical and Quantum Electronics.
Associate Editor of Journal of Computational Electronics, Springer; Please consider submitting your best papers to The Journal of Computational Electronics.
Associate Editor of Cluster Computing-The Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications, Springer; Please consider submitting your best papers to Cluster Computing.
Associate Editor of
IET Quantum Communication Journal, Wiley; Please consider submitting your best papers to the IET Quantum Communication Journal.
Programme Committee Member,
The 40th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium On Applied Computing- March 31- April 4, 2025 Sicily, Italy
Special Track on Quantum Software Engineering Practices (QSEP) Click Here
Programme Committee Member,
ECSA 2025: 19th European Conference on Software Architecture - Mon 15 - Fri 19 September 2025, Limassol, Cyprus
1st International Workshop on AI-Assisted Software Architecting (AISA) Click Here
Programme Committee Member 5th International Workshop on Quantum Software Engineering and Technology,
Co-located with IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (IEEE Quantum Week). September 15-20, 2025, New Mexico, USA,
Abstract
PC member (53-WKS16-PAP: 5th Int Workshop on QSE and Technology)
PC member (05-QCE25 Poster Proposals)
Track Chair, Organizer -JQUEST-1 workshop at JYU JQUEST-1 Workshop.
Programme Committee Member Workshop on Services and Quantum Software,
Co-located with 22nd International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing (ICSOC 2024). December 3-6, 2024, Tunis, Tunisia.
Programme Committee Member 4th International Workshop on Quantum Software Engineering and Technology,
Co-located with IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (IEEE Quantum Week). September 15-20, 2024, Montr al, Qu bec, Canada,
Abstract
Track Chair, Organizer 3rd International Workshop on Quantum Software Engineering and Technology,
Co-located with IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (IEEE Quantum Week). September 17-22, 2023, Bellevue, Washington, USA,
Abstract
Research Interests
High Performance Computing; Quantum Computing; Quantum Simulations; Quantum Algorithms; Quantum Software Development; Quantum Applications and Emerging Topics; Qudits; Fault-Tolerant Systems; Reversible Computation; Quantum dot Cellular Automata; Multiple-Valued Logic; Distributed Systems and Cluster Computing.
Brief Bio
Majid Haghparast is an Associate Professor at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, and an IEEE senior member. From April 2017 to January 2018, he has conducted his sabbatical with Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, where he was also a Research Fellow. He is an Associate Editor of the Cluster Computing (Springer), Journal of Computational Electronics (Springer), Optical and Quantum Electronics (Springer), and IET Quantum Communication (Wiley). He has been a supervisor/advisor of more than 10 Ph.D. and 150 M.Sc. theses. His focus is on Software Engineering, Quantum Software, Quantum Programming and Algorithms, where he has been involved in different projects.
Keywords
Software Engineering; Quantum Software Development; Quantum Programming; Quantum Computing; Quantum Technology; Quantum Simulations; Quantum Algorithms; Quantum Applications and Emerging Topics; Finnish Qudits; Fault-Tolerant Systems; Reversible Computation.
Useful Links
My web-page on Faculty of Information Technology
My web-page on Converis
My personal web-page on Google
Last Updated: May 2025