M.Sc. Swaraj Shekhar Nande

PhD Researcher

+49 351 463-40859

Curriculum Vitae

Swaraj Shekhar Nande is a PhD researcher at the Deutsche Telekom Chair of Communication Networks, Dresden University of Technology. His current work focuses on quantum synchronization techniques aimed at minimizing synchronization errors in future communication networks, particularly in the context of the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and its extensions for 6G and beyond.

He obtained a five-year Integrated Master’s degree in Physics from the Integrated Science Education and Research Center (ISERC), Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, a World First Living Heritage University, in 2021. His master’s thesis, conducted at CSIR–National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi, investigated optical nonlinearities in multilevel atomic systems within the domain of nonlinear quantum optics. Following this, he held a research position as a Guest Scientist at the Helmholtz Institute Jena, Germany, where he worked on theoretical modeling of higher-order laser beam modes.

His research interests lie at the intersection of quantum optics and network systems, with a particular emphasis on applying quantum mechanical methods to problems in time synchronization, quantum networking, and quantum internet infrastructure.

Publications

2025

Ghadimi, Milad; Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Nazari, Hosein K.; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Enhancing Quantum Key Distribution with Quantum Projective Simulation Proceedings Article

In: IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), pp. 6, Bangalore, India, 2025.

BibTeX

Habibie, Muhammad Idham; Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Barhoumi, Mohamed; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Time Error Budget Measurement of the Quantum Synchronization Proceedings Article

In: IEEE 11th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), pp. 5.91, Chengdu, China, 2025.

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Bayleyegn, Abebu Ademe; Njoku, Buniechukwu; Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Sekavčnik, Simon; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Design Tradeoffs for Quantum Time Synchronization in Future Industrial Networks under Classical Channel Latency and Security Proceedings Article

In: International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Berlin (ICCE-Berlin), pp. 6, Berlin, Germany, 2025.

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Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Habibie, Muhammad Idham; Ghadimi, Milad; Garbugli, Andrea; Kondepu, Koteswararao; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Integrating quantum synchronization in future generation networks Journal Article

In: Scientific Reports, vol. 15, 2025.

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Sulaiman, Shamreen Banu Sheik; Singha, Mayukh; Biswas, Sonai; Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Airborne Quantum Key Distribution with Boundary Layer Effects and Mach Number Proceedings Article

In: IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2025.

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Urgelles, Helen; Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Scotece, Domenico; Monserrat, José F.; Bassoli, Riccardo; Foschini, Luca; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Quantum-Enhanced Software-Defined Networking: A Communication Perspective Proceedings Article

In: IEEE INFOCOM Workshops: QuNAP: Quantum Networked Applications and Protocols, pp. 6, 2025.

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Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Agarwal, Shubh; Krause, Stefan; Bassoli, Riccardo; Giering, Kay-Uwe; Kondepu, Koteswararao; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

TCEP Based Synchronization for Practical Communication Network Journal Article

In: IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, 2025.

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2024

Biswas, Sonai; Singha, Mayukh; Sulaiman, Shamreen Banu Sheik; Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Enhancing IoT Security with Quantum Key Distribution: A Novel Approach Proceedings Article

In: IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), pp. 1-6, 2024.

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Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Rossi, Tommaso; Habibie, Muhammad Idham; Barhoumi, Mohamed; Palaparthy, Krishna; Mansouri, Wassim; Raju, Ashwin; Bassoli, Riccardo; Cianca, Ernestina; Fitzek, Frank H. P.; Sanctis, Mauro De

Satellite-Based Positioning Enhanced by Quantum Synchronization Journal Article

In: Computer Networks, vol. 254, no. 110734, pp. 1-11, 2024.

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Akgul, Ozgur Umut; Ericson, Mårten; Burguera, Pere Garau; Arar, Bassem; Khorsandi, Bahare Masood; Querio, Roberto; Varvara, Antonio; Harkous, Hasanin; Wänstedt, Stefan; Groshev, Milan; Oliva, Antonio; Pieczerak, Janusz; Kuklinski, Slawomir; Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Discussion on 6G Architecture Evolution: Challenges and Emerging Technology Trends Proceedings Article

In: Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit), Antwerb, Belgium, 2024.

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Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Garbugli, Andrea; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Time Synchronization in Communication Networks: A Comparative Study of Quantum Technologies Proceedings Article

In: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 6, Dubai, UAE, 2024.

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Urgelles, Helen; Maheshwari, Shivam; Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.; Monserrat, Jose F.

In-Network Quantum Computing for Future 6G Networks Journal Article

In: Advanced Quantum Technologies, pp. 1-12, 2024.

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2023

Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Lhamo, Osel; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Microwave to Optical Conversion via Six-Wave Mixing for Optical Telecommunication Networks Proceedings Article

In: World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Aveiro, Portugal, 2023.

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Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Lhamo, Osel; Paul, Marius; Biswas, Sonai; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Quantum Machine Learning for Controller Placement in Software Defined Networks Proceedings Article

In: European Wireless (EW), Rome, Italy, 2023.

BibTeX

Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Lhamo, Osel; Paul, Marius; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Quantum Time Synchronization for Satellite Networks Proceedings Article

In: IEEE Aerospace Conference 2023 (AeroConf 2023), IEEE, Montana, USA, 2023.

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Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Paul, Marius; Senk, Stefan; Ulbricht, Marian; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.; Boche, Holger

Quantum Enhanced Time Synchronisation for Communication Network Journal Article

In: Computer Networks, 2023.

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Nunavath, Nikhitha; Garbugli, Andrea; Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Foschini, Luca; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Network Time Synchronization as a Quantum Physical Layer Service Proceedings Article

In: European Wireless (EW), Rome, Italy, 2023.

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Supervision

Vincent Bradatsch
Supervisor: Frank Peters
2025
Florian Thiessenhusen
Supervisor: Frank Peters
2025
Anne Harloff
Supervisor: Frank Peters
2025

Awards

Research Grant
from the Ministry of Science and Technology, India, 2016-2021

Contact Person

Any questions regarding press? Please get in touch with Doreen Böttcher.