Hsuan-Hao (Peach) Lu is a Senior Scientist at Qunnect and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. Prior to joining Qunnect, he served as a postdoctoral researcher and Research Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) from 2022 to 2025. Dr. Lu received his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2020. His current research interests include quantum communications, quantum networking, and photonic quantum information processing. He received the Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award at Purdue in 2020 and was the team lead for the Team Research Accomplishment Award at ORNL in 2025.
Presentation Title:
Quantum Hardware for Deployed Fiber Networks
Presentation Abstract:
Distributing photonic entanglement is essential for connecting remote quantum nodes and for powering entanglement-based protocols for secure communication and identity authentication. This talk explores Qunnect’s recent progress in transitioning these capabilities from the lab to deployed commercial fibers. I will discuss our successful demonstrations of high-rate entanglement swapping and quantum teleportation in both New York City and Deutsche Telekom’s Berlin metropolitan testbed. Finally, I will share how our hardware actively enables real-world applications such as quantum secure direct communication and position verification.