Ashwin Saxena is a PhD Researcher at the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, where he specializes in the domains of quantum cryptography, communication, computing, state engineering, non-Gaussianity measures, noise and key rate analysis for protocols under different quantum channels, and the security of these protocols under various eavesdropping attack strategies.

Previously, he worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, where he taught engineering students practical physics and laboratory skills with theoretical descriptions in areas such as optics, quantum mechanics, electronics, and thermal physics.