Chinmay Nirkhe

Assistant Professor · University of Washington

nirkhe@cs.washington.edu Gates Center, Room 217

Hello, I am an assistant professor of computer science at UW, where I am a member of the CS theory research group and the quantum computation research group.

My research focuses on complexity theory and quantum computation. I am broadly interested in all aspects of theoretical computer science and quantum computation.

A brief biography →

Chinmay Nirkhe reading by a window, photographed by Anand Natarajan. — Photo: Anand Natarajan.

Teaching

Autumn 2026: Quantum Information and ComputationCSE 534 · Current
Winter 2027: Quantum Error-CorrectionCSE 599 · Upcoming
Details to be announced.
Past courses: Modern Quantum Complexity TheoryCSE 599c
2026
: Quantum Information and ComputationCSE 534
2024, 2025
: Introduction to AlgorithmsCSE 421
2025, 2026

Graduate students & postdocs

I am grateful to work with some wonderful doctoral students: Assaf Harel, Nicholas Kocurek, Shreya Gupta, and Arjun Aggarwal.

It is my pleasure to co-host Joe Slote as a postdoc.

Winter 2026 group outing in Capitol Hill. From left: Assaf, Shreya, Arjun, Joe, Gilbert, Chinmay, and Nick. — Our winter 2026 outing in Capitol Hill, Seattle.

Selected publications

All publications, talks & slides →

Authors are listed alphabetically and signify equal contributions.

Contact

Prof. Chinmay Nirkhe
Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
University of Washington
Box 352350 · Seattle, WA 98195-2350

nirkhe@cs.washington.edu
Gates Center, Room 217
3800 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195
Pronouns: he/him