Shree Hari Sureshbabu

Vice President - Applied Research Lead, JPMorgan Chase

My research integrates physics, algorithms, and quantum computing across three interconnected areas: developing physics-informed machine learning for complex systems, advancing quantum approximate optimization algorithms, and investigating quantum machine learning for scientific and secure applications.

Physics-Informed ML
Quantum Optimization
Quantum ML

About

Vice President - Applied Research Lead, JPMorgan Chase

I am a researcher working at the intersection of physics, machine learning, and quantum computing. At JPMorgan Chase's Center for Global Technology Applied Research, I develop algorithmic solutions that bridge fundamental scientific principles with practical applications in finance, optimization, and computational modeling.

Three Research Pillars

Physics-Informed Algorithms: Machine learning frameworks that integrate physical principles for sensing, vision, and computational modeling. Led ML development for HADAR thermal sensing technology (Nature 2023).

Quantum Approximate Optimization: Practical quantum algorithms for combinatorial problems, with focus on parameter optimization, trainability, and applications to computational finance (Quantum Journal 2024, Nature Communications 2024).

Quantum Machine Learning: Investigation of quantum approaches to learning, including privacy characterization and variational methods for physical systems (npj Quantum Information 2025).

My work combines rigorous theoretical foundations with practical algorithm development. Prior research includes quantum machine learning for electronic structure calculations, variational quantum algorithms for quantum chemistry, and machine learning applications in photonics. I aim to develop methods that are both scientifically rigorous and applicable to real-world problems in industry and scientific computing.

Research Areas

Three interconnected pillars of inquiry

Physics-Informed Algorithms for Complex Systems

Developing machine learning frameworks that integrate physical principles for sensing, vision, and computational modeling. Key projects include leading ML development for HADAR (Nature 2023) and neural network methods for financial applications.

Machine Learning Computer Vision Computational Finance

Quantum Approximate Optimization

Advancing practical quantum algorithms through parameter optimization, trainability analysis, and applications to finance. Developed heuristics enabling QAOA for early fault-tolerant quantum computing (Quantum Journal 2024, first author).

QAOA Optimization FTQC

Quantum Machine Learning

Investigating quantum approaches to learning, including privacy characterization (npj Quantum Information 2025) and variational methods for physical systems. Bridging quantum computing with applications in chemistry and materials science.

Privacy VQE Quantum Chemistry

Impact & Recognition

Research visibility and scholarly influence

High-Impact Publications

Published in premier venues including Nature, Nature Communications, npj Quantum Information, and Quantum Journal.

Media Coverage

HADAR work featured in Nature Podcast and Nature News & Views, highlighting significance for autonomous systems and Industry 4.0.

Research Influence

Work cited by researchers worldwide advancing quantum algorithms, machine learning for sensing, and computational methods.

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Collaborative Research

Collaborations across JPMorgan Chase GTAR, academia, and industry partners on cutting-edge problems in quantum computing and AI.

Research Expertise

Detailed research contributions and publications

Physics-Informed Algorithms for Complex System Modeling

Development of machine learning frameworks that integrate physical principles and domain knowledge for applications in sensing, computer vision, and computational finance. Focus on creating algorithms that leverage underlying physics to achieve superior performance in complex real-world systems.

Heat-Assisted Detection and Ranging (HADAR)

Led machine learning framework development for revolutionary thermal sensing technology. Developed TeX-Net architecture for inverse decomposition of thermal signals into physical attributes (temperature, material, texture), enabling autonomous navigation through darkness with day-like visibility. Overcame the longstanding ghosting effect in thermal imaging through physics-informed neural network design.

Neural Networks and Monte Carlo Methods

Application of neural network architectures and probabilistic Monte Carlo techniques to computational problems in finance, optimization, and scientific computing. Development of methods for risk modeling, derivative pricing, and complex system simulation.

Quantum Approximate Optimization

Advancing practical quantum algorithms for combinatorial optimization through parameter setting, trainability analysis, and application development. Research focuses on making quantum algorithms viable for near-term and early fault-tolerant quantum computers with applications in finance and logistics.

Parameter Optimization for QAOA

Developed heuristic methods for parameter initialization and optimization in weighted combinatorial optimization problems. Created techniques that enable practical application of QAOA and make it suitable for the early fault-tolerant quantum computing era, significantly improving convergence and solution quality.

Trainability and Optimization Landscapes

Characterization of trainability challenges in variational quantum algorithms, including analysis of barren plateaus using representation theory. Development of iterative optimization schedules and improved convergence strategies for practical quantum algorithm deployment.

Quantum Algorithms for Computational Finance

Application of quantum optimization and amplitude estimation techniques to financial problems, particularly derivative pricing. Development of quantum algorithms using Karhunen-Loève expansions for options pricing and risk analysis at scale.

Quantum Machine Learning

Investigation of quantum approaches to machine learning, focusing on privacy characterization, security implications, and applications to physical systems. Research bridges quantum information theory with practical learning algorithms for chemistry, materials science, and secure computation.

Privacy and Security in Quantum Machine Learning

Characterization of fundamental privacy properties in quantum machine learning models. Analysis of the interplay between quantum mechanics and information-theoretic privacy measures to understand how quantum systems provide inherent privacy guarantees in learning tasks, with implications for secure quantum computation.

Variational Quantum Algorithms for Physical Systems

Development of variational quantum algorithms and quantum machine learning approaches for quantum chemistry, electronic structure calculations, and many-body physics. Prior work includes applications to eigenstate filtration in two-dimensional materials, machine learning for photonics, and novel quantum state representations.

Selected Publications

Key contributions in top-tier venues

Heat-assisted detection and ranging

2023 Nature
Fanglin Bao, Xueji Wang, Shree Hari Sureshbabu, Gautam Sreekumar, Liping Yang, Vaneet Aggarwal, Vishnu N. Boddeti, Zubin Jacob

Led development of machine learning framework for revolutionary thermal sensing technology. Featured in Nature Podcast and News & Views.

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Characterizing privacy in quantum machine learning

2025 npj Quantum Information
Jamie Heredge, Niraj Kumar, Dylan Herman, Shouvanik Chakrabarti, Romina Yalovetzky, Shree Hari Sureshbabu, Changhao Li, Marco Pistoia
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Characterizing barren plateaus in quantum ansätze with the adjoint representation

2024 Nature Communications
Enrico Fontana, Dylan Herman, Shouvanik Chakrabarti, Niraj Kumar, Romina Yalovetzky, Jamie Heredge, Shree Hari Sureshbabu, Marco Pistoia
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Parameter Setting in Quantum Approximate Optimization of Weighted Problems

2024 Quantum
Shree Hari Sureshbabu, Dylan Herman, Ruslan Shaydulin, Joao Basso, Shouvanik Chakrabarti, Yue Sun, Marco Pistoia
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Quantum option pricing via the Karhunen-Loève expansion

2024 arXiv
Anupam Prakash, Yue Sun, Shouvanik Chakrabarti, Charlie Che, Aditi Dandapani, Dylan Herman, Niraj Kumar, Shree Hari Sureshbabu, Ben Wood, Iordanis Kerenidis, Marco Pistoia
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Affiliation

Global Technology Applied Research
JPMorgan Chase