Bio

Dr. Byrd’s primary research is in the areas of quantum computing and high-performance parallel systems. He is interested in mechanisms which reduce communication overhead in parallel and distributed systems. Other areas of interest include computer architecture, network processing, service-oriented computing, and network security.

Before joining NC State, Dr. Byrd was a principal scientist at Celotek Corporation, where he developed software and protocols for the CellCase family of encryptors for ATM networks. He also worked at MCNC, in both the NC Supercomputing Center and the High Performance Computation and Communications group.

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Architecture and Systems
Memory Systems / Memory Management
Parallel and Distributed Computer Architecture

Publications

• Quantum Computing for Refinery Feedstock Optimization and Beyond , (2026)
• VirtShield: A Security Evaluation Framework for Virtualized and Containerized Systems , (2026)
• Q2SV: A High‐Level Synthesis Approach for State Vector Quantum Simulation , Quantum Engineering (2025)
• QM-OCL: Quantum Many-Shot Out-Of-Context Learning for Metamodeling Techno-Economic Stability in Microgrids and Smart Grids , (2025)
• Achieving Forward Progress Guarantee in Small Hardware Transactions , IEEE Computer Architecture Letters (2024)
• Analyzing Quantum Circuit Depth Reduction with Ancilla Qubits in MCX Gates , 2024 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE) (2024)
• Solving the B-SAT Problem Using Quantum Computing: Smaller Is Sometimes Better , Preprints.org (2024)
• Solving the B-SAT Problem Using Quantum Computing: Smaller Is Sometimes Better , Entropy (2024)
• Solving the B-SAT Problem Using Quantum Computing: Smaller is Sometimes Better , 2024 60th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing (2024)
• The road to quantum internet: Progress in quantum network testbeds and major demonstrations , Progress in Quantum Electronics (2024)

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