Purdue Quantum-Classical AI and Software Engineering (QCASE) Lab
School of Applied and Creative Computing (ACC) · Polytechnic Institute · Purdue University
- AI4SE
- SE4AI / AI Engineering
- Software Supply Chain Security
- Quantum Software Engineering
- Quantum AI
- Digital Twins
- TinyML
Research Focus & Impact
Where software engineering, AI, and quantum computing meet
Housed in the School of Applied and Creative Computing (ACC) in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute (PPI), Purdue University, in West Lafayette and Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, the Purdue QCASE Lab focuses on research at the intersection of Software Engineering (SE), including Software Security; Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a concentration on the state of the art in machine learning, including Large Language Models and agentic AI; and Quantum Computing (QC), primarily Quantum Software Engineering (QSE) and Quantum AI (QAI).
The overarching themes of our research are AI4SE, including but not limited to AI for Software Security and Software Supply Chain Security, and SE4AI (i.e., Software Engineering for AI-Enabled Systems, an emerging field known as AI Engineering) for classical, quantum, and hybrid quantum-classical software systems. Supporting the software development process and enhancing the quality of software systems, including software-intensive systems with modern and emerging technologies and platforms, are very interesting to the Purdue QCASE Lab.
The research program in the Purdue QCASE Lab is at the heart of an organic, symbiotic ecosystem comprising the lab, classroom, and community. We value training, mentoring, and community impact. Formerly known as the QAS Lab, founded in August 2023 at the University of Colorado, the research program transferred to Purdue University in August 2026 with the move of its Director, Dr. Armin Moin, from the University of Colorado to Purdue University.
AI for Software & Supply Chain Security
AI4SE techniques, including LLMs and agentic AI, for software security and software supply chain security.
Software Engineering for AI
SE4AI / AI Engineering for classical, quantum, and hybrid quantum-classical software systems.
Modeling, Simulation & Digital Twins
Software system modeling, simulation, and Digital Twins for complex software-intensive systems-of-systems, e.g., IoT and smart Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS).
Efficient AI & TinyML
Energy and memory efficiency of AI-enabled systems, for example, TinyML.
Applied AI Collaborations
Broader use cases of applied AI with other research groups, such as in Bioinformatics and healthcare.
Latest
News
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Together with our partners at the Purdue Systems and Software Security Lab (PurS3) and other collaborators of our NSF-sponsored TianoShield project, we organized the International Workshop on Firmware Testing and Analysis (FTA 2026) at ISSTA 2026 on October 5th, 2026, in Oakland, CA, USA.
People
Members
Lab Director
Dr. Armin Moin
Assistant Professor and Purdue QCASE Lab Director, School of Applied and Creative Computing, Purdue University
Postdoctoral Scholars
Two Postdoctoral Scholars are going to start in the Purdue QCASE Lab in early 2027!
Graduate Students
Nazanin Siavash
Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), transferring to the Ph.D. in CIT at Purdue University in January 2027
01/2025 – present
Chinmayananda M A
Graduate student
Starting January 2027Undergraduate Students
Laura Baird
Undergraduate student in Computer Science at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS)
04/2025 – present
Aarav Bhatnagar
Undergraduate student in the Department of Computer Science (CS) at Purdue University
09/2026 – present
Hibatullah “Hiba” Naikwadi
Undergraduate student in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Purdue University
09/2026 – present
Carla Herdoiza
Undergraduate student
10/2026 – present
Andrew Weiland
Undergraduate student
Starting November 2026Alumni
Former members of the QAS (Quantum-Classical AI and Software Engineering) Lab at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), the predecessor of the Purdue QCASE Lab (2023–2026).
Graduate Alumni
Undergraduate Alumni
Former External Students and Researchers
Support
Awards, Grants, and Projects
- 10/2025 – 09/2027
National Science Foundation (NSF) SAFE-OSE Award, TianoShield $1.2M
PI · Award ID: 2534021 · Website · GitHub Org - 04/2025 – 03/2026
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) 2024-25 Translational Quantum Research Seed Grant Award, Q-Dev (University of Colorado) $50K
PI · Subaward through CU Boulder - 02/2024 – 01/2027
National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Award (University of Colorado) $465K
Co-PI · Award ID: 2349452
Output
Publications & Software
Please visit Dr. Moin’s Google Scholar profile to learn about the Purdue QCASE Lab publications.
Please also check out our Purdue QCASE Lab GitHub organization to see our publicly available software repositories and artifacts.
Outreach
Talks and Media
- The Purdue QCASE Lab Director, Dr. Armin Moin, delivered an invited talk in the Purdue CERIAS Security Seminar Series (online). Watch it on YouTube.
- The QCASE (formerly QAS) Lab Director, Dr. Moin, was invited to give a talk at the AI Ethics Roundtable at the Southern Colorado AI Summit (SoCo&AI) hosted by the Pueblo Community College in Pueblo, CO, USA.
- The QCASE (formerly QAS) Lab Director, Dr. Moin, delivered an invited AI 101 Training Session for the employees of the InnovaFlex Foundry in Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
- The QCASE (formerly QAS) Lab Director, Dr. Moin, was a panelist on the Generative AI panel of the Catalyst Expo, Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation (CCTI), Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
- The QCASE (formerly QAS) Lab Director, Dr. Moin, was a panelist on the Digital Twins (Twinning) panel of the Catalyst Expo, Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation (CCTI), Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
- The QCASE (formerly QAS) Lab Director, Dr. Moin, is invited to give a talk on March 12, 2025, at UCCS on the topic of AI: An Essential Tool and Double-Edged Sword, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
- The QCASE (formerly QAS) Lab Director, Dr. Moin, was an invited speaker at the IEEE World Forum IoT, Aveiro, Portugal.
Opportunities
Open Positions
We are continuously looking for talented graduate (Ph.D. and Master’s) students, as well as undergraduate students, who are interested in conducting research in one of the areas of the Purdue QCASE Lab. This can be in various capacities, such as Graduate Research Assistantship, Undergraduate Research Assistantship, Ph.D. dissertation, Master’s thesis, independent study, internship, etc.
Please send your resume/CV and your full transcripts from all your study programs to Dr. Moin if you are interested in joining the Purdue QCASE Lab.
Email Dr. MoinGet in touch
Contact Information
- Lab Director Dr. Armin Moin, Assistant Professor
- Email moin@purdue.edu
- Phone (+1) 765-495-7799
- Professional profile polytechnic.purdue.edu/profile/moin
- Academic homepage web.ics.purdue.edu/~moin
Affiliations
Links
- Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute (PQSEI)
- Purdue Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
- Intelligent Software and Systems Center (ISC), Purdue University
- Purdue Polytechnic Applied AI Research Center (AARC)
- Purdue Polytechnic Research Center for Integrated Cybersecurity (InCy)