Erdem Eray Cil, M.Sc.

Research Topics

  • Channel coding and information theory
  • Information reconciliation for continuous-variable quantum key distribution
    • Low-complexity codes/decoding for information reconciliation
    • Information reconciliation protocol/parameter optimization

Teaching

  • Tutorial Communications Engineering II (since WS 2021/2022)

Current Theses

Theses

Open Theses

Title Supervisor Type
Design of a Channel Code for CV- QKD using Neural Networks Erdem Eray Cil MA

Theses In Progress

Title Supervisor Type
Efficient GPU Implementation of LDPC Decoder Erdem Eray Cil BA
FEC Code Design for Long Distance CV-QKD System Erdem Eray Cil BA/MA
Polar Codes for CV-QKD System Erdem Eray Cil BA/MA

Full List of Publications

Journal papers

  1. J. Berl, U. Akin, Erdem E. Cil, L. Schmalen and T. Fehenberger, "Practical methods for distance-adaptive continuous-variable quantum key distribution," J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 44, no. 9, pp. 3393-3402, May. 2026, http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.10480
    [ Cite ]  

Conference papers

  1. E. E. Cil and L. Schmalen, "Ultra-low-rate information reconciliation: repetition coding or dedicated codes?," Proc. Advanced Photonic Congress: Signal Processing in Photonic Communications (SPPCom), pp. p. SpTh1F.3, Long Beach, CA, USA, Jul. 2026
    [ Cite ]  
  2. M. Origlia, E. E. Cil, L. Schmalen and M. Secondini, "Reverse reconciliation with soft information for discrete-modulation CV-QKD at long range," Proc. Optica Quantum 2.0, Glasgow, UK, Jun. 2026, p. QW3A.23, https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.23585
    [ Cite ]  [ Available here ]  
  3. V. Wüst, E. E. Cil and L. Schmalen, "Protograph-based LDPC codes with local irregularity," Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. Inform. Theory (ISIT), Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Jun. 2025, https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.17837
    [ Cite ]  [ Presentation ]  
  4. E. E. Cil and L. Schmalen, "An open-source library for information reconciliation in continuous-variable QKD," Proc. International Conference on Quantum Cryptography (QCRYPT), Vigo, Spain, Sep. 2024, poster presentation, https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00569
    [ Cite ]  [ Code ]
  5. E. E. Cil, J. Berl and L. Schmalen, "Parameter optimization of rate-adaptive continuous-variable quantum key distribution systems," Proc. Eur. Conf. Opt. Commun. (ECOC), pp. W2A.179, Frankfurt, Germany, Sep. 2024, http://arxiv.org/abs/2408.08581
    [ Cite ]  
  6. J. Berl, E. E. Cil, U. Akin, L. Schmalen and T. Fehenberger, "Comparison of methods for distance-adaptive continuous-variable quantum key distribution," Proc. Eur. Conf. Opt. Commun. (ECOC), pp. M3A.3, Frankfurt, Germany, Sep. 2024
    [ Cite ]  
  7. E. E. Cil and L. Schmalen, "Rate-adaptive protograph-based raptor-like LDPC code for continuous-variable quantum key distribution," Proc. Advanced Photonic Congress: Signal Processing in Photonic Communications (SPPCom), Québec City, Canada, Jul. 2024
    [ Cite ]  [ Available here ]  [ Code ]
  8. E. E. Cil and L. Schmalen, "Iteration-dependent scaled min-sum decoding for low-complexity key reconciliation in CV-QKD," Proc. Opt. Fiber Commun. Conf. (OFC), San Diego, CA, USA, Mar. 2024, http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.12118
    [ Cite ]  
  9. E. E. Cil and L. Schmalen, "Log-log domain sum-product algorithm for information reconciliation in continuous-variable quantum key distribution," Proc. Conf. Inform. Sciences Syst. (CISS), Princeton, NJ, USA, Mar. 2024, https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.13748
    [ Cite ]