In 2021, Vaisakh Mannalath completed his integrated BSMS in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER). He then worked as a Junior Research Fellow at the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India.
In March 2023, he joined VQCC as a doctoral researcher under the supervision of Prof. Marcos Curty, as part of the MSCA-DN ‘Quantum Safe Internet’. His current research emphasizes satellite-based quantum key distribution and quantum networks.