Umesh Vazirani. Scott Aaronson. John Preskill. Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy California Institute of Technology Curriculum Vitae, publication list, and biographical sketch Home Page for Physics 219, a course on quantum computation. Field Theory Lecture Notes. The Institute for Quantum Information and Matter. IQIM Blog: Quantum Frontiers. Follow me on Twitter. The Caltech Particle Theory Home Page. Workshop on Quantum Information Science, April 23-25, 2009. My Students: Where are they now?
60th Birthday. I am a theoretical physicist. Broadly speaking, quantum information science addresses how the principles of quantum physics can be harnessed to improve the acquisition, transmission, and processing of information. For further information about quantum computation, and other useful links, see the Physics 219 home page. Contact Information: Caltech 305-16 Pasadena, CA 91125 email: preskill@theory.caltech.edu Office: 206 Annenberg Phone: 626-395-6691 Fax: 626-568-8473 Teaching:
Andris Ambainis. Andris AMBAINIS Born: January 18, 1975, Daugavpils, Latvia Research Interests Quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum cryptography, foundations of quantum mechanics (quantum nonlocality), theoretical computer science (algorithms and complexity). Education Ph.D. , University of California, Berkeley, 2001 Dr.Sc.Comp., University of Latvia, 1997 Master in Computer Science, University of Latvia, 1997 Bachelor in Computer Science (with distinction), University of Latvia, 1996 Professor, University of Latvia, 2009- Assistant Professor, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo, 2004 - 2007 Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, 2003-2004 Associate Professor, University of Latvia, 2003-2009 Assistant Professsor, University of Latvia, 2002-2003 Researcher, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 2001-2002 Researcher-Intern at IBM Research, Summer 2000.
Researcher-Intern at Microsoft Research, Summer 1999. Program Committee Member: Reviewer: A. John Watrous. Michele Mosca. Canada Research Chair in Quantum Computation Co-founder and the Deputy Director of the Institute for Quantum Computing Founding member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Professor, Department of Combinatorics & Optimization , Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Fellow of the Institute for Combinatorics and Its Applications Research Member, QuantumWorks Member, Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research, Institute for Computer Research Professor (cross-appointed), David R.
Cheriton School of Computer Science , Department of Physics and Astronomy and Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute . A link to my short biography can be found here . My research is on harnessing quantum physics for information processing, with particular focus on: My publications can be found here . Information on how to apply for positions in my group or with others at IQC is available here . Ran Raz.