Artur Ekert
Polish-British physicist (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Artur Konrad Ekert FRS (born 19 September 1961) is a British-Polish professor of quantum physics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, professorial fellow in quantum physics and cryptography at Merton College, Oxford, Lee Kong Chian Centennial Professor at the National University of Singapore and the founding director of the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT). His research interests extend over most aspects of information processing in quantum-mechanical systems, with a focus on quantum communication and quantum computation. He is best known as one of the pioneers of quantum cryptography.
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Born | Artur Konrad Ekert (1961-09-19) 19 September 1961 (age 62) Wrocław, Poland |
Nationality | Polish, British[1] |
Alma mater | Jagiellonian University (MSc) University of Oxford (PhD) |
Known for | Quantum cryptography E91 protocol Swap test |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics Cryptography |
Institutions | Merton College, Oxford University of Oxford National University of Singapore |
Thesis | Correlations in quantum optics (1991) |
Doctoral advisor | Keith Burnett David Deutsch Peter Knight[3] |
Doctoral students | Patrick Hayden Michele Mosca[3] |
Website | Official website |
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