Artur Ekert

Artur Ekert
Ekert in 2016
Born
Artur Konrad Ekert

(1961-09-19) 19 September 1961 (age 63)
Wrocław, Poland
NationalityPolish, British[3]
Alma materJagiellonian University (MSc)
University of Oxford (PhD)
Known forQuantum cryptography
E91 protocol
Swap test
Quantum entanglement swapping
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Cryptography
InstitutionsMerton College, Oxford
University of Oxford
National University of Singapore
ThesisCorrelations in quantum optics (1991)
Doctoral advisorKeith Burnett
David Deutsch
Peter Knight[2]
Doctoral studentsPatrick Hayden
Michele Mosca[2]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

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.

  1. ^ Anon (2016). "Professor Artur Ekert FRS". London: royalsociety.org.
  2. ^ a b Artur Ekert at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference CV2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).