Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain | |
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| Born | 11 October 1965 |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Known for | Trapped ion quantum computer Quantum network models Cirac-Zoller CNOT W state Tensor network states |
| Awards | Prince of Asturias Award (2006) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2008) Benjamin Franklin Medal (2010) Wolf Prize in Physics (2013) Max Planck Medal (2018) John Stewart Bell Prize (2019) La Vanguardia Prize "Innovation" (2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics |
| Thesis | Interaction of two-level atoms with non-classical states of light[1] (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Luis Lorenzo Sánchez Soto |
| Notable students | Frank Verstraete, Guifré Vidal |
Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain (born 11 October 1965), known professionally as Ignacio Cirac, is a Spanish physicist. He is one of the pioneers of the field of quantum computing and quantum information theory. He is the recipient of the 2006 Prince of Asturias Award in technical and scientific research.
- ^ Original in Spanish: Interaccion de atomos de dos niveles con estados no clasicos de luz, cf. "UCM Tesis". Library, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Retrieved 30 January 2018.