Vlatko Vedral

Vlatko Vedral
Born (1971-08-19) 19 August 1971 (age 53)
NationalityBritish
Serbian
EducationMathematical Grammar School
Alma materImperial College London (BSc, PhD)
Known forQuantum information theory
Quantum mechanics
Quantum entanglement
AwardsRoyal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award (2007)
Scientific career
FieldsQuantum physics[1]
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
University of London
University of Leeds
National University of Singapore(NUS)
Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT)
ThesisQuantum information theory of entanglement (1998)
Doctoral advisorsSir Peter Knight
Artur Ekert
Martin Bodo Plenio
Doctoral studentsElham Kashefi[2][3]
Ivette Fuentes
Libby Heaney
Websitewww.vlatkovedral.com

Vlatko Vedral FInstP (born 1971) is a Serbian-born British physicist. He is best known for his contributions to quantum information theory, quantum mechanics, and quantum entanglement.[1] He earned his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Imperial College London, where he graduated with a PhD in 1998.[2][4]

An active researcher, Vedral has over 500 published,[1] regularly cited[5] papers to his name. This output covers a broad range of topics within quantum physics, including quantum computing, quantum cryptography, and quantum thermodynamics. In recognition of his scholarly achievements, he was honoured with the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award in 2007. Throughout his career, Vedral has held a number of academic positions, including lectureships and readership at Imperial College London, a professorship at the University of Leeds, and visiting professorships at institutions worldwide, including Vienna, Singapore, and Beijing. Since 2009, Vedral has served as Professor of Quantum Information Science in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford. Additionally, he is a Governing Body Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford.

In addition to his academic work, Vedral has made efforts to popularise and communicate[6] complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. He frequently gives talks[7] on quantum physics and its implications for society, as well as writing for mainstream journals[8][9][10] and participating in vlogs, podcasts, and documentaries.[11] Vedral has also written several textbooks and two popular science books, most notably Decoding Reality.

  1. ^ a b c Vlatko Vedral publications indexed by Google Scholar
  2. ^ a b Vlatko Vedral at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ Kashefi, Elham (2003). Complexity analysis and semantics for quantum computation. imperial.ac.uk (PhD thesis). Imperial College London. hdl:10044/1/101255. OCLC 1001162468.
  4. ^ Vedral, Vlatko (1998). Quantum information theory of entanglement. imperial.ac.uk (PhD thesis). Imperial College London. hdl:10044/1/11786. OCLC 556614787.
  5. ^ "Vlatko Vedral". scholargps.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Vlatko Vedral". Substack. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Living in a quantum world by Prof Vlatko Vedral". Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Vlatko Vedral". New Scientist. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Vlatko Vedral". Scientific American. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Vlatko Vedral". Nature. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Vlatko Vedral". IMDB. Retrieved 7 May 2024.