Frank Verstraete | |
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Born | November 1972 (age 51–52) Belgium |
Alma mater | Ghent University, KU Leuven |
Awards | Lieben Prize (2009), ERC grants (2009, 2015, 2023), Francqui Prize (2018) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Caltech, University of Vienna, Ghent University, University of Cambridge |
Doctoral advisor | Bart De Moor, Henri Verschelde |
Other academic advisors | Ignacio Cirac, John Preskill |
Frank Verstraete (born November 1972[1]) is a Belgian quantum physicist who is working on the interface between quantum information theory and quantum many-body physics. He pioneered the use of tensor networks and entanglement theory in quantum many body systems. He holds the Leigh Trapnell Professorship of Quantum Physics at the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge, and is professor at the Faculty of Physics at Ghent University.