Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain

Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain
Born (1965-10-11) 11 October 1965 (age 59)
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid
Known forTrapped ion quantum computer
Quantum network models
Cirac-Zoller CNOT
W state
Tensor network states
AwardsPrince 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
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
Thesis Interaction of two-level atoms with non-classical states of light[1]  (1991)
Doctoral advisorLuis Lorenzo Sánchez Soto
Notable studentsFrank 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.

  1. ^ 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.