Fernando Brandão

Fernando Brandão
Born 1983
Brazil
Residence United States
Scientific career
Fields physics, computer science, mathematics
Institutions California Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisor Martin Bodo Plenio

Fernando Brandão (born 22 January 1983, Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a Brazilian physicist and computer scientist working on quantum information and quantum computation. He is currently the Bren Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology.[1] Before he was a Researcher at Microsoft and a Reader in Computer Science at University College London.

He is an editor of the journal Physics Reports.[2] He was awarded the 2013 European Quantum Information Young Investigator Award for "his highly appraised achievements in entanglement theory, quantum complexity theory, and quantum many-body physics, which combine dazzling mathematical ability and impressive physical insight" [3]

References

  1. "Caltech Academic Page".
  2. "Editorial Board of Physics Reports".
  3. "2013 European Quantum Information Young Investigator Award".


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