Dorit Aharonov
| Dorit Aharonov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 45–46) |
| Residence | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Fields | quantum computing |
| Institutions | Hebrew University |
| Alma mater |
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| Thesis | Noisy Quantum Computation (1998) |
| Doctoral advisor |
Avi Wigderson Michael Ben-Or |
| Notable awards | Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research |
Dorit Aharonov (Hebrew: דורית אהרונוב; born 1970) is an Israeli computer scientist specializing in quantum computing.
Aharonov graduated from Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a BSc in Mathematics and Physics in 1994. She then graduated from Weizmann Institute of Science with an MSc in Physics. She received her doctorate for Computer Science in 1999 from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and her thesis was entitled "Noisy Quantum Computation." She also did her post-doctorate in the mathematics department of Princeton University, and in the computer science department of University of California Berkeley.[1] She was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in 1998-99.[2]
In 2005, Aharonov was profiled by the journal Nature as one of four "young theorists... who are making waves in their chosen fields.", and in the following year, she then received the Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research. She was an invited speaker in International Congress of Mathematicians 2010, Hyderabad on the topic of "Mathematical Aspects of Computer Science."[3]
Dorit Aharonov is the niece of physicist Yakir Aharonov.
Research
Aharonov's research is mainly about quantum information processes, which includes:[1][4]
- quantum algorithms
- quantum cryptography and computational complexity
- quantum error corrections and fault tolerance
- connections between quantum computation and quantum Markov chains and lattices
- quantum Hamiltonian complexity and its connections to condensed matter physics
- transition from quantum to classical physics
- understanding entanglement by studying quantum complexity
References
- 1 2 "Institute for Quantum Computing". Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ↑ Institute for Advanced Study: A Community of Scholars
- ↑ "ICM Plenary and Invited Speakers since 1897". International Congress of Mathematicians.
- ↑ "Dorit Aharonov's Home Page". Retrieved 2011-02-16.
External links
- Aharonov's home page at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Profile in Nature
- Dorit Aharonov in panel discussion, "Harnessing Quantum Physics" with Michele Mosca, Avi Wigderson, Daniel Gottesman, Peter Shor,and Ignacio Cirac.