Ignacio Cirac
Ignacio Cirac | |
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| Born | Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain October 11, 1965 |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Known for | Trapped ion quantum computer Quantum network models Cirac–Zoller CNOT W state Tensor network states |
| Awards | Prince 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) Premio Innovación (Innovation Award) in the Premios Vanguardia (2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics |
| Thesis | Interaction of two-level atoms with non-classical states of light (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Luis Lorenzo Sánchez Soto |
| Doctoral students | Wolfgang Dür |
| Other notable students | Frank 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 was awarded the 2013 Wolf Prize in Physics.