Michael Nielsen

Michael Nielsen
Michael Nielsen at Science Online London 2011
Born
Michael Aaron Nielsen

(1974-01-04) January 4, 1974
NationalityAustralian, American
Alma materUniversity of New Mexico
Known forQuantum Computation and Quantum Information
Nielsen's theorem
AwardsRichard C. Tolman Prize Fellow at Caltech, Fulbright Scholar
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Computer science
InstitutionsLos Alamos National Laboratory
Caltech
University of Queensland
Perimeter Institute
Recurse Center
ThesisQuantum Information Theory (1998)
Doctoral advisorCarlton M. Caves
Websitehttp://michaelnielsen.org

Michael Aaron Nielsen (born January 4, 1974) is an Australian-American quantum physicist, science writer, and computer programming researcher living in San Francisco.