Dorit Aharonov ( he, דורית אהרונוב; born 1970) is an Israeli computer scientist specializing in quantum computing. Aharonov graduated from

Weizmann Institute of Science The Weizmann Institute of Science ( he, מכון ויצמן למדע ''Machon Vaitzman LeMada'') is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli unive ...

with an MSc in Physics. She received her

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''li ...

for

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includi ...

in 1999 from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and her

thesis A thesis ( : theses), or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.International Standard ISO 7144: ...

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. She was a visiting scholar at the

Institute for Advanced Study The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), located in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States, is an independent center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It has served as the academic home of internationally preeminent schola ...

in 1998–99. Aharonov was an invited speaker in International Congress of Mathematicians 2010,

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on the topic of "Mathematical Aspects of Computer Science".

Research

Aharonov's research is mainly about quantum information processes, which includes: *

quantum algorithms In quantum computing, a quantum algorithm is an algorithm which runs on a realistic model of quantum computation, the most commonly used model being the quantum circuit model of computation. A classical (or non-quantum) algorithm is a finite se ...

quantum cryptography Quantum cryptography is the science of exploiting quantum mechanical properties to perform cryptographic tasks. The best known example of quantum cryptography is quantum key distribution which offers an information-theoretically secure solution ...

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

External links

Aharonov's home page at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dorit Aharonov in panel discussion, "Harnessing Quantum Physics"
with Michele Mosca,

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, and Ignacio Cirac. {{DEFAULTSORT:Aharonov, Dorit Israeli computer scientists 1970 births Living people Israeli women computer scientists Women mathematicians Institute for Advanced Study visiting scholars Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Weizmann Institute of Science alumni Quantum information scientists