Richard Erwin Cleve is a Canadian
professor
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of
computer science
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at the
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to "Uptown" Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also operates ...
, where he holds the
Institute for Quantum Computing
The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) is an affiliate scientific research institute of the University of Waterloo located in Waterloo, Ontario with a multidisciplinary approach to the field of quantum information processing. IQC was founde ...
Chair in
quantum computing, and an associate member of the
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI, Perimeter, PITP) is an independent research centre in foundational theoretical physics located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1999. The institute's founding and major benefactor i ...
.
[Richard Cleve](_blank)
at the IQC directory.
Education
He obtained his
BMath
A Bachelor of Mathematics (abbreviated B.Math or BMath) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for successfully completing a program of study in mathematics or related disciplines, such as applied mathematics, actuarial science, computationa ...
and
MMath A Master of Mathematics (or MMath) degree is a specific advanced integrated Master's degree for courses in the field of mathematics.
United Kingdom
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from the University of Waterloo, and his
Ph.D.
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...
in 1989 at the
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...
under the supervision of
Charles Rackoff
Charles Weill Rackoff is an American cryptologist. Born and raised in New York City, he attended MIT as both an undergraduate and graduate student, and earned a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science in 1974. He spent a year as a postdoctoral scholar ...
.
Research
He was the recipient of the 2008
CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, awarded for "fundamental results in
quantum information theory
Quantum information is the information of the quantum state, state of a quantum system. It is the basic entity of study in quantum information theory, and can be manipulated using quantum information processing techniques. Quantum information re ...
, including the structure of
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 ...
and the foundations of
quantum communication complexity."
[2008 CAP/CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics](_blank)
/ref> He has authored several highly cited papers in quantum information, and is one of the creators of the field of quantum communication complexity.
/ref> a founding fellow of the Quantum Information Processing program at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) is a Canadian-based global research organization that brings together teams of top researchers from around the world to address important and complex questions. It was founded in 1982 and is s ...
, and a Team Leader at QuantumWorks.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
University of Waterloo faculty
University of Waterloo alumni
Theoretical computer scientists
University of Toronto alumni
Canadian computer scientists
Quantum information scientists
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