Two new quantum professors hired at EPFL
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The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of Prof. Thomas Vidick as Full Professor of Computer Science and Communication Systems in the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) and Dr. Nikita Kavokine as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry in the School of Basic Sciences (SB).
The QSE Center is pleased to announce the hiring of two new EPFL professors in the field of quantum science and engineering: Prof. Thomas Vidick, an expert in theoretical and quantum computing, and Dr. Nikita Kavokine who works on the quantum technology of hydrodynamic fluids.
The QSE Center is excited about these two new hires and the growth of quantum at EPFL. We congratulate Profs. Vidick and Kavokine, and all the other new hires and promotions at EPFL.
Professor Thomas Vidick, currently Full Professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, and at Caltech in Pasadena, USA, as Full Professor of Computer Science and Communication Systems in the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC)
Thomas Vidick is an exceptional researcher in the field of quantum and theoretical computer science. He works at the interface of theoretical computer science, quantum information and cryptography. He uses complexity theory as a tool to study problems in quantum computing, and quantum mechanical phenomena as a way to gain a new perspective on classical concepts from theoretical computer science. Thomas Vidick thus plays a leading role in the forward-looking and industry-sponsored research area of quantum computer science. He will greatly enrich the EPFL Center for Quantum Science and Engineering.
Dr Nikita Kavokine, currently Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry in the School of Basic Sciences (SB)
The chemist Nikita Kavokine has won several awards in the young research field of nanofluidics, which investigates the behaviour and control of fluids on the nanoscale. Findings from nanofluidics help drive forward industrial innovations such as the desalination of water and the development of renewable energies. Nikita Kavokine has already produced an impressive number of groundbreaking research results. His approach to the quantum technology of hydrodynamic fluids will help EPFL assume a leading position in modern techniques of molecular separation.