Gilles Brassard

Gilles Brassard ( born 1955 in Montreal ) is a Canadian computer scientist and theoretical physicist who deals with quantum information theory.

Life

Brassard studied at the University of Montreal ( master's degree in 1975 ) and her PhD in 1979 at John E. Hopcroft at Cornell University in theoretical computer science (specifically about cryptography ). After that, he was at the University of Montreal, where he is a professor since 1988.

Brassard in 1993 was one of the co-discoverer of quantum teleportation and known for his work on quantum cryptography ( BB84 protocol with Charles H. Bennett in 1984, the first quantum cryptography protocol, developed at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in New York). He also worked on classical simulation of quantum entanglement ( quantum pseudo - telepathy ).

In 2000 he received the Prix Marie Victorin and in 2002 Fellow of the Institute Canadien de Recherche Avancée ( ICRA ). Since 1996 he is a member of the Canadian Academy of Sciences, the Royal Society of Canada. In 2013 he became a member of the Royal Society.