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'''Frank Verstraete''' (* November 1972<ref>{{cite web |url=http://congress.cimne.upc.es/rpmbt14/frontal/Kuemmel.asp |title=The Hermann Kümmel Early Achievement Award in Many-Body Physics |work=International Conference on Recent Progress in Many Body Theories |date=2007 |format=pdf |access-date=2021-06-22}}</ref>) is a Belgian quantum physicist who is working on the interface between [[quantum information theory]] and quantum [[many-body physics]]. He pioneered the use of tensor networks and entanglement theory in quantum many body systems. He is full professor at the Faculty of Physics at [[Ghent University]]. |
'''Frank Verstraete''' (* November 1972<ref>{{cite web |url=http://congress.cimne.upc.es/rpmbt14/frontal/Kuemmel.asp |title=The Hermann Kümmel Early Achievement Award in Many-Body Physics |work=International Conference on Recent Progress in Many Body Theories |date=2007 |format=pdf |access-date=2021-06-22}}</ref>) is a Belgian quantum physicist who is working on the interface between [[quantum information theory]] and quantum [[many-body physics]]. He pioneered the use of tensor networks and entanglement theory in quantum many body systems. He is full professor at the Faculty of Physics at [[Ghent University]]. |
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Frank Verstraete obtained a degree of civil engineering in Louvain and of Master in Physics from Ghent University, and obtained his PhD on the topic of quantum entanglement in 2002 under supervision of Bart De Moor and Henri Verschelde at the [[KU Leuven]].<ref>{{cite book |title=A study of entanglement in quantum information theory |author=Frank Verstraete |publisher=Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |year=2002 |url=https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8603813}}</ref> He pioneered the use of quantum entanglement as a unifying theme for describing strongly interacting quantum many |
Frank Verstraete obtained a degree of civil engineering in Louvain and of Master in Physics from Ghent University, and obtained his PhD on the topic of quantum entanglement in 2002 under supervision of Bart De Moor and Henri Verschelde at the [[KU Leuven]].<ref>{{cite book |title=A study of entanglement in quantum information theory |author=Frank Verstraete |publisher=Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |year=2002 |url=https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8603813}}</ref> He pioneered the use of [[quantum entanglement]] as a unifying theme for describing strongly interacting quantum many-body systems, which are among the most challenging systems to analyze theoretically or numerically, but also very promising for future quantum technologies such as quantum computers. After working as a postdoc at the [[Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics]] in the group of [[Ignacio Cirac]] (2002-2004) and at the [[California Institute of Technology]] (2004-2006), he became full professor and the chair of theoretical quantum nanophysics at the [[University of Vienna]] in 2006. He moved back to Ghent University with an Odysseus grant from the [[Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO)|FWO]] in 2012, and has since built a leading research group on applications of entanglement in quantum many-body systems. He has received numerous awards, among them the [[Lieben Prize]] in 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/1256744203340/ignaz-l-lieben-preis-an-frank-verstraete |title=Ignaz L. Lieben-Preis 2009 an Frank Verstraete |work=Der Standard |date = 2009-11-06 |lang=de |access-date=2021-06-22}} </ref> and the [[Francqui Prize]] in 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oeaw.ac.at/esq/home/news-detail/frank-verstraete-awarded-prestigious-franqui-prize |title=Frank Verstraete awarded prestigious Franqui Prize |date=2018-06-15 |work=Austrian Academy of Sciences |access-date=2021-06-22}}</ref> and is also distinguished visiting research chair at the [[Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]] in [[Waterloo, Ontario]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ugent.be/en/research/research-ugent/trackrecord/trackrecord-h2020/erc-h2020/erc-frank-verstraete.htm|title=Frank Verstraete - QUTE — Ghent University|website=www.ugent.be|language=en|access-date=2018-05-19}}</ref> |
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| Born | November 1972 |
| Citizenship | Belgium |
| Alma mater | Ghent University, KU Leuven |
| Awards | Hermann Kümmel award (2007), Lieben Prize (2009), ERC grants (2009, 2015), Francqui Prize (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | University of Vienna, University of Ghent |
| Doctoral advisor | Bart De Moor, Henri Verschelde |
| Other academic advisors | Ignacio Cirac, John Preskill |
Frank Verstraete (* November 1972[1]) is a Belgian quantum physicist who is working on the interface between quantum information theory and quantum many-body physics. He pioneered the use of tensor networks and entanglement theory in quantum many body systems. He is full professor at the Faculty of Physics at Ghent University.
Frank Verstraete obtained a degree of civil engineering in Louvain and of Master in Physics from Ghent University, and obtained his PhD on the topic of quantum entanglement in 2002 under supervision of Bart De Moor and Henri Verschelde at the KU Leuven.[2] He pioneered the use of quantum entanglement as a unifying theme for describing strongly interacting quantum many-body systems, which are among the most challenging systems to analyze theoretically or numerically, but also very promising for future quantum technologies such as quantum computers. After working as a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics in the group of Ignacio Cirac (2002-2004) and at the California Institute of Technology (2004-2006), he became full professor and the chair of theoretical quantum nanophysics at the University of Vienna in 2006. He moved back to Ghent University with an Odysseus grant from the FWO in 2012, and has since built a leading research group on applications of entanglement in quantum many-body systems. He has received numerous awards, among them the Lieben Prize in 2009[3] and the Francqui Prize in 2018[4] and is also distinguished visiting research chair at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario.[5]
References
- ^ "The Hermann Kümmel Early Achievement Award in Many-Body Physics" (pdf). International Conference on Recent Progress in Many Body Theories. 2007. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ Frank Verstraete (2002). A study of entanglement in quantum information theory. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
- ^ "Ignaz L. Lieben-Preis 2009 an Frank Verstraete". Der Standard (in German). 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ "Frank Verstraete awarded prestigious Franqui Prize". Austrian Academy of Sciences. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ "Frank Verstraete - QUTE — Ghent University". www.ugent.be. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
