Fernando Brandão (born 22 January 1983, Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a Brazilian physicist and computer scientist working on quantum information and quantum computation. He is currently the Bren Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology and Director of Quantum Applications at Amazon Web Services.[1] Previously, he was a researcher at Microsoft and a reader in Computer Science at University College London.

Fernando Brandão
Born1983
Scientific career
Fieldsphysics, computer science, mathematics
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisorMartin Bodo Plenio

He is an editor of the journal Physics Reports.[2] He was awarded the 2013 European Quantum Information Young Investigator Award for "his highly appraised achievements in entanglement theory, quantum complexity theory, and quantum many-body physics, which combine dazzling mathematical ability and impressive physical insight".[3] He was awarded the 2020 American Physical Society Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett award for his contributions to entanglement theory.[4]

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  1. ^ "Caltech Academic Page". Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  2. ^ "Editorial Board of Physics Reports".
  3. ^ "2013 European Quantum Information Young Investigator Award".
  4. ^ "2020 Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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