Lov Grover
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Lov Kumar Grover is an India
n-American
computer scientist. He is the originator of the Grover database search algorithm
used in quantum computing. He obtained his undergraduate degree at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He served a short while as an assistant professor at Cornell University but left to join Bell Labs
in New Jersey
, where he is now a member of the technical staff in physical sciences research.
India
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n-American
United States
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computer scientist. He is the originator of the Grover database search algorithm
Grover's algorithm
Grover's algorithm is a quantum algorithm for searching an unsorted database with N entries in O time and using O storage space . It was invented by Lov Grover in 1996....
used in quantum computing. He obtained his undergraduate degree at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He served a short while as an assistant professor at Cornell University but left to join Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
in New Jersey
New Jersey
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, where he is now a member of the technical staff in physical sciences research.