Michele Mosca
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Michele Mosca is co-founder and deputy director of the Institute for Quantum Computing
at the University of Waterloo
, researcher and founding member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
, and professor
of mathematics
in the department of Combinatorics & Optimization at the University of Waterloo. He has held a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Quantum Computation since January 2002, and has been a scholar for the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
since September 2003. Mosca's principal research
interests concern the design of quantum algorithms, but he is also known for his early work on NMR quantum computation together with Jonathan A. Jones
.
degree from the University of Waterloo in 1995. In 1996 he received a Commonwealth Scholarship
to attend Wolfson College
, Oxford University, where he received his M.Sc.
degree in mathematics and foundations of computer science. On another scholarship (and while holding a fellow
ship), Mosca received his D.Phil degree in quantum computer algorithms, also at Oxford.
Institute for Quantum Computing
The Institute for Quantum Computing, or IQC, located in Waterloo, Canada, is an affiliate research institute of the University of Waterloo with a multidisciplinary approach to the field of quantum information processing.-IQC's Mission:...
at the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
, researcher and founding member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics is an independent, resident-based research institute devoted to foundational issues in theoretical physics located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Perimeter Institute was founded in 1999 by Mike Lazaridis...
, and professor
Professor
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of mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
in the department of Combinatorics & Optimization at the University of Waterloo. He has held a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Quantum Computation since January 2002, and has been a scholar for the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research enables Canadian researchers to work on international research teams that are custom built to transform their fields of study...
since September 2003. Mosca's principal research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
interests concern the design of quantum algorithms, but he is also known for his early work on NMR quantum computation together with Jonathan A. Jones
Jonathan A. Jones
Jonathan A. Jones is a university lecturer in atomic and laser physics at Oxford University, and a fellow and tutor in physics at Brasenose College, Oxford...
.
Graduate and post-graduate education
He received a B.MathBachelor of Mathematics
A Bachelor of Mathematics is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for successfully completing a program of study in mathematics or related disciplines, such as computer science or statistics....
degree from the University of Waterloo in 1995. In 1996 he received a Commonwealth Scholarship
Commonwealth Scholarship
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan is an international programme under which Commonwealth governments offer scholarships and fellowships to citizens of other Commonwealth countries.-History:...
to attend Wolfson College
Wolfson College, Oxford
Wolfson College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell, Wolfson is an all-graduate college with over sixty governing body fellows, in addition to both research and junior research fellows. It caters to a wide range of...
, Oxford University, where he received his M.Sc.
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
degree in mathematics and foundations of computer science. On another scholarship (and while holding a fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
ship), Mosca received his D.Phil degree in quantum computer algorithms, also at Oxford.
Awards and Honors
- 2010 Canada's Top 40 under 40 from The Globe and MailThe Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
. - Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research program in Quantum Information since 2010. Scholar since 2003.
- 2010 Waterloo Region 40 under 40: "Honouring those making a difference in our region".
- Invited Speaker, AAAS Science and Technology Workshop "Plug into Canada", organized by the Canadian Embassy, January 2005 (with National Science Advisor, the NSERC President, and 2 other Canadian researchers).
- One of fifteen PAGSE Symposium "Leaders of Tomorrow", Ottawa, Canada, 2004. The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering was formed in June 1995 at the invitation of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada to represent the Canadian science and engineering community to the Government of Canada.
- Invited article in inno'va-tion and inno'v@-tion2: Essays by Leading Canadian Researchers, a Canada Foundation for Innovation project "Showcasing some of the country's most cutting-edge researchers".
- Visiting Fellow at King's College, University of Cambridge, October 2005.
- Canada Research Chair, 2002-present.
- Premier's Research Excellence Award, Ontario, 2000-2005.
- Fellow of the Institute for Combinatorics and its Applications, 2000-present.
- Robin Gandy Junior Research Fellowship, Wolfson College, Oxford, 1998-1999.
- Communications and Electronic-Security Group Scholar, 1996-1999.
- Awarded Distinction for M.Sc., Oxford, 1996.
- UK Commonwealth Scholar, 1995-1996.
- Valedictorian and Alumni Gold Medal winner, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo, 1995.
- Bronze Medal (3rd in Canada), Descartes Mathematics Competition, 1990.
Select publications
- An Introduction to Quantum Computing. (2007). Phillip Kaye, Raymond Laflamme, and Michele Mosca. New York City: Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
. ISBN 978-0198570493 - Algorithmica: Special Issue on Quantum Computation and Cryptography. (2002). Michele Mosca and Alain Tapp, Eds. Algorithmica 34 (4).
External links
- Michele Mosca's homepage at the Institute for Quantum Computing