Ignacio Cirac (born 1965) is a Spanish physicist and director at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, regarded as one of the pioneers of quantum computing and quantum information theory. Working with Peter Zoller, he proposed the Cirac-Zoller controlled-NOT gate in 1995, the first experimentally realistic scheme for building a universal quantum computer using trapped ions, opening the way to real laboratory quantum computation. His subsequent research has extended into quantum network models, entangled W states, and tensor network states used to describe complex quantum systems.
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1. Ignacio Cirac (Wikidata)
Wikidata alias: J. Ignacio Cirac
J. Ignacio Cirac
Wikidata P166: Zeiss Research Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): Zeiss Research Award.
Wikidata P166: Micius Quantum Prize
Wikidata P166 (award received): Micius Quantum Prize.
Wikidata P166: National Award for Scientific Thought and Culture
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Award for Scientific Thought and Culture.
Wikidata P166: La Vanguardia Prize
Wikidata P166 (award received): La Vanguardia Prize.
Wikidata P166: honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza
Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza.
Wikidata P166: Grand Cross of the Order of the Second of May
Wikidata P166 (award received): Grand Cross of the Order of the Second of May.
Wikidata P166: Max Planck Medal
Wikidata P166 (award received): Max Planck Medal.
Wikidata P166: Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
Wikidata P166 (award received): Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research.
Wikidata P166: honorary doctorate of the University of Castille-La Mancha
Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctorate of the University of Castille-La Mancha.
Wikidata P166: Fellow of the American Physical Society
Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Wikidata P166: honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia
Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia.
Wikidata P166: honorary doctor of the University of Valencia
Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctor of the University of Valencia.
Wikidata P166: honorary doctorate of the University of La Coruña
Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctorate of the University of La Coruña.
Wikidata P166: Medalla de Honor al Fomento de la Invención
Wikidata P166 (award received): Medalla de Honor al Fomento de la Invención.
Wikidata P166: Spanish National Team of Science
Wikidata P166 (award received): Spanish National Team of Science.
Wikidata P166: Blas Cabrera National Research Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): Blas Cabrera National Research Award.
Wikidata P166: BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award.
Wikidata P166: Clarivate Citation Laureates
Wikidata P166 (award received): Clarivate Citation Laureates.
Wikidata P166: Benjamin Franklin Medal
Wikidata P166 (award received): Benjamin Franklin Medal.
Wikidata P166: Wolf Prize in Physics
Wikidata P166 (award received): Wolf Prize in Physics.
Wikidata alias: Juan Ignacio Cirac
Juan Ignacio Cirac
Wikidata alias: Cirac JI
Cirac JI
P569 (date of birth): year 1965
1965
P569 (date of birth): 1965-10-11
1965-10-11
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