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Barbara Terhal

Barbara M. Terhal (born 1969) is a theoretical physicist working in quantum information and quantum computing. She is a professor in the Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics at TU Delft, as well as leading the Terhal Group at QuTech, the Dutch institute for quantum computing and quantum internet, founded by TU Delft and the Netherlands Organisation for…

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Known for
Coining the term "entanglement witness" · Quantum computing
Alma mater
University of Amsterdam
Born
1969 (age 56–57) Leiden, Netherlands
Doctoral advisor
Paul Vitányi
Doctoral students
Nikolas Breuckmann
Fields
Physics (theoretical)

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related to Awards · 12
Barbara Terhal → American Physical Society, Arts, Awarded, Canada, Distinguished Visiting Research Chair, IBM Research, Outstanding Innovation Award, Outstanding Referee, Perimeter Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy, Sciences, Waterloo
related to Education and early life · 12
Barbara Terhal → Already, Amsterdam, As, Bell, Leiden, Netherlands, PhD, PhD Cum Laude, Quantum Algorithms, Quantum Entanglement, Terhal, University
Workplaces · 5
Barbara Terhal → California Institute of Technology, Delft University of Technology, IBM, RWTH Aachen University Forschungszentrum Jülich, University of Amsterdam
Known for · 2
Barbara Terhal → Coining the term "entanglement witness", Quantum computing
Alma mater · 1
Barbara Terhal → University of Amsterdam
Born · 1
Barbara Terhal → 1969 (age 56–57) Leiden, Netherlands
Doctoral advisor · 1
Barbara Terhal → Paul Vitányi
Doctoral students · 1
Barbara Terhal → Nikolas Breuckmann
Fields · 1
Barbara Terhal → Physics (theoretical)
Spouse · 1
Barbara Terhal → David DiVincenzo

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Barbara TerhalFieldsPhysics (theoretical)1.00infobox
Barbara TerhalKnown forCoining the term "entanglement witness"1.00infobox
Barbara TerhalKnown forQuantum computing1.00infobox
Barbara TerhalSpouseDavid DiVincenzo1.00infobox
Barbara TerhalWorkplacesRWTH Aachen University Forschungszentrum Jülich1.00infobox
Barbara TerhalWorkplacesIBM1.00infobox
Barbara TerhalWorkplacesUniversity of Amsterdam1.00infobox
Barbara TerhalWorkplacesDelft University of Technology1.00infobox
Barbara TerhalWorkplacesCalifornia Institute of Technology1.00infobox

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