Prof. Dr. Philip Walther

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsQuantum Optics
KeywordsQuantum information processing, Optical quantum computer, Optical quantum simulators, Quantum nanophysics

Current contact address

CountryAustria
CityWien
InstitutionUniversität Wien
InstituteFakultät für Physik, Institut für Quantenoptik und Quanteninformation

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Juan Ignacio CiracAbteilung Theorie, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik (MPQ), Garching
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2021

Programme(s)

2021Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Philip Walther is well known internationally for his outstanding research in quantum photonics and seminal contributions to quantum information tasks. He made important contributions to the applicability of quantum computers, reaching from quantum-enhanced data protection and resource-efficient quantum computing to quantum machine learning. During his stay in Germany he continues his research on the development of quantum information tasks that exploit quantum photonics technology