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Gilles Brassard
Computer scientist

Gilles Brassard

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Co-developing the BB84 protocol for quantum cryptography.

BB84 · Quantum information

Born
20 April 1955
Birthplace
Montreal

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Gilles Brassard

Gilles Brassard is a Canadian computer scientist whose work helped establish quantum information science.

Early life

Montreal and Cornell

Born in Montreal and completed his computer-science doctorate at Cornell in 1979.

Career

  1. 1984

    Quantum cryptography

    Developed BB84 with Charles Bennett.

  2. 1988

    Montreal professor

    Became a full professor.

  3. 1991–1998

    Journal editing

    Led the Journal of Cryptology.

Contributions

BB84

A protocol for quantum key distribution.

Quantum information

Contributed to teleportation and entanglement research.

Beyond work

Scientific recognition

Received Canada’s Herzberg Gold Medal in 2010.

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