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  • 2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pioneering theoretical work on quantum computation and cryptography, in particular laying the foundations of quantum error correction and rigorously extending the theory of fault tolerant quantum computation

Overview

Daniel Gottesman is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on quantum computing and related areas within computer science. The main field of study for their work is Computer Science with a strong emphasis on quantum-focused subfields.

The subfields of study to which their research contributes include:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Biomedical Engineering

Gottesman's research topics cover a range of aspects related to quantum computing technology and theory. The main topics of work include:

  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Low-power high-performance VLSI design
  • Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
  • Error Correcting Code Techniques

The researcher has published extensively in several scientific venues, frequently appearing in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • PRX Quantum
  • Quantum
  • Nature Physics
  • Communications of the ACM

Notable recent publications by Daniel Gottesman include:

  • "Toward a 2D Local Implementation of Quantum Low-Density Parity-Check Codes," 2025, PRX Quantum
  • "Opportunities and Challenges in Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation," 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Partial Syndrome Measurement for Hypergraph Product Codes," 2024, Quantum
  • "Complexity and order in approximate quantum error-correcting codes," 2024, Nature Physics
  • "Technical perspective: Deciphering errors to reduce the cost of quantum computation," 2020, Communications of the ACM

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Noah Berthusen
  • Andrew M. Childs
  • Alexey V. Gorshkov
  • Dhruv Devulapalli
  • Eddie Schoute

Among recognized honors, Daniel Gottesman was named Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2012 for pioneering theoretical advancements in quantum computation and cryptography, including foundational contributions to quantum error correction and fault-tolerant quantum computation theory.

Best Publications

  • Stabilizer Codes and Quantum Error Correction

    Daniel Eric Gottesman

  • Demonstrating the viability of universal quantum computation using teleportation and single-qubit operations

    Daniel Gottesman;Daniel Gottesman;Isaac L. Chuang

  • Improved simulation of stabilizer circuits

    Scott Aaronson;Daniel Gottesman

  • HOW TO SHARE A QUANTUM SECRET

    Richard Cleve;Daniel Gottesman;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • Encoding a qubit in an oscillator

    Daniel Gottesman;Daniel Gottesman;Alexei Kitaev;John Preskill

  • Class of quantum error-correcting codes saturating the quantum Hamming bound.

    Daniel Gottesman

  • Quantum Teleportation is a Universal Computational Primitive

    Daniel Gottesman;Isaac L. Chuang

  • Security of quantum key distribution with imperfect devices

    D. Gottesman;H.-K. Lo;N. Lutkenhaus;J. Preskill

  • Theory of fault-tolerant quantum computation

    Daniel Gottesman;Daniel Gottesman

  • The Heisenberg Representation of Quantum Computers

    Daniel Gottesman

  • Theory of quantum secret sharing

    Daniel Gottesman

  • Quantum accuracy threshold for concatenated distance-3 codes

    Panos Aliferis;Daniel Gottesman;John Preskill

  • Fault-tolerant quantum computation with higher-dimensional systems

    D. Gottesman

  • The resource theory of stabilizer quantum computation

    Victor Veitch;S A Hamed Mousavian;Daniel Gottesman;Joseph Emerson

  • An Introduction to Quantum Error Correction and Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation

    Daniel Gottesman

  • Quantum digital signatures

    Isaac Chuang;Daniel Gottesman

  • Longer-baseline telescopes using quantum repeaters

    Daniel Gottesman;Thomas Jennewein;Sarah Croke

  • Proof of security of quantum key distribution with two-way classical communications

    D. Gottesman;Hoi-Kwong Lo

  • Secure quantum key distribution using squeezed states

    Daniel Gottesman;John Preskill

  • Authentication of Quantum Messages.

    Howard Barnum;Claude Crépeau;Daniel Gottesman;Adam D. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

John Preskill
John Preskill California Institute of Technology
Hoi-Kwong Lo
Hoi-Kwong Lo University of Toronto
Adam Smith
Adam Smith Boston University
Claude Crépeau
Claude Crépeau McGill University
Dorit Aharonov
Dorit Aharonov Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Richard Cleve
Richard Cleve University of Waterloo
Michael Ben-Or
Michael Ben-Or Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Julia Kempe
Julia Kempe New York University
Avinatan Hassidim
Avinatan Hassidim Bar-Ilan University

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