Multiple QIS Faculty Positions at UIUC

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for one or more full-time faculty positions in Quantum Information Science (QIS), including both theory and experiment, in the departments of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, and Mathematics. QIS is strongly supported at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a 15M investment in the […]

Announcing the Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology center (IQUIST)

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced a new $15M investment in quantum information science and engineering.  The Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology center (IQUIST) is now launching at the University of Illinois, which will include a major hiring initiative, broadened research activities, and new educational opportunities all in the area of quantum information […]

New Bounds on Instantaneous Nonlocal Computation

Replacing Interaction with Entanglement Alvin and I have recently completed a study of instantaneous nonlocal computation.  This is a task – with a somewhat misleading name – that involves simulating a nonlocal quantum gate using pre-shared entanglement and non-interactive entanglement.  One prominent application of this task is in quantum position verification, where the spatial coordinates […]

Illinois is now hiring in quantum!!

The ECE, Physics and CS departments are all conducting  open rank faculty searches.  Links to the formal job announcements are below. https://ece.illinois.edu/about/jobs/faculty-positions.asp https://physics.illinois.edu/people/job-openings.asp https://cs.illinois.edu/about-us/faculty-positions We are encouraging strong researchers in quantum information science to apply.  Qualified senior candidates may also be considered for tenured full professor positions as part of the Grainger Engineering Breakthroughs Initiative, […]