Serge Massar | |
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Born | |
Awards | Gödel Prize (2023) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Université libre de Bruxelles |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Physics |
Sub-discipline | Quantum information |
Institutions | Université libre de Bruxelles |
Serge Alexandre Massar (born 11 February 1970) [1] [2] is a Belgian physicist. He studies quantum information theory, nonlinear optics, optical neural networks, and reservoir computing. [2] [3]
Serge Massar was born in Zambia in 1970. [2] He obtained a degree in physics, then a PhD from the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in 1991 and 1995, respectively. [2] He completed his post-doctoral research at Tel Aviv University from 1995 to 1997, and subsequently at Utrecht University from 1997 to 1998. [2] [3]
In 1998, Massar returned to ULB as a Research Associate. [2] Later, he became the Research Director in 2008. [2]
In 2012, Massar integrated into the ULB faculty, holding the rank of "Professeur Ordinaire." His tenure as the Physics Department Director at ULB spanned 2014 to 2015.2004. [2] Additionally, he has been at the head of the Laboratoire d’Information Quantique at ULB since 2004. [2]
Massar's recognition in the field includes awards such as the 2003 Alcatel-Bell Prize, the 2010 La Recherche Prize, and the best paper award at the Symposium on Theory of Computing in 2012. [2]
He has been a member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters, and Fine Arts of Belgium since 2021. [1]
In 2023, he received the Gödel Prize for research on extension complexity. [4]