Juan Pablo Paz
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Juan Pablo Paz is an Argentinian
physicist
that works in the field of quantum computing. A research scientist currently working at the University of Buenos Aires
, he has also worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
in the United States
.
, where he got his Master and Ph.D. degrees and then worked as researcher, teacher, and director of the Physics department of his faculty.
He has worked as well in the Los Alamos National Laboratory
. Between 1984 and 2004 he was married with Silvina Ponce Dawson (who is also a physicist) with whom he had two children: Luciano (born in Buenos Aires in 1987) and Mariana (born in Los Alamos in 1993).
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In 2002, alongside César Miguel and Marcos Saraceno, he developed a program that allows efficient spectroscopy
and tomography
using a quantum computer
, establishing for the first time an analogy between these tasks.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
that works in the field of quantum computing. A research scientist currently working at the University of Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos...
, he has also worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National Security , located in Los Alamos, New Mexico...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Biography
Juan Pablo Paz studied at the University of Buenos AiresUniversity of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos...
, where he got his Master and Ph.D. degrees and then worked as researcher, teacher, and director of the Physics department of his faculty.
He has worked as well in the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National Security , located in Los Alamos, New Mexico...
. Between 1984 and 2004 he was married with Silvina Ponce Dawson (who is also a physicist) with whom he had two children: Luciano (born in Buenos Aires in 1987) and Mariana (born in Los Alamos in 1993).
Research
Paz has worked in the quantum theory of error correction, and has developed a number of techniques to correct errors in this kind of computers. He has also used quantum computer to simulate chaotic systems, in the context of chaos theoryChaos theory
Chaos theory is a field of study in mathematics, with applications in several disciplines including physics, economics, biology, and philosophy. Chaos theory studies the behavior of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions, an effect which is popularly referred to as the...
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In 2002, alongside César Miguel and Marcos Saraceno, he developed a program that allows efficient spectroscopy
Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and radiated energy. Historically, spectroscopy originated through the study of visible light dispersed according to its wavelength, e.g., by a prism. Later the concept was expanded greatly to comprise any interaction with radiative...
and tomography
Tomography
Tomography refers to imaging by sections or sectioning, through the use of any kind of penetrating wave. A device used in tomography is called a tomograph, while the image produced is a tomogram. The method is used in radiology, archaeology, biology, geophysics, oceanography, materials science,...
using a quantum computer
Quantum computer
A quantum computer is a device for computation that makes direct use of quantum mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform operations on data. Quantum computers are different from traditional computers based on transistors...
, establishing for the first time an analogy between these tasks.
Awards
- W. Bessel Award, 2006. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
- Guggenheim Fellow, 2004.
- International Fellow, Santa Fe Institute, 2001-2003.
- Award 'Ernesto E. Galloni' in Physics, 1994.