Quantum Science, Networking, and Communications
Instructors
Meet Your Quantum Science Course Instructors
Instructors for the online Quantum Communications course work at the forefront of quantum technology and bring their leading-edge research to the classroom. Faculty and instructors from the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will guide you through the fundamentals of quantum communications, while providing you with support and feedback.
Eric Chitambar
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois: Urbana-Champaign
Eric Chitambar leads the Chitambar Quantum Information Group at the University of Illinois, a research group that studies the mathematical theories and practical applications of quantum entanglement and other fundamental quantum phenomena. As Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer...
Bryan Clark
Associate Professor of Condensed-Matter Physics, University of Illinois: Urbana-Champaign
Bryan Clark focuses on areas of computational condensed matter, quantum algorithms, and quantum circuits. He works on developing quantum algorithms for simulating quantum systems including automatically generating circuits to diagonalize Hamiltonians, developing ways of simulating condensed matter...
Maxwell Gold
Instructor and Teaching Assistant
Max Gold is a PhD student studying quantum information in Dr. Eric Chitambar's group at the University of Illinois. His focus is on the usefulness of entanglement in cryptography.
Alex Kolar
Researcher, Zhong Lab, University of Chicago
Alex Kolar is a PhD student in Quantum Engineering in Dr. Tian Zhong's lab at the University of Chicago. He studies quantum hardware control systems as well as quantum network simulation.
Kolar’s research focuses on leveraging emerging quantum technology and classical computing resources to develop...
Tian Zhong
Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
Tian Zhong is an Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. His areas of research expertise are in quantum photonics, quantum information and networking, solid-state quantum technologies, and hybrid quantum systems.
Professor Zhong’s research focuses on developing...
