Dorit Aharonov
(HUJI)
Research Interests:
- Quantum Computation, Quantum algorithms, Quantum cryptography
- Fault tolerance and error corrections
- The transition from quantum to classical physics
- Quantum Markov chains, lattices
Andrei Okounkov
(Princeton)
Research Interests
- Representation theory
- Algebraic geometry
- Mathematical physics
Awards
- Fields Medal (2006): "for his contributions bridging probability, representation theory and algebraic
geometry"
David Ruelle
(IHES)
Research Interests
- Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Bifurcation Theory
- Chaos
- Turbulence
Awards
- "Boris Pregel Award for Research in Chemical Physics", New York Academy of Sciences (1974)
- "Prix Albert Ier de Monaco", Académie des Sciences de Paris (1979)
- "Dannie Heineman prize for Mathematical Physics", American Physical Society and American Institute of Physics (1985)
- "Boltzmann medal", IUPAP (1986)
- "Holweck medal", Société Française de Physique and Institute of Physics (1993)
- "Ludwig Boltzmann-Forschungspreis", Land Steiermark and Universität Graz (1995)
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"Matteucci medal", Accademia nazionale delle Science (2004)
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"Henri Poincaré prize", International Association of Mathematical Physics (2006)
Uri Zwick
(TAU)
Research Interests
- Mathematical Games
- Algorithms
- Complexity theory
