Bálint Koczor

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Biography

BK completed his PhD in 2019 at the Technical University of Munich where he worked on fundamental quantum theory and mathematical physics. As a postdoc in Oxford, he made key contributions to quantum algorithms, quantum error mitigation and near-term, early-fault tolerant quantum computing. He leads the Quantum Information, Computation and Cryptography group who work on a broad spectrum of problems in quantum computing, from applications and algorithms through to quantum error correction. The group works with experimentalists and with quantum companies to develop optimised platforms to best tailor quantum applications to hardware. This includes developing new and improved ways to deal with errors (error correction and mitigation techniques) in quantum computers while classical supercomputers are also used to improve the performance of quantum algorithms. BK has broad research interests in quantum computing and quantum information theory, and his research aims to tackle the central question in the field that “how can we achieve a robust quantum advantage”. He co-founded the conference series Seeking Quantum Advantage (SEEQA) to provide a platform for the community to evaluate and accelerate progress around this question.