Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard, who pioneered quantum information theory, win the ACM A.M. Turing Award; the pair developed the BB84 cryptography protocol
Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they've been awarded the highest honor in computer science.
Wired Steven Levy
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Discussion
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Lance Fortnow
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Charlie Bennett and Gilles Brassard win the Turing Award for Quantum Information Science. Most notably they developed the theory for a provably secure quantum key distribution protocol. https://awards.acm.org/... [image]
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@theofficialacm
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@IBMResearch @UMontreal They are recognized for their essential role in establishing the foundations of #quantum information science and transforming secure communication and #computing. Please join us in applauding their pioneering work! [image]
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Congratulations to Charles H. Bennett (@IBMResearch) and Gilles Brassard ( @UMontreal) on receiving the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award! 🔗: https://awards.acm.org/turing [image]
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Steven Levy
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The best choices for a Turing Award are those that make you say “What, they didn't already win?” Charlie Bennett and Gilles Brassard, pioneers of information theory, fill that bill. Congrats! www.wired.com/story/a-quan...