Serge Massar

Serge Massar
Born (1970-02-11) 11 February 1970 (age 54)
Zambia
AwardsGödel Prize (2023)
Academic background
Alma materUniversité libre de Bruxelles
Academic work
DisciplinePhysics
Sub-disciplineQuantum information
InstitutionsUniversité libre de Bruxelles

Serge Alexandre Massar (born 11 February 1970)[1][2] is a Belgian physicist. He studies quantum information theory, nonlinear optics, optical neural networks, and reservoir computing.[2][3]

Early life and education

Serge Massar was born in Zambia in 1970.[2] He obtained a degree in physics, then a PhD under the direction of Robert Brout from the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in 1991 and 1995, respectively.[2] He completed his post-doctoral research at Tel Aviv University from 1995 to 1997, and subsequently at Utrecht University from 1997 to 1998.[2][3]

Career

In 1998, Massar returned to ULB as a Research Associate of the FRS-FNRS.[2] In 2008 he became the Research Director of the FRS-FNRS.[2]

In 2012, Massar integrated into the ULB faculty, holding the rank of "Professeur Ordinaire." His tenure as the Physics Department Director at ULB spanned 2014 to 2015.[2] Additionally, he has been at the head of the Laboratoire d’Information Quantique at ULB since 2004.[2]

Recognition

Massar's recognition in the field includes awards such as the 2003 Alcatel-Bell Prize, the 2010 La Recherche Prize, and the best paper award at the Symposium on Theory of Computing in 2012.[2]

He has been a member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters, and Fine Arts of Belgium since 2021.[1]

In 2023, he received the Gödel Prize for research on extension complexity.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Massar, Serge Alexandre (March 2022). "CURRICULUM VITAE" (PDF). Laboratoire d'Information Quantique. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Serge Massar". Laboratoire d'Information Quantique. Université libre de Bruxelles. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  3. ^ a b "Physics - Serge Massar". physics.aps.org. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  4. ^ "The 2023 Gödel Prize". European Association for Theoretical Computer Science. Archived from the original on 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-08-04.