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Gilles Brassard

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Gilles Brassard is a Canadian computer scientist, born in 1955, recognized for pioneering work in quantum information science, including fundamental contributions to quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation and quantum entanglement distillation; he co-invented the BB84 quantum cryptography protocol with Charles H. Bennett in 1984. He has been a full professor at the Universite de Montreal since 1988 and a Canada Research Chair since 2001. He received the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in 2022, and shared the Turing Award with Bennett in 2025 for foundational contributions to quantum information science and secure communication and computing. He received the Wolf Prize in Physics in 2018, shared with Bennett. He is also live on this family own computing atlas as a pioneer entity for the same quantum information work, a legitimate width mint of the same historically significant figure rather than a duplication.

Facts
Birth Year
1955 1
Birth Date
1955-04-20 1
Nationality
Canadian 1
Notable Work
BB84 1
Birthplace
Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1
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Major Prize
Turing 1
Gender
Male 1
Field
Field (category)
Computer Science 1
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Member Of

Breakthrough Prize, Institutions
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Royal Society, Institutions
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Turing Award, Institutions
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Wolf Prize, Institutions
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Works In

Computer Science, Disciplines
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Nationality

Canada

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Gilles Brassard (born April 20, 1955) is a Canadian computer scientist.
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1. Gilles Brassard - Wikipedia
  • Early life and education
    born on April 20, 1955 in Montreal
  • Lead sentence, dates
    born April 20, 1955
  • Infobox, birth_place
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Lead sentence, description
    is a Canadian computer scientist
  • Research
    invented the BB84 protocol for quantum cryptography
  • Wikipedia 'Gilles Brassard': stated occupation/field in article intro, checked 2026-09-27
  • Lead paragraph
    He shared the 2025 Turing Award
  • Lead section, pronoun use
    He is faculty member of the Université de Montréal, where he has been a Full Professor since 1988 and Canada Research Chair since 2001.
  • Member Of: Royal Society, Infobox: awards
    Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (2013) Wolf Prize in Physics (2018) Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023) Turing Award (2025)
  • Member Of: Wolf Prize, Infobox: awards
    Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (2013) Wolf Prize in Physics (2018) Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023) Turing Award (2025)
  • Member Of: Breakthrough Prize, Infobox: awards
    Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (2013) Wolf Prize in Physics (2018) Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023) Turing Award (2025)
  • Member Of: Turing Award, Infobox: awards
    Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (2013) Wolf Prize in Physics (2018) Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023) Turing Award (2025)
  • Works In: Computer Science, Lead sentence
    Gilles Brassard (born April 20, 1955) is a Canadian computer scientist.
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