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Gilles Brassard

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Key facts

Born April 20, 1955, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada[2]
Role Canadian computer scientist and cryptologist[1]
Employer Université de Montréal, professor since 1979[3]
Key contribution Co-invented the BB84 protocol with Charles H. Bennett in 1984[2]
Honour Elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2013[3]

Gilles Brassard is a Canadian computer scientist and cryptologist known for foundational work in quantum cryptography and quantum teleportation.

Context

Gilles Brassard is a Canadian computer scientist and cryptologist known for foundational work in quantum cryptography and quantum teleportation [3]. He has been a professor at the Université de Montréal since 1979 and a Canada Research Chair in Quantum Information Science since 2001 [3]. With Charles H. Bennett, he invented the BB84 protocol in 1984 [2]. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2013 [3].

Documented claims

  • Gilles Brassard founded quantum cryptography with Charles H. Bennett. [3]
  • He is among the inventors of quantum teleportation. [3]

Questions and answers

Who is Gilles Brassard?

Gilles Brassard is a Canadian computer scientist and cryptologist known for foundational work in quantum cryptography and quantum teleportation [3].

What is Gilles Brassard known for?

He is known for co-inventing the BB84 protocol with Charles H. Bennett in 1984 [2] and for being among the inventors of quantum teleportation [3].

Where does Gilles Brassard work?

He has been a professor at the Université de Montréal since 1979 [3].

Sources

  1. Gilles Brassard | Biography, BB84, Quantum Teleportation ... — britannica.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Gilles Brassard – NAS — nasonline.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Gilles Brassard : définition et explications - Techno-Science.net — techno-science.net (retrieved August 3, 2026)

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