Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin

Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, known professionally as Ignacio Cirac, is a Spanish physicist. He is one of the pioneers of the field of quantum computing and quantum information theory. He was awarded the 2013 Wolf Prize in Physics.

Occupation

physicist, university teacher

Position held

member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences

Citizenship

Spain

Born

October 11, 1965