Valerio Scarani
Centre for Quantum Technologies
and Department of Physics
National University of Singapore

Address: S15, 3 Science Drive 2
Singapore 117543
Office: S15-03-10
Phone: +65 6516 2813
Fax (CQT): +65 6516 6897
E-mail: physv-at-nus.edu.sg
CV AT A GLANCE



Since 2007
Associate professor, NUS
2003-2007
Senior researcher, Uni Geneva
2000-2003
Post-doc, Uni Geneva (N. Gisin)
1996-2000
Ph.D., EPFL (J.Ph. Ansermet)
1991-1996
Undergraduate, EPF Lausanne
1972-1991
Before physics, Milan

Language skills:
Italian: mother tongue; French, English and Spanish: fluent; German: average.

(Full CV PDF)

RESEARCH

Group
Present and former members.
Topics
Introduction for physicists.
Joining?
Undergrads, Honors, Ph.D., post-doc.

Publications
A sample of recent ones:
#69
M. Pawlowski, T. Paterek, D. Kaszlikowski, V.S., A. Winter, M. Zukowski, Information causality as a physical principle, Nature 461, 1101 (2009)
#68
R.Y.Q. Cai, V.S., Finite key analysis for practical implementations of quantum key distribution, New J. Phys. 11, 045024 (2009)
#65
V.S., H. Bechmann-Pasquinucci, N.J. Cerf, M. Dusek, N. Lutkenhaus, M. Peev, The security of practical quantum key distribution, Rev. Mod. Phys. 81, 1301 (2009)
Full list (PDF); Preprints in arXiv

Conferences and Talks
June 09: Feynman Festival, Olomouc
June-July 09: Les Houches School of Physics, Singapore
List of past talks (PDF)
OUTREACH

Book
An introduction to quantum physics for a general audience. Available in English, French, German.

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Personal answers to FAQs
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