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Peter Williston Shor (born August 14, 1959) is an American mathematician known for his work on quantum computation, in particular for devising Shor's algorithm, a quantum algorithm for factoring exponentially faster than the best currently-known algorithm running on a classical computer.
My mathematical research is currently mainly in quantum computing and quantum information theory, but I am also interested in (and have in the past worked in) algorithms, computational geometry, combinatorics, and probability theory.
Peter Shor is a renowned theoretical computer scientist and quantum computing pioneer. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Gödel Prize, the Dirac Medal, and the Killian Award from MIT.
Sep 22, 2022 · Peter Shor, the Morss Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT, has been named a recipient of the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. He shares the $3 million prize with three others for “foundational work in the field of quantum information”: David Deutsch at the University of Oxford, Charles Bennett at IBM Research, and Gilles ...
Mar 10, 2023 · Peter Shor, the Morss Professor of Applied Mathematics, shares a brief history of quantum computing from a personal viewpoint. He recounts his discovery of Shor's algorithm, which showed how a quantum computer could factorize large numbers, and its impact on cryptography and information science.
Oct 30, 2020 · Peter Shor, who discovered how to factor large numbers on a quantum computer, talks to Nature about the challenges and opportunities of quantum computing. He warns of the risks of complacency and the need for post-quantum encryption.
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Apr 26, 2019 · Shor is honored for his algorithm that can factor large numbers exponentially faster on a quantum computer, and his work on quantum error correction. The Micius Quantum Prize is a $150,000 award for significant advances in quantum computing, communication, and metrology.
