Eric Chitambar

Eric Chitambar is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), affiliated with the Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL) and the Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center (IQUIST). He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Michigan (2010) and conducted postdoctoral research at the Perimeter Institute and University of Toronto. His research focuses on quantum information theory, quantum entanglement, and quantum cryptography.

He teaches courses such as Quantum Information Systems and Quantum Information Theory, and has developed curriculum for quantum computing education. His work explores applications of quantum properties for secure communication, enhanced computation, and sensor technology. Recent projects include studying nonlocality in quantum networks and collaborating on distributed quantum computing initiatives like the DOE-funded InterQnet project.

Chitambar's research group investigates entanglement manipulation, quantum resource theories, and the foundational aspects of quantum protocols. He holds editorial roles in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory and has contributed to over 40 peer-reviewed articles in quantum information science.