Harry Buhrman

Harry Buhrman is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Amsterdam and leader of the Algorithms & Complexity group at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), where he has been affiliated since 1994. His research spans quantum computing, algorithms, complexity theory, and computational biology, with a focus on developing novel algorithms, protocols, and establishing their optimality.

• Key contributions include foundational work on quantum communication complexity (e.g., the co-authored article Quantum Entanglement and Communication Complexity with Richard Cleve) and methods to analyze quantum computer limitations.
• He has coordinated numerous national and international research projects and serves on scientific boards, including the Institute for Quantum Computing (Waterloo, Canada).

Scientific Awards

• Vici-award (2003): A prestigious Dutch grant for experienced researchers.

Buhrman has taught courses like Computational Complexity at the University of Amsterdam, using textbooks such as A Modern Approach by Arora and Barak. He has authored over 100 publications, though specific titles are not listed here.