Jop Briët

Dr. Jop Briët is a permanent researcher at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam, affiliated with the University of Amsterdam. His work bridges mathematics and theoretical computer science, focusing on quantum entanglement, coding theory, approximation algorithms, and their connections to Banach spaces, discrete mathematics, combinatorics, harmonic analysis, and probability.

Education:

• PhD from CWI and University of Amsterdam (2011)
• Postdoctoral researcher at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University (NWO Rubicon Fellowship)

Research Interests:

• Quantum entanglement and its mathematical foundations
• Applications in coding theory and approximation algorithms
• Methodological tools from Banach spaces, harmonic analysis, and probability theory

Scientific Awards:

• Stieltjes Prize for outstanding PhD thesis
• Andreas Bonn Medal for excellence in research
• NWO Rubicon Fellowship for postdoctoral research

Funding:

• Current research supported by an NWO Veni grant