Dave Bacon

Current

Research Assistant Professor at University of Washington

Past

Research Scientist at University of Washington
Postdoctoral Scholar at Santa Fe Institute
Postdoctoral Scholar at California Institute of Technology

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Education

University of California, Berkeley
California Institute of Technology

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Industry

Higher Education

Dave Bacon’s Summary

I run the quantum computing theory group in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA where we perform cutting edge computer science and physics research on the theory and practice of quantum computing. In this position I supervise graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and undergraduate students and teach undergraduate and graduate courses. I have raised over three million dollars in grants to support his group from a variety of sources, including the National Science Foundation, the National Security Agency, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Dave Bacon’s Experience

Research Assistant Professor

University of Washington

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

July 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

Research assistant professor working in the field of quantum information science. Appointment is in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering with an adjunct appointment in the Department of Physics.
Research Scientist

University of Washington

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

May 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 2 months)

Researcher on fault-tolerant quantum computing and quantum algorithms.
Postdoctoral Scholar

Santa Fe Institute

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Research industry)

September 2004 — May 2005 (9 months)

Research on quantum algorithms and fault-tolerant quantum computation.
Postdoctoral Scholar

California Institute of Technology

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

July 2001 — August 2004 (3 years 2 months)

Postdoc at the Institute for Quantum Information at Caltech. Carried out research on quantum algorithms, communication complexity of quantum correlations, and fault-tolerant quantum computing

Dave Bacon’s Education

University of California, Berkeley

Ph.D. , Physics , 1997 — 2001

Ph.D. thesis from the department of Physics: "Decoherence, Control, and Symmetry in Quantum Computers." Thesis advisor: K. Birgitta Whaley (Department of Chemistry)

Department of physics fellowship. Outstanding graduate student instructor award.
California Institute of Technology

BS , Physics, Literature , 1994 — 1997

Carnation Merit Scholarship (full tuition scholarship).
Frederic W. Hinrichs, Jr. Memorial Award for student leadership. Green Memorial Scholarship for creative research in science.

Activities and Societies:

Interhouse committee chair, Ruddock house, student government