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Francesco Petruccione
South African scientist and professor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francesco Petruccione AAS,ASSAf, NITheCS is a physicist and academic leader currently living in South Africa and serving as a professor of Physics at Stellenbosch University and the director of the National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS).[1][2] With a wealth of experience in his field, he previously held the position of professor and Pro Vice-Chancellor of Big Data and Informatics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Petruccione is also a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa and a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa.[3][4]
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Born | 1961 |
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Alma mater | University of Freiburg |
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Discipline | Physicist |
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Notable students | Adriana Marais, Maria Schuld, |
Website | https://quantum.sun.ac.za/ |
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