Pioneering Researcher in Quantum Networks and Communications
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Delft University of TechnologyDavid Elkouss is a distinguished quantum scientist serving as a group leader at QuTech, Delft University of Technology, and Associate Professor at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. His academic foundation includes dual master's degrees in electrical engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Telecom ParisTech, followed by a Ph.D. in computer science from UPM that earned him the extraordinary dissertation prize for his work on quantum key distribution. His career highlights include being part of the team that achieved the first loophole-free Bell experiment at TU Delft in 2015. Elkouss leads research focusing on developing crucial tools for quantum networks, including entanglement purification protocols, error-correcting codes, network protocol benchmarks, and quantum network simulators. His expertise spans quantum Shannon theory, quantum communications channels, and the fundamental limits of quantum information processing, contributing significantly to the advancement of quantum internet technology and networked quantum computation.