Christopher A. Fuchs

 

Science and the Wholeness of Life

Quantum Theory Drawn from a QBist Perspective

Current Position

Professor of Physics at the University of Massachusetts Boston

Bio

Christopher A. Fuchs is a Professor of Physics at the University of Massachusetts Boston who specializes in quantum information theory and quantum foundations. Previously, he held senior research positions at BBN Technologies, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and Bell Labs. From 1996 – 1999 he was the Lee A. DuBridge Prize Postdoctoral Fellow at the California Institute of Technology. He is an author or co-author of over 160 publications, with over 18,000 citations on Google Scholar. One co-authored paper with H. J. Kimble's experimental group, “Unconditional Quantum Teleportation,” was voted a Top Ten Breakthrough of 1998 by the editors of Science. He was a winner of the 2010 International Quantum Communication Award and elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2012 for developing the point of view on quantum theory known as QBism. Recent recognition includes selection for the 2023 Vox Future Perfect 50 list of thinkers “working on solutions to today's (and tomorrow's) biggest problems.”