Welcome to Lieven's (old) homepage !
I moved to Delft in October 2001
Click here to visit my new page.
lieven@snow.stanford.edu
Background
My roots lie just outside the lovely city of Antwerp, in the Flemish speaking
part of Belgium.
I studied Mechanical Engineering (BS/MS '96) at the Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven , a great place with an amazing college spirit.
I also lived a year in Zaragoza, Spain, as an exchange student. I then
received a
MS in Electrical Engineering ('97) at
Stanford University ,
and am now a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering, in the group of
Jim Harris . I do my experiments in
Ike Chuang's lab at IBM Almaden
Research Center , in the hills outside San Jose.
Research - a tale of cats and (fast) computers
Have you ever seen a cat that is dead and alive at the same time ? Right,
I haven't either. But, if your cat were very small, say as small as a nuclear
spin, it really could exist in two different states at the same time. For
example, a nuclear spin (which is like a tiny barmagnet) can be simultaneously
pointing in two opposite directions ! If you would like to
get a feel for how this magic feature of quantum mechanics could lead to
computers that solve certain problems beyond the reach of any classical
computer, go to my page about a
bulk spin quantum computer.
For more information about our project, visit the NMR
QC project website, look at my
papers or
talks or recent
press coverage.
Making things up
Since the Fall of '98, I'm a member of the SImps
(Stanford Improvisors). We play improvisation theater and have a great
time together.
The wild, wild west
As of Fall 2000, I am an instructor for a class on Wilderness Skills
in the Stanford Geology department (Geology 7). More great times!
When I'm not in the lab, I'm probably up in the mountains, out on the
bay, or down in the City (San Francisco, that is).
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Get in touch
lieven@snow.stanford.edu
1992, Barbara Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone: (650) 329-8037
Stanford Office:
Paul Allen Center for Integrated Systems
Room X-B113
Via Ortega
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: (650) 723-8040
Fax: (650) 723-4659
IBM Office:
IBM Almaden Research Center
Room D1-254
650, Harry Road
San Jose, CA 95120
Phone: (408) 927-2961
Fax: (408) 927-2510
Created August 3, 1997 by Lieven Vandersypen. Last updated
January 6, 2001.
