Oxford Mathematician Balint Koczor is one of 68 of the most promising research leaders who will be funded £104 million to lead research into global issues and to commercialise their innovations in the UK.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s flagship Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) are designed to enable universities and businesses to develop their most talented early career researchers and innovators and to attract new people to their organisations, including from overseas.
Balint Koczor is Associate Professor in Quantum Information Theory in Oxford Mathematics. His research includes quantum theory and in theory of (near-term) quantum computers, with a view to making quantum computers practical.
This includes developing new and improved ways to deal with errors (error mitigation techniques) in quantum computers . Balint's research also aims to exploit classical supercomputers to squeeze out as much performance from quantum computers as possible. He works with experimentalists and with quantum companies to develop optimised platforms to best tailor quantum applications to hardware.
UKRI Chief Executive, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, said: ‘UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowships provide researchers and innovators with long-term support and training to develop ambitious, transformative ideas.
‘The programme supports the research and innovation leaders of the future to transcend disciplinary and sector boundaries, bridging the gap between academia and business.
Two other Oxford researchers are also recipients: Luc Rocher (Oxford Internet Institute) and Dennis Timo Egger (Department of Economics).