Yeong-Cherng Liang

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Yeong-Cherng Liang's primary research focuses on exploring the features of quantum theory that enable tasks that are either too difficult or even impossible in the classical world. Primary examples of these include exploiting quantum nonlocality to perform device-independent quantum information processing, such as generating provably secure random bits and characterizing devices with minimal assumptions. In relation to this, he is also interested in the foundations of quantum theory (such as the measurement problem, the uncertainty relations, and the ability of quantum systems to serve as clocks) and in quantum information theory (such as fidelity measures, resource theory, etc.). He is also interested in quantum cryptography, quantum communication, and, more recently, quantum computation.

Liang is a recipient of several awards, including the Most Valued Reviewer of 2014 Award by the Annals of Physics (2015), the 6th Edition of the Outstanding Scholar Awards by the Foundation for the Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship (2018), the Young Theorist Award by the Physics Division of the National Center for Theoretical Sciences (2018), the Ta-You Wu Memorial Award by the Ministry of Science & Technology of Taiwan (2019), the Early-Career Investigator Research Achievement Award by the Academia Sinica  (2020), the Paul Ehrenfest Best Paper Award for Quantum Foundations for the year 2023 by the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information in Vienna (IQOQI-Vienna) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria (2024), and most recently, the 2nd Edition of the Leap Fellowship by the Foundation for the Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship (2026).

 

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