Gil Kalai
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Gil Kalai is an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist known for his influential work in combinatorics, convexity, and the study of the foundations and limitations of quantum computing.
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| Gil Kalai canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
Israeli computer scientist
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Israeli mathematician ⓘ computer scientist ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Erdős Prize
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Fulkerson Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Rothschild Prize in Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Israeli ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945s-1950s (approximate) ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Hebrew University of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Hebrew University of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
combinatorics
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convexity ⓘ discrete mathematics ⓘ geometric combinatorics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ polyhedral combinatorics ⓘ probability theory ⓘ quantum computing ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Micha Perles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBlog | Combinatorics and More NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Boolean functions and noise
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polytope diameters ⓘ quantum error correction ⓘ random walks on graphs ⓘ topological combinatorics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf | Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arguments about limitations of quantum computers
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results in discrete geometry ⓘ results in the theory of noise sensitivity ⓘ work in combinatorics ⓘ work in convex polytopes ⓘ work on the Hirsch conjecture ⓘ work on the foundations of quantum computing ⓘ work on the simplex algorithm ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Kalai’s conjectures in combinatorics
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skeptical view of scalable quantum computers ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Hebrew University of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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