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Robert Calderbank

Duke University

RQS Senior Investigator
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Robert Calderbank is director of the Information Initiative at Duke University, where he is a professor of electrical engineering, computer science and mathematics. He is also a member of the Duke Quantum Center. Calderbank’s research interests lie in error control codes for quantum computing, wireless communication and the internet of things, coding theory for computer architecture, signal processing and machine learning. He received his doctorate in mathematics from Caltech in 1980.

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  • Robert Calderbank wearing a grey blazer and blue checkered shirt, pictured in a modern office environment with a blurred background.

    Calderbank Named to the National Academy of Sciences

    May 1, 2026

    The RQS senior investigator was recognized for his seminal contributions to modern communications and quantum computing

  • Duke and Yale

    Quantum Insider Names Duke and Yale Two of the Top Three Universities Worldwide for Quantum Research

    July 23, 2025

    Faculty from both institutions are a part of the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation.