Isaac Nape
Senior Lecturer at University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Top SchoolIsaac Nape is a senior lecturer and researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) in Johannesburg, driving advances in quantum photonics, information processing, and quantum computation. A prolific scholar, his work has appeared in Nature Publishing Group journals, Optica, Journal of Optics and Photonics, and APS, earning him honors such as the Friedel Sellschop fellowship, the SAIP Silver Jubilee Medal, and the Meiring Naudé Medal from the Royal Society of South Africa. His research covers harnessing single photons for high-speed secure communication and computation, including quantum secret sharing, quantum key distribution, teleportation, and transporting entanglement through optical fibres under atmospheric turbulence. He has a strong teaching and mentoring track record, progressing from MSc to PhD with publications in top venues and now leading courses and supervision as a senior lecturer at WITS. He holds a PhD in Physics from WITS (2018) and an MSc in Quantum Optics (with distinction) from WITS (2016), following a solid foundation in physics from the University of Pretoria.
9 years of coding experience
Master of Science - MSc(with distinction), Quantum optics, Master of Science - MSc(with distinction), Quantum optics at University of the WitwatersrandDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Degree completed, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Degree completed at Univeristy of the WitwatersrandBechalor (Hon), Physics, 65% Average for Bechalor and Cum Laude (Hon), Bechalor (Hon), Physics, 65% Average for Bechalor and Cum Laude (Hon) at University of PretoriaGithub contributions (5)
IsaacNape/Dimensionality-Purity-Measure
Oct 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
IsaacNape/AdventOfcode_2020
Dec 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
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