Gilles Brassard, Université de Montréal

Research

Communication complexity Cryptography (classical and quantum)Nonlocal games Privacy Quantum computing Quantum entanglement Quantum foundations Quantum information science

Latest papers

Fake news, disinformation and misinformation in social media: a review.
Social network analysis and mining · 2023 · senior author
Quantum Cryptography II: How to re-use a one-time pad safely even if P=NP.
Natural computing · 2014
Quantum information: the conundrum of secure positioning.
Nature · 2011 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Bringing the quantum revolution to fruition
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$222,000
QUébec Ontario consoRtium on quantUM protocols (QUORUM)
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$2,903,950
Quantum Information Science, Cryptography and Privacy
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$474,000

All 32 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Fake news, disinformation and misinformation in social media: a review.

Aïmeur E, Amri S, Brassard G

Social network analysis and mining2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s13278-023-01028-5 PMID: 36789378

02

Quantum Cryptography II: How to re-use a one-time pad safely even if P=NP.

Bennett CH, Brassard G, Breidbart S

Natural computing2014

DOI: 10.1007/s11047-014-9453-6 PMID: 25400534

03

Quantum information: the conundrum of secure positioning.

Brassard G

Nature2011First author

DOI: 10.1038/479307a PMID: 22094688

Bringing the quantum revolution to fruition

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Brassard, Gilles

Keywords: quantum information science; cryptography (classical and quantum); quantum computing; quantum entanglement; nonlocal games; communication complexity; quantum internet; quantum foundations; theoretical computer science; privacy

$222,000

QUébec Ontario consoRtium on quantUM protocols (QUORUM)

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Broadbent, Anne AL

Keywords: computer science; human rights; law; mathematics; physics; quantum communication; quantum cryptography; quantum entanglement; quantum ethics; quantum internet

$2,903,950

Quantum Information Science, Cryptography and Privacy

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Brassard, Gilles

$474,000

Quantum Information Science

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Brassard, Gilles

$150,000

Quantum Information Science

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Brassard, Gilles

$200,000

Quantum Information Science

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Brassard, Gilles

Keywords: CRC

$200,000

Quantum Information Science

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Brassard, Gilles

$850,000

Quantum information science and cryptography

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Brassard, Gilles

$625,000

MPrime Network (formerly MITACS) / Réseau MPrime (autrefois MITACS)

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Gupta, Arvind

$12,553,000

Canadian Photonic Industry Consortium Inc.(Formerly CIPI)/Consortium photonique de l'industrie canadienne (autrefois ICIP)

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Fedosejevs, Robert

$12,979,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Communication complexity Dear Professor Brassard, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Fake news, disinformation and misinformation in social media: a review." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Bringing the quantum revolution to fruition" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]