University of Texas at AustinProfessor of Computer Science; Schlumberger Centennial Chair
2016 — Present
Directs the Quantum Information Center; researches quantum computation and complexity theory.
Scott Aaronson studies the capabilities and limits of quantum computers as a professor of computer science at UT Austin and director of its Quantum Information Center. He writes Shtetl-Optimized and Quantum Computing Since Democritus, and spent 2022–2024 at OpenAI researching the theoretical foundations of AI safety.
Scott Aaronson studies the capabilities and limits of quantum computers as a professor of computer science at UT Austin and director of its Quantum Information Center. He writes Shtetl-Optimized and Quantum Computing Since Democritus, and spent 2022–2024 at OpenAI researching the theoretical foundations of AI safety.
Career
OpenAIVisiting Researcher, Alignment Team
2022 — 2024
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAssociate Professor with Tenure, EECS
2013 — 2016
Previously Assistant Professor, 2007–2013.
University of WaterlooPostdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Quantum Computing
2005 — 2007
Institute for Advanced Study, PrincetonPostdoctoral Fellow, School of Mathematics
2004 — 2005