Two ERC Advanced Grants for KIT scientists

Posted date: 06 May 2022

Double success for KIT: The European Research Council (ERC) awards computer scientist Mehdi Tahoori and physicist Alexey Ustinov each with an Advanced Grant in the 2021 award round. For their research projects in the fields of computer engineering and quantum physics, the two renowned scientists will receive funding of around 2.5 million and 2.7 million euros respectively over the next five years.

“With their interdisciplinary research projects, Mehdi Tahoori and Alexey Ustinov are breaking new ground that can lead to groundbreaking scientific discoveries. I am very pleased that the European Research Council is funding her excellent work with two of the highly renowned Advanced Grants," says Professor Oliver Kraft, Vice President for Research at KIT. "Your projects in computer science and physics are as ambitious as they are forward-looking and offer great potential for advancing basic research for the digital transformation of our society."

Reference Link:https://www.kit.edu/kit/pi_2022_035_zwei-erc-advanced-grants-fur-wissenschaftler-des-kit.php

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