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Elias Towe is currently the Albert & Ethel Grobstein Professor and University Professor at Carnegie Mellon. He is the Director of the National Science Foundation Quantum Computing and Information Technologies (QCiT) Center. Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon in late 2001, he was Program Manager at DARPA, where he led programs in photonics and electronics, including the VLSI Photonics Program, one of the first-generation, large-scale optical interconnect programs. Prof. Towe was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received the S.B., S.M., and Ph.D. degrees. He is a recipient of several professional awards and honors and is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Research
Towe's group pursues research in basic optical and quantum phenomena for applications in novel photonic devices that enable a new generation of information-processing systems for communication, computation, and sensing. The group’s system-level research is focused on the construction of two test beds: one for quantum processors based on quantum-dot qubits and another for quantum networks (for sensing and communication).

Office
147 Roberts Engineering Hall
Phone
412.268.8091
Email
towe@cmu.edu
Websites
Center for Quantum Computing and Information Technology Opens in new window

Education

1987 Ph.D., EECS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1981 MS, EECS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1981 BS, EECS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Media mentions


Materials Science and Engineering

CMU shines at TMS Meeting

The TMS (The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society) Annual Meeting held in Las Vegas highlighted the work of Carnegie Mellon faculty, students, and alumni in a number of ways.  

CMU Engineering

CMU names University Professors

Three College of Engineering faculty members have been elevated to the rank of University Professor, the highest distinction a faculty member can receive at Carnegie Mellon.

CMU Engineering

New center to investigate quantum computing

A new National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center at CMU will create an ecosystem that advances quantum computing and information technologies.

CMU Engineering

Faculty and alumnus inducted into the National Academy of Engineering

College of Engineering dean, professor, and alumnus inducted in the National Academy of Engineering.