Scott Aaronson
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academic
author
blogger
computer scientist
human
science communicator
theoretical computer scientist
Scott Aaronson is a prominent theoretical computer scientist known for his work on quantum computing and computational complexity, as well as for his accessible popular science writing.
All labels observed (3)
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| Scott Aaronson canonical | 14 |
| Aaronson | 1 |
| Scott Aaronson – MIT (at time of much of his early quantum complexity work) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2866567 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott Aaronson Context triple: [Princeton Science Library, hasNotableAuthor, Scott Aaronson]
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Lance Fortnow
Lance Fortnow is an American theoretical computer scientist known for his contributions to computational complexity theory and for his expository work on the P vs NP problem.
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Avi Wigderson
Avi Wigderson is a prominent Israeli-American computer scientist renowned for his foundational contributions to computational complexity theory and for receiving the Turing Award.
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Omer Reingold
Omer Reingold is a prominent theoretical computer scientist known for his influential work in computational complexity and cryptography, including a landmark log-space algorithm for undirected graph connectivity.
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David Deutsch
David Deutsch is a British physicist and philosopher best known as a pioneer of quantum computation and a leading proponent of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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Iftach Haitner
Iftach Haitner is an Israeli computer scientist and cryptographer known for his contributions to the foundations of cryptography and computational complexity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott Aaronson Target entity description: Scott Aaronson is a prominent theoretical computer scientist known for his work on quantum computing and computational complexity, as well as for his accessible popular science writing.
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A.
Lance Fortnow
Lance Fortnow is an American theoretical computer scientist known for his contributions to computational complexity theory and for his expository work on the P vs NP problem.
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B.
Avi Wigderson
Avi Wigderson is a prominent Israeli-American computer scientist renowned for his foundational contributions to computational complexity theory and for receiving the Turing Award.
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C.
Omer Reingold
Omer Reingold is a prominent theoretical computer scientist known for his influential work in computational complexity and cryptography, including a landmark log-space algorithm for undirected graph connectivity.
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D.
David Deutsch
David Deutsch is a British physicist and philosopher best known as a pioneer of quantum computation and a leading proponent of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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E.
Iftach Haitner
Iftach Haitner is an Israeli computer scientist and cryptographer known for his contributions to the foundations of cryptography and computational complexity.
- F. None of above. chosen
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academic
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author ⓘ blogger ⓘ computer scientist ⓘ human ⓘ science communicator ⓘ theoretical computer scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor’s degree in computer science
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PhD in computer science ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACM Prize in Computing
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Alan T. Waterman Award ⓘ PECASE (Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers) ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| familyName |
Aaronson
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linked to:
Scott Aaronson
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| fieldOfWork |
computational complexity theory
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computational learning theory ⓘ philosophy of quantum mechanics ⓘ quantum complexity theory ⓘ quantum computing ⓘ quantum information theory ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| givenName | Scott ⓘ |
| hasBlog |
Shtetl-Optimized
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linked to:
Shtetl-Optimized blog
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| hasWebsite | https://www.scottaaronson.com ⓘ |
| influenced |
public understanding of quantum computing
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research in quantum complexity theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | quantum information theorists such as John Preskill ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blogging about quantum computing and complexity
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popular science writing ⓘ research on quantum supremacy and complexity-theoretic foundations ⓘ work on computational complexity theory ⓘ work on quantum computing ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
BQP vs. the Polynomial Hierarchy
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Limits on Efficient Computation in the Physical World ⓘ P vs. NP survey and expository writings ⓘ Quantum Computing Since Democritus ⓘ Quantum Copy-Protection and Quantum Money ⓘ Shtetl-Optimized blog ⓘ The Complexity of Quantum States and Transformations ⓘ The Learnability of Quantum States ⓘ Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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researcher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin
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founding director of the Quantum Information Center at UT Austin ⓘ professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Scott Aaronson Description of subject: Scott Aaronson is a prominent theoretical computer scientist known for his work on quantum computing and computational complexity, as well as for his accessible popular science writing.
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linked to: Scott Aaronson
Quantum Copy-Protection and Quantum Money
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Scott Aaronson – MIT (at time of much of his early quantum complexity work)
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linked to: Scott Aaronson
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