Lev B. Levitin

Lev B. Levitin is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering Science at the Boston University College of Engineering and Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and  Affiliate Professor in the Division of Systems Engineering. He is also a Life Fellow of the IEEE and a member of the International Academy of Informatization, of the International Quantum Structures Association and other societies.

Professor Levitin is known for the Margolus–Levitin theorem. His research areas include information theory, quantum communication systems, physics of computation, quantum computing, quantum theory of measurements, mathematical linguistics, theory of complex systems, coding theory, theory of computer hardware testing, reliable computer networks, and Bioinformatics.