Professor Samuel James Lomonaco Jr.

About

PhD in Mathematics from Princeton University in 1964. Since 1985, full professor at UMBC, serving as Founding Chair of Computer Science Department 1985-1991. Internationally known for his many contributions to mathematics and computer science. Current research is focused on quantum computation.

Research interests

Quantum Computation, Quantum Information Science, Quantum Entanglement, Quantum Algorithms, Topological Quantum Computation, Quantum Logic, Algebraic Coding Theory, Symbolic Computation, Applications of Topology, Knot Theory, Theory of Manifolds, Lie Groups, Quantum Field Theory, Symbolic Arithmetic, Algebraic Topology, Differential Topology, Differential Geometry, Quantum Logic

Teaching interests

Quantum Computation, Quantum Information Science, Algebraic Coding Theory, Symbolic Computation, Numerical Computation, Discrete Mathematics, Applications of topology, Modern Algebra, Lie Groups, Differential Geometry, Algebraic Geometry.

Education

  • Ph D, MathematicsPrinceton University (1964)
    An algebraic theory of local knottedness
  • BS, MathematicsSt. Louis University (1961)