Jeffrey Shapiro, PhD

Jeffrey Shapiro holds the Julius A. Stratton Professorship in Electrical Engineering at MIT, where he has spent his entire academic career advancing the theory and practice of optical communications and quantum optics. Shapiro earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from MIT, completing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering there, with his fellowship beginning in 1969. His research has produced fundamental contributions to the theory of optical coherence, quantum detection theory, and the information-theoretic analysis of optical communication channels. He has made pioneering contributions to quantum key distribution, ghost imaging, and the fundamental limits of quantum communication. He has been awarded multiple prizes from the IEEE and is a Fellow of the IEEE and the Optical Society of America.