Sergey Kilin, Member of VYZOV Prize Scientific Committee, Receives Order of Friendship

The renowned scientist received this state award for his "great contribution to the development of scientific and technological cooperation between Russia and Belarus" by decree of the President of Russia dated January 24, 2025.

Sergey Kilin is head of the Center for Quantum Optics and Quantum Informatics at the Stepanov Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He has made a significant contribution to the field of quantum optics and informatics: in 1999, Sergey Kilin published the first review on quantum computing in the Russian language. He helped establish the Russian Quantum Center and has promoted international scientific and innovative cooperation within the CIS countries.

We congratulate Sergey Kilin on this prestigious award!