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Robert Calderbank

Charles S. Sydnor Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science
Campus Box 90984, 140 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708
140 Science Drive, 317 Gross Hall, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Charles S. Sydnor Distinguished Professor of Computer Science · 2014 - Present Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Computer Science · 2010 - Present Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · 2010 - Present Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Professor of Mathematics · 2010 - Present Mathematics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society · 2020 - Present Duke Science & Society, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Member of the Duke Quantum Center · 2024 - Present Duke Quantum Center, Pratt School of Engineering

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Director of the Rhodes Information Initiative at Duke · 2016 - 2025 Rhodes Information Initiative at Duke, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Professor of Physics · 2016 - 2022 Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of the Information Futures Initiative · 2013 - 2016 Duke University
Phillip Griffiths Professor of Computer Science · 2011 - 2013 Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Dean of the Natural Sciences · 2010 - 2013 Trinity College of Arts & Sciences