Leonid Levitov is Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

His research interests are quantum transport, solid-state quantum computing, cold atoms, exciton BEC, quantum noise and growth and pattern formation.

Leonid Levitov is a Visiting Fellow at CAS from June to August 2017 upon invitation from Prof. Dr. Thomas Weitz. On 5 July 2017 he will give a lecture on "Viscous Electronics" at the Faculty of Physics.