ist , ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁quantum ▁physics ▁including ▁Hard y ' s ▁par ado x , ▁a ▁thought ▁experiment ▁he ▁de vised ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁his ▁widely ▁c ited ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ax iom atic ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁quantum ▁theory ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁sur ge ▁of ▁papers ▁in ▁this ▁area . ▁ ▁Work ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁has ▁performed ▁research ▁and ▁lect uring ▁in ▁various ▁univers ities ▁in ▁Europe . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁lect urer ▁in ▁mathematical ▁physics ▁at ▁May no oth ▁College , ▁The ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁subsequently ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Royal ▁Society ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁In ns b ruck , ▁Austria , ▁lect urer ▁in ▁Mathemat ical ▁Sciences ▁Department ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Dur ham , ▁UK , ▁and ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ▁at ▁La ▁S ap ienza ▁University ▁in ▁Rome , ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Royal ▁Society ▁university ▁research ▁fellow ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁, ▁Hard y ▁is ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Water lo o ▁and ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Per imeter ▁Institute ▁for ▁The oret ical ▁Physics . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Luci en ▁Hard y ▁at ▁the ▁Per imeter ▁Institute ▁ ▁Luci en ▁Hard y , ▁Institute ▁for ▁Quant um ▁Comput ing ▁