Prof. Broadbent is a Full Professor at the University of Ottawa, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, with cross appointments to the Department of Physics and to the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Prof. Broadbent holds the University of Ottawa Research Chair in Quantum Information and Cryptography. Her research relates to cryptography, communication, and information processing in a quantum world.

Prof. Broadbent’s research is recognized by multiple awards and accolades, including the University of Ottawa Young Researcher of the Year Award (2019), the Ontario Early Researcher Award (2016), the André Aisenstadt Prize in Mathematics (2016), the John Charles Polanyi Prize (2010) and the NSERC Doctoral Prize (2009).