diff --git a/docs/src/references.bib b/docs/src/references.bib
index d22edc0dc..7405694ed 100644
--- a/docs/src/references.bib
+++ b/docs/src/references.bib
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ @article{pashayan2020estimation
 }
 
 @phdthesis{pashayan2019,
-  author = {Hakop Pashayan},
+  author = {Pashayan, Hakop},
   title = {On the classical simulability of quantum circuits},
   year = {2019},
   school = {School of Physics, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney},