Creators and Guests
Host
Robert Karr, Jr
Robert Karr is a partner in the Corporate and Government Services Departments and co-chair of the firm’s Quantum Technology Industry (QTI) Group.
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Host
Sebastian Hassinger
Business development #QuantumComputing @AWScloud Opinions mine, he/him.
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82
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Guest
Alán Aspuru-Guzik
Professor of Chemistry and Computer ScienceUniversity of TorontoFaculty member, Vector InstituteDirector, Acceleration Consortium Co-founder of Kebotix, Intrepid Labs, Axiomatic-AI
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Alejandra Y. Castillo
Ms. Alejandra Y. Castillo is a nationally recognized executive leader whose career spans three presidential administrations and the full landscape of economic development, global philanthropy, public–private partnerships, and emerging technology ecosystems.
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1
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Alexander Keesling
Dr. Alex Kessling is QuEra's CEO and an expert in quantum computing and quantum simulation with neutral atoms. He obtained his doctorate in physics at Harvard, in the group of QuEra's co-founder Mikhail Lukin. During his PhD he pioneered the development of programmable Rydberg atom arrays into a leading technology for quantum information processing.
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1
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Alexandre Blais
Professor of Physics at Universite de Sherbrooke and Scientific Director, Institut Quantique
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1
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Anastasia Marchenkova
next-gen computing14 years in quantum techscaling deep tech companies @onequarkmediaprev: @bleximo founding team, @BerkeleyLab, @GeorgiaTech
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1
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Andrew Houck
Princeton professor, director of the Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage, and co-director of the Princeton Quantum Initiative
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1
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Anna Grassellino
Director of the National Quantum Information Science SQMS Center, a Fermilab Senior Scientist and the head of the Fermilab SQMS division
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1
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Arnab Banerjee
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University
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1
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Bert de Jong
Director of the Quantum Systems Accelerator, a National Quantum Initiative center at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
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1
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Brian Gaucher
Principal author of ERVA report on quantum engineering, former Principal Research Scientist, Systems Design Manager, Quantum Computing, IBM (retired)
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1
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Brian Wong
Brian Wong is a serial entrepreneur and the Chairman of the Board at Quantum Brilliance
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1
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César Rodriguez Rosario
César A. Rodríguez Rosario: From Pe Erre, for Hilbert Space. CEO/Founder @commutatorst
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1
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Chetan Nayak
Technical Fellow at Microsoft, Professor of physics at UC Santa Barbara. Leads the Microsoft quantum hardware R&D effort.
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1
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Chiara Decaroli
Dr. Decaroli earned her PhD at ETH Zurich, focusing on the physics of ion traps. She lead user engagement for the UK's National Quantum Computing Center and is now an Investment Manager with Redstone VC, a deep tech fund.
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1
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Chris Sklarin
Chris Sklarin is Managing Partner of the Castor Fund at Alumni Ventures, where for over seven years he has led investments in transformative technology companies redefining how we compute, communicate, and cure.
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1
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Daniel Lidar
Dr. Daniel Lidar is a professor at the University of Southern California and co-founder of Quantum Elements, and researches quantum information processing.
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1
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Daniel Stick
Dr. Daniel Stick is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff Sandia National Laboratories and a recognized leader in developing micro-fabricated ion traps for quantum information applications. He received his BS from Caltech and his PhD from the University of Michigan. In 2012 he received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for research in trapped ion quantum computing.
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1
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David Reilly
Professor David J. Reilly is a faculty member of The School of Physics and Sydney Nano Institute at the University of Sydney. He is also the CEO and co-founder of deep tech startup Emergence Quantum.
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1
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Dominik Hangleiter
Dominik is a quantum scientist working at the interface between computer science, physics, and philosophy of quantum science. He is an Ambizione Fellow at ETH Zürich and postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley's Simons Institute.
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1
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Dorit Aharonov
Dorit Aharonov is a professor at Hebrew University, the Chief Science Office at QEDMA, and a renowned quantum computer scientist who has made significant contributions to the field.
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1
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Dr. Cassandra Granade
Dr. Granade is an independent researcher and consultant in quantum information science with a PhD from the Perimeter Institute who is a founder of the QIR Alliance.
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1
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Dr. Yvonne Gao
Yvonne is a Presidential Young Professor in the Department of Physics and a Principal Investigator in the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore. She leads the research effort on developing hardware building blocks for future quantum computers using bosonic cQED devices.
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1
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Eli Levenson-Falk
Asst Prof of Physics & Astro, USC. Head of LFL, playing with microwaves for quantum reasons. Personal account; politics, sports, bad puns
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1
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Elise Crull
Associate professor of physics at the City College of New York. She lists her research interests as the philosophy of physics, history of science, metaphysics, and the relationship between science and religion.[2] Her work has focused on the use of quantum decoherence to explain philosophical puzzles in physics.
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1
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Emily Edwards
Emily Edwards is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Duke Quantum Center. She is primarily interested in science communication and informal STEM education, with a focus on increasing adult and youth interest in and engagement with quantum information science and engineering topics and technology.
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1
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Garnet Chan
Bren Professor of Chemistry; Director of the Rudolph A. Marcus Center for Theoretical Chemistry at Caltech.
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1
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Harley Johnson
Founder Professor; Executive Director and CEO of Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park
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1
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Hrant Gharibyan
Hrant is co-founder and CEO of Blue Qubit. He earned his PhD in physics at Stanford, focusing on quantum information and black holes, and was a postdoc at Caltech before founding Blue Qubit.
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1
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Ieva Čepaitė
Ieva is a physicist working on quantum computing and quantum algorithms at the company Phasecraft in Bristol. She recently finished my PhD at the Quantum Optics and Quantum Many-Body Systems group at Strathclyde University, working primarily on counterdiabatic driving and optimal control of many-body quantum states.
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1
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James D. Whitfield
Associate Professor @Dartmouth College in Department of Physics and Astronomy working on quantum technology and quantum simulation of molecules and matter.
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1
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James Wootton
Misusing quantum computers for fun and/or science. Spock at Moth Quantum. Two Ts and no Es. All nonsense here is my own doing
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1
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James Wootton
Helping to make quantum computers @IBMResearch. Occasionally misusing them for fun and/or science. Two Ts and no Es. All nonsense here is my own doing
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1
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Javad Shabani
Professor of Physics; Director of the Center of Quantum Information Physics; Director of NYU Quantum Institute; Affiliated Faculty, NYU-KAIST Global Innovation and Research Institute
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1
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Jeannette (Jamie) Garcia
IBM Quantum. Quantum Computing, Chemistry, Polymers and Sustainability. Thoughts are my own.
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1
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Jens Eisert
Scientist, professor of quantum physics at @FU_Berlin and affiliated with @HZBde and @FraunhoferHHI. @ERC_Research fellow.
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1
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Jessica Pointing
✞ Physics PhD student at Oxford doing quantum computing. Web3 security researcher. Former CS PhD student at Stanford. B.A. Physics, CS at Harvard & MIT.
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1
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Joachim Keppler
Theoretical physicist working on developing a theoretical framework of the relationship of consciousness to quantum field theory. Director, DIWISS Research Institute
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1
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John Martinis
John Martinis is a distinguished physicist who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking contributions to quantum computing. With a focus on superconducting qubits, Martinis has been at the forefront of developing high-fidelity qubits essential for scalable quantum processors.
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1
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John Martinis
John Martinis is a distinguished physicist renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to quantum computing. With a focus on superconducting qubits, Martinis has been at the forefront of developing high-fidelity qubits essential for scalable quantum processors.
Appears in
2
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John Preskill
Theoretical physicist @Caltech, Director of @IQIM_Caltech, Amazon Scholar. Mastodon: https://t.co/fBX4BkWGcO
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2
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Lin Lin
Lin Lin is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at UC Berkeley, and a Faculty Scientist in the Mathematics Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research focuses on solving quantum many-body problems by employing both classical and contemporary methods.
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1
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Mark Saffman
Johannes Rydberg Professor at University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Quantum Institute Director, Chief Scientist at Infleqtion
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1
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Martin Laforest
Martin holds a PhD in quantum computing from the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and is now a founding partner who launched Quantacet.
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1
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Martin Savage
Theoretical physicist at the InQubator for Quantum Simulation and Institute for Nuclear Theory at the University of Washington.
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1
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Martin Schultz
Professor at TU Munich, on board of directors at Leibniz Supercomputing Center, leading efforts at Munich Quantum Valley
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1
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Matthias Christandl
Professor of Mathematical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and Director, Quantum for Life Center
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1
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Misty Wahl
Quantum | OSS | Qubit tamer @unitaryfund 👩🏼💻 ⊗ 🩰@Misty@qubit-social.xyz
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1
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Nadya Mason
Nadya Mason is the Dean of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) and Interim Vice President for Science, Innovation, and Partnerships at the University of Chicago.
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1
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Nathalie De Leon
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University
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1
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Nick Bronn
bearer of factually appropriate football updates and wrangler of quantum phenomena
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1
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Olivia Lanes
Quantum science and education at IBM.And also in my free time.I like quantum computing, science literacy and animals and dislike misinformation, pseudoscience, and goat cheese.
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1
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Composer
Omar Costa Hamido
OCH is a performer, composer, and technologist, working primarily in multimedia and improvisation. His current research is on quantum computing and music composition, telematics, and multimedia. He is passionate about emerging technology, cinema, teaching, and performing new works. He earned his PhD in Integrated Composition, Improvisation and Technology at University of California, Irvine with his research project Adventures in Quantumland (quantumland.art). He also earned his MA in Music Theory and Composition at ESMAE-IPP Portugal with his research on the relations between music and painting. In recent years, his work has been recognized with grants and awards from MSCA, Fulbright, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Medici, Beall Center for Art+Technology, and IBM.
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Guest
Paul Cadden-Zimansky
Associate Professor of Physics Academic at Bard College. Holds a B.A., St. John’s College, Santa Fe; M.S., London School of Economics; M.S., and Ph.D., Northwestern University. Previously served as a postdoctoral science fellow at Columbia University, where he subjected the world’s thinnest material, graphene, to the world’s most powerful magnetic fields, in order to study novel two-dimensional electronic states of matter. Has also conducted research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory. At Bard since 2012.
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1
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Richard Entrup
Managing Director, Enterprise Innovation & Head of Emerging Solutions at KPMG US
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1
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Rob Schoelkopf
Robert Schoelkopf is director of the Yale Quantum Institute and CTO and co-founder of Quantum Circuits Inc. His research focuses on the development of superconducting devices for quantum information processing, which are leading to revolutionary advances in computing.
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2
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Scott Aaronson
Scott Joel Aaronson (born May 21, 1981)[1] is an American theoretical computer scientist and David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin. His primary areas of research are quantum computing and computational complexity theory.
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Susanne Yelin
Dr. Yelin is Professor of Physics in Residence at Harvard University, her research interests are in theoretical quantum optics and quantum information science.
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Thaddeus D. Ladd
Chief Scientist of the Computational Physics Division at HRL Laboratories, and head of the Quantum Theory and Simulation department
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Toby Cubitt
Father, pianist, scientist - alphabetical ordering implies no precedence ranking. Opinions my own.
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1
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Tom Ohki
Co-Founder, CTO, CSO, Emergence Quantum, Professor of Practice, University of Sydney
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1
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Vladan Vuletic
The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT, Professor Vuletic's research includes precision measurements, large-scale quantum entanglement, quantum optics, quantum simulation and computing.
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1
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Will Oliver
William D. Oliver is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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1
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Will Zeng
Co-founder and president of Unitary Foundaiton, partner at Quantonation, quantum researcher
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1
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Yufei Ding
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego
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1
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Ziyaad Bhorat
VP Mozilla Foundation, political scientist, investor at Melo Avenue Capital
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1
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