Keynote Speakers

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The IEEE Quantum Week 2024 program features outstanding keynote speakers addressing topics of the IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE24). The plenary keynotes are intended to fire up the conference attendees at the beginning of each conference day and provide food for thought to stimulate discussion at the end of the day. The keynote speakers will promote the virtues and state of the art of the different themes of quantum computing and engineering.

Quantum Software for the Utility-Scale and Beyond
Jay M. Gambetta

IBM Quantum | IBM Fellow and VP of IBM Quantum
KEY01 — Monday, September 16, 2024 @ 8:00–9:30 Eastern Time (EST) — UTC-4

Adding Quantum to the HPC Toolbox
Suzanne Talon

Calcul Québec | Directrice Générale
KEY02 — Monday, September 16, 2024 @ 17:00–18:30 Eastern Time (EST) — UTC-4

Hope Versus Hype: Quantum, AI and the Path to Commercial Advantage
Matthias Troyer

Microsoft | Technical Fellow and Corporate Vice President
KEY03 — Tuesday, September 17, 2024 @ 8:00–9:30 Eastern Time (EST) — UTC-4

Quantum Computing at Google
Sergio Boixo

Google | Senior Staff Research Scientist
KEY04 — Tuesday, September 17, 2024 @ 17:00–18:30 Eastern Time (EST) — UTC-4

Mind the Gap: Challenges and Opportunities in Closing the Algorithms-to-Devices Gap in Quantum Computing
Margaret Martonosi

Princeton University | Professor of Computer Science
KEY05 — Wednesday, September 18, 2024 @ 8:00–9:30 Eastern Time (EST) — UTC-4

The Past, Present, and Future of Quantum Software
Josh Izaac

Xanadu | Director of Product
KEY06 — Wednesday, September 18, 2024 @ 17:00–18:30 Eastern Time (EST) — UTC-4

Universal, Fully Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing: No Longer a Hope and a Prayer
Rajeeb Hazra

Quantinuum | President & Chief Executive Officer
KEY07 — Thursday, September 19, 2024 @ 8:00–9:00 Eastern Time (EST) — UTC-4

Building Quantum Systems at Universities
Kenneth R. Brown

Duke University | Michael J. Fitzpatrick Distinguished Professor of Engineering
KEY08 — Thursday, September 19, 2024 @ 17:00–18:30 Eastern Time (EST) — UTC-4

Assessing and Advancing the Potential of Quantum Computing: A NASA Case Study
Eleanor Rieffel

NASA Ames Research Center (ARC-TI) | Research Computer Scientist
KEY09 — Friday, September 20, 2024 @ 8:00–9:30 Eastern Time (EST) — UTC-4