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Research teams and collaborating groups.

Current core quantum researchers, applied quantum AI leadership, collaborating groups, and a maintained historical record of former RIACS Quantum members.

Current staff

Core Research Team

6 members
Portrait of Davide Venturelli DV

Associate Director, Quantum Technologies

Davide Venturelli

Quantum optimization, emerging computing systems, and research programs.

dventurelli@usra.edu Google Scholar
Research leadershipQuantum Optimization and MLHardware Physics
Portrait of Stuart Hadfield SH

Senior Scientist

Stuart Hadfield

Quantum algorithms, constrained optimization, and complexity.

shadfield@usra.edu Google Scholar
Quantum AlgorithmsQuantum OptimizationComputational Complexity
Portrait of Zhihui Wang ZW

Senior Scientist

Zhihui Wang

Quantum Machine learning, hardware physics, and sensing.

zwang@usra.edu Google Scholar
Quantum Machine LearningHardware physicsQuantum Sensing
Portrait of Filip Wudarski FW

Scientist

Filip Wudarski

Open quantum systems, machine learning, and simulation.

fwudarski@usra.edu Google Scholar
Hardware PhysicsQuantum SimulationQuantum Machine Learning
Portrait of Antonio Sannia AS

Postdoctoral researcher

Antonio Sannia

Quantum machine learning, open quantum systems, and quantum error correction.

asannia@usra.edu Google Scholar
Quantum Machine LearningOpen SystemsError Correction

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Applied program

RIACS Applied Quantum AI Team

2 members
Portrait of David Bell DB

RIACS Director

David Bell

RIACS leadership, applied AI programs, and quantum-enabled research strategy.

dbell@usra.edu Google Scholar
RIACS leadershipApplied AI
Portrait of Ata Akbari Asanjan AAA

Senior Scientist, Interdisciplinary

Ata Akbari Asanjan

Applied quantum AI, interdisciplinary research translation, and mission-oriented scientific computing.

aakbariasanjan@usra.edu Google Scholar
Applied quantum AIInterdisciplinary Earth Science research

Collaborating Groups

Scientific partners and host programs

2 groups
NASA Ames Research Center

NASA Quantum AI Lab

Long-running NASA Ames collaboration on quantum algorithms, benchmarking, optimization, and mission-relevant quantum computing research.

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Fermi National Laboratory

DOE SQMS

Department of Energy Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center collaboration spanning quantum materials, devices, algorithms, and co-design.

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Historical record

Former team members

18 records
Erik GustafsonNow at KBR/NASA QuAIL
Zoe Gonzalez IzquierdoNow at KBR/NASA QuAIL
Aaron LottNow at HPE Labs
M. Sohaib AlamNow at Microsoft
Alejandro Perdomo-OrtizNow at QC-Ware
Kostyantyn KechedzhiNow at Google
Norman TubmanNow at NASA
Eugeniu PlamadealaMoved to AWS
Vanesa Gomez-GonzalezMoved to Cappella Space
Rachel StromswoldMoved to NASA Ph.D. fellowship
Kyle BoothNow at AWS
James SudMoved to University of Chicago
Irina Hallinan PatrikeevaNow at UC Berkeley
Max WilsonMoved to Denmark Technical University
Joao BassoNow at UC Berkeley
David Bernal NeiraNow at Purdue University
Jeffrey MarshallMoved to Silicon Quantum Computing
Nishchay SuriNow at LBNL

Extended network

Senior Visiting Scientist Program past affiliates

6 records
Boris AltshulerColumbia University, 2018
Mark DykmanMichigan State University, 2021
Sergey KnyshPrevious affiliate, 2022
Tad HoggPrevious affiliate, 2021-2022
Jacob BiamontePrevious affiliate, 2023-2024
Masoud MohseniPrevious affiliate, 2023