People / research teams

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

5 members

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

Senior Scientist

Stuart Hadfield

Quantum algorithms, constrained optimization, and complexity.

shadfield@usra.edu Google Scholar

Quantum AlgorithmsQuantum OptimizationComputational Complexity

Senior Scientist

Zhihui Wang

Quantum Machine learning, hardware physics, and sensing.

zwang@usra.edu Google Scholar

Quantum Machine LearningHardware physicsQuantum Sensing

Associate Scientist

Filip Maciejewski

Co-Design and quantum software.

fmaciejewski@usra.edu Google Scholar

BenchmarkingSoftwareHardware Physics

Scientist

Filip Wudarski

Open quantum systems, machine learning, and simulation.

fwudarski@usra.edu Google Scholar

Hardware PhysicsQuantum SimulationQuantum Machine Learning

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Applied program

RIACS Applied Quantum AI Team

2 members

RIACS Director

David Bell

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

dbell@usra.edu Google Scholar

RIACS leadershipApplied AI

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

Visiting scientists and previous 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