Harry Buhrman, a world-renowned quantum computing scientist and founder of QuSoft, has joined Quantinuum as Chief Scientist for Algorithms and Innovation. Buhrman will lead the company’s algorithms group, focusing on applications in AI, optimization, quantum Monte Carlo Integration, and chemistry. He will also integrate Quantinuum’s quantum process technology with its software and application products. Buhrman has been a key figure in quantum computing since the 1990s, leading the quantum computing group at CWI and founding QuSoft, a national research centre for quantum software and technology. Quantinuum is a leading quantum computing company formed by Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum.
Harry Buhrman Joins Quantinuum as Chief Scientist for Algorithms and Innovation
Harry Buhrman, Ph.D., a globally recognized complexity theorist and quantum computing scientist, has joined Quantinuum, an integrated quantum computing company, as Chief Scientist for Algorithms and Innovation. Buhrman is the founder of QuSoft and a leader at CWI, the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands. His appointment is expected to accelerate Quantinuum’s development of applications in artificial intelligence (AI), optimization, chemistry, and more for industry and government.
Ilyas Khan, founder and chief product officer of Quantinuum, expressed his excitement about Buhrman’s appointment. He stated that their clients and partners would benefit from Buhrman’s expertise as they navigate the era of quantum utility. Buhrman’s role will involve leading Quantinuum’s algorithms group and augmenting the work being done by its scientific teams in software and applied use cases.
Buhrman’s Role and Responsibilities at Quantinuum
Buhrman will be responsible for integrating Quantinuum’s quantum process technology with its software and application product offerings. His role will involve driving innovation through co-design and co-creation, achieving close collaboration between scientific and engineering teams, software developers, and customer application design teams globally. Buhrman expressed his excitement about joining Quantinuum and the opportunity to put their revolutionary technology to work in the hands of customers and research groups around the world.
Buhrman’s Contributions to Quantum Computing
Buhrman has been an active researcher advancing humanity’s understanding of complexity theory and quantum computing since the 1990s. He formed and headed the quantum computing group at CWI and founded QuSoft, the national research center for quantum software and technology, in 2015. This center is a collaboration between CWI and the University of Amsterdam. Buhrman has formed industrial collaborations in quantum computing with partners including ABN AMRO, Bosch, KLM, and Toyota. He has been an integral part of the development of the EU’s quantum computing roadmap.
About Quantinuum
Quantinuum is one of the world’s largest integrated quantum computing companies. It was formed by the combination of Honeywell Quantum Solutions’ hardware and Cambridge Quantum’s middleware and applications. The company accelerates quantum computing and the development of applications across chemistry, cybersecurity, finance, and optimization. It employs over 480 individuals, including 350 scientists, at nine sites across the United States, Europe, and Japan.
“Harry is one of a handful of recognised global leaders in quantum computing and we are privileged and pleased that he has joined our team in a leadership position,” said Ilyas Khan, founder and chief product officer. “I am doubly thrilled that our clients and partners will have access to one of the finest minds in the field as we navigate the era of quantum utility.”
“Quantum computing has evolved from an esoteric academic discipline to a field with real-world applications and the potential to impact society significantly. I am extremely excited to join Quantinuum, to help further its leadership position, and to put our revolutionary technology to work in the hands of customers and research groups around the world,” Buhrman said.
Summary
Harry Buhrman, a globally recognised quantum computing scientist, has joined Quantinuum as Chief Scientist for Algorithms and Innovation, where he will lead the development of applications in artificial intelligence, optimisation, and chemistry. Buhrman, who has been advancing the understanding of complexity theory and quantum computing since the 1990s, will also be responsible for integrating Quantinuum’s quantum process technology with its software and application product offerings.
- Harry Buhrman, a renowned quantum computing scientist and founder of QuSoft, has joined Quantinuum as Chief Scientist for Algorithms and Innovation.
- Buhrman will lead Quantinuum’s algorithms group, enhancing the work of its scientific teams in software and applied use cases in artificial intelligence (AI), optimisation, quantum Monte Carlo Integration (QMCI), and chemistry.
- He will also be responsible for integrating Quantinuum’s quantum process technology with its software and application product offerings, fostering innovation through co-design and co-creation.
- Buhrman has been a key figure in advancing understanding of complexity theory and quantum computing since the 1990s. He previously headed the quantum computing group at CWI, the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands.
- In 2015, he founded QuSoft, a national research centre for quantum software and technology, in collaboration with CWI and the University of Amsterdam.
- Quantinuum is one of the world’s largest integrated quantum computing companies, formed by the merger of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum. It employs over 480 individuals, including 350 scientists, across the United States, Europe, and Japan.
