Redmond
The Quantum Architectures and Computation (QuArC) group works to make quantum computers accessible to developers by creating a software stack.
A collaborative approach to quantum computing
In addition to our core team, Microsoft has united talent across universities, industries, and more in a highly collaborative and inclusive environment. Through these connections, we’ve discovered unlikely ways to solve some of the most challenging aspects of making quantum computing real.
A collaborative approach to quantum computing
In addition to our core team, Microsoft has united talent across universities, industries, and more in a highly collaborative and inclusive environment. Through these connections, we’ve discovered unlikely ways to solve some of the most challenging aspects of making quantum computing real.
Meet the people leading the charge
Krysta Svore, Ph.D.
Krysta, a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Science, designed one of the earliest software stacks for quantum computing and developed the first thresholds for local quantum error correction.
Michael Freedman, Ph.D.
Michael is a Fields medalist who pioneered topological quantum computation. He founded Station Q, the Microsoft-led global research consortium that got us where we are today.
Doug Carmean
Doug architected the Intel Xeon line of processors, and now works with the team to explore the role of computer architectures in the context of complete quantum systems.
Charlie Marcus, Ph.D.
Charlie is a preeminent physicist, guiding the field as Director of the Center for Quantum Devices at the Niels Bohr Institute. His research primarily focuses on quantum coherence in electron devices and solid-state implementations of quantum information-processing systems.
Leo Kouwenhoven, Ph.D.
Leo was knighted by the King in the Netherlands for his groundbreaking research in nanophysics. He was the first to see evidence of the Majorana quasiparticle, which laid the groundwork for topological qubits.
Todd Holmdahl
Todd is one of the masterminds behind Xbox and Kinect, and he’s been working with the team to create the first commercial quantum computers running on topological qubits.
Matthias Troyer, Ph.D.
Matthias was awarded the Rahman Prize in Computational Physics for his pioneering work in many seemingly intractable areas of quantum physics and quantum algorithms.
Chetan Nayak, Ph.D.
Chetan is a world-renowned condensed-matter physicist laying the foundations for our topological quantum technology.
David Reilly, Ph.D.
David has pioneered techniques to bridge the gap between fundamental quantum physics and the engineering approaches needed to scale quantum devices into quantum machines.
Microsoft Quantum labs and locations
Santa Barbara
Station Q at the University of California, Santa Barbara is working to understand how topological phases of matter can be used in quantum architecture.
Delft
The team in Delft is finding ways to suppress quantum decoherence through topological protection through a quantum-gate operation.
Copenhagen
The Center for Quantum Devices looks for ways to control and study the properties of Majorana fermions.
Sydney
The team in Sydney is exploring the engineering challenges for reading out and controlling qubits in scaled-up architectures.
Lafayette
Station Q at Purdue University focuses on the quantum-mechanical properties of electrons in ultra-high purity III-V semiconductor devices.
