Quantum computers have the potential to revolutionise heavily-demanding information processing in science and industry. During the last decade, great strides have been made in the design and manufacture of quantum hardware allowing the first experimental demonstrations of quantum advantage, where a quantum computer solves a problem that is impossible for a classical computer within a feasible amount of time.
This has created intense interest, attracting researchers, businesses and investment from a broad range of disciplines and domains. The trans-disciplinary expertise of Imperial’s quantum algorithms community and our existing industrial partnerships present an opportunity to define the problems that can be addressed in practice, benchmark the near-term hardware capabilities and match these to industry needs, becoming a trusted partner for businesses seeking to explore applications of quantum computing.
These areas overlap strongly with interest across the College in applying quantum computing in finance, fluid dynamics, high-energy physics, molecular and materials simulations alongside leaders in theoretical and algorithm developments in quantum computing.
Our researchers:
Dr Rita Ahmadi
Dr Rita Ahmadi
Department of Mathematics
Professor Vitali Averbukh
Professor Vitali Averbukh
Department of Physics
Dr Ryan Barnett
Dr Ryan Barnett
Department of Mathematics
Professor Michael Bearpark
Professor Michael Bearpark
Department of Chemistry
Dr Mario Berta
Dr Mario Berta
Department of Computing
Dr Roberto Bondesan
Dr Roberto Bondesan
Department of Computing
Professor Oliver Buchmueller
Professor Oliver Buchmueller
Department of Physics
Dr Chris Cantwell
Dr Chris Cantwell
Department of Aeronautics
Professor Carlo Contaldi
Professor Carlo Contaldi
Department of Physics
Professor Fay Dowker
Professor Fay Dowker
Department of Physics
Professor Zahid Durrani
Professor Zahid Durrani
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Professor Matthew Foulkes
Professor Matthew Foulkes
Department of Physics
Dr Liam (Jianliang) Gao
Dr Liam (Jianliang) Gao
Graduate School and Business School
Professor Gerard Gorman
Professor Gerard Gorman
Department of Earth Science and Engineering
Dr Kevin Gouder
Dr Kevin Gouder
Department of Aeronautics
Professor Geoffrey Hall FRS
Professor Geoffrey Hall FRS
Department of Physics
Professor Nicholas Harrison
Professor Nicholas Harrison
Department of Chemistry
Professor Peter Haynes FREng
Professor Peter Haynes FREng
Department of Materials
Professor Sandrine Heutz
Professor Sandrine Heutz
Department of Materials
Professor Michael Huth
Professor Michael Huth
Department of Computing
Professor Antoine Jack Jacquier
Professor Antoine Jack Jacquier
Department of Mathematics
Dr Jose Jimenez Zarco
Dr Jose Jimenez Zarco
Department of Life Sciences
Dr Johannes Knolle
Dr Johannes Knolle
Department of Physics
Dr Steve Kolthammer
Dr Steve Kolthammer
Department of Physics
Professor Sylvain Laizet
Professor Sylvain Laizet
Department of Aeronautics
Professor Kin Leung
Professor Kin Leung
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Dr Jongseok Lim
Dr Jongseok Lim
Department of Physics
Professor Cong Ling
Professor Cong Ling
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Professor Emil Lupu
Professor Emil Lupu
Department of Computing
Professor Luca Magri
Professor Luca Magri
Department of Aeronautics
Professor Jon Marangos
Professor Jon Marangos
Department of Physics
Professor Florian Mintert
Professor Florian Mintert
Department of Physics
Professor Francesco Montomoli
Professor Francesco Montomoli
Department of Aeronautics
Professor Arash Mostofi
Professor Arash Mostofi
Department of Materials
Professor Ramana Nanda
Professor Ramana Nanda
Business School
Dr Raj Patel
Dr Raj Patel
Department of Physics
Professor Ben Sauer
Professor Ben Sauer
Department of Physics
Dr Cristopher Salvi
Dr Cristopher Salvi
Department of Mathematics
Professor Simon Schultz
Professor Simon Schultz
Department of Bioengineering
Dr Mansour Taghavi Azar Sharabiani
Dr Mansour Taghavi Azar Sharabiani
School of Public Health
Professor Richard Thompson
Professor Richard Thompson
Department of Physics
Dr Felice Torrisi
Dr Felice Torrisi
Department of Chemistry
Professor Ian Walmsley CBE FRS
Professor Ian Walmsley CBE FRS
Department of Physics
Professor Wolfram Wiesemann
Professor Wolfram Wiesemann
Business School
Dr Herbert Wiklicky
Dr Herbert Wiklicky
Department of Computing
Dr Shang Yu
Dr Shang Yu
Department of Physics