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2026 SELECTION

QubitWire 100

100 people recognized for contributions to quantum computing. Unranked and alphabetical by surname.

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Error correction
Methods that protect encoded quantum information by detecting and correcting certain errors.
Neutral atoms
A hardware approach that stores quantum information in electrically neutral atoms.
Quantum networks
Links that distribute quantum information or entanglement between locations.
Algorithms & complexity
How quantum calculations work and what resources they require.
Foundations
The concepts and physical principles that quantum information builds on.

The 2026 selection1 of 100 people

About algorithms & complexity
Algorithms & complexity
How quantum calculations work and what resources they require.

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An experimentalist and theorist whose work spans early quantum computation with nuclear spins and algorithms that improve how quantum computers simulate physical systems.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Julius A. Stratton Professor in Electrical Engineering and Physics

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Chuang connects two demanding parts of quantum computing: controlling a physical experiment and determining what an ideal machine can calculate efficiently. His coauthored nuclear magnetic resonance experiment implemented a small instance of Shor’s algorithm. Later work with Guang Hao Low developed quantum signal processing for Hamiltonian simulation. Together these contributions give readers a route from early demonstrations to the algorithmic tools used to reason about more capable quantum processors.

Algorithms & complexityQuantum simulation

Documented work base: United States

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Quantum computing is shaped by more than headline breakthroughs. Progress also depends on the people who establish its limits, make its systems more reliable and turn difficult ideas into tools others can use.

The QubitWire 100 recognizes contributions across that work. Each profile explains what is being recognized and connects the account to its supporting evidence.

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