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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

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Neutral atoms
A hardware approach that stores quantum information in electrically neutral atoms.
Foundations
The concepts and physical principles that quantum information builds on.

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Co-proposed a trapped-ion quantum-computing architecture and controllable ultracold-atom simulations, translating theoretical quantum information into physical systems that experimental laboratories could build and study.

University of Innsbruck

Professor emeritus

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Zoller helped bridge abstract quantum computation and concrete atomic experiments. The Cirac–Zoller proposal explained how trapped ions and laser control could implement quantum logic, while optical-lattice work showed how ultracold atoms could realize tunable many-body models. Both contributions give experiments a physical blueprint rather than only a mathematical target. His current identification is professor emeritus at Innsbruck; his inclusion is grounded in those collaborative architectures and their connection to quantum simulation and controlled quantum dynamics.

Quantum hardwareQuantum simulation

Documented work base: Austria

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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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