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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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Filter this list by topicError correctionNeutral atomsQuantum networksAlgorithmsFoundations
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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 neutral atoms
Neutral atoms
A hardware approach that stores quantum information in electrically neutral atoms.

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1 person

Georges-Olivier Reymond

Connects early research on individually trapped atoms with the development of Pasqal, now leading strategic alliances as the company builds its neutral-atom quantum-computing business.

Pasqal

Co-Founder and Chief Strategic Alliances Officer

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Why included? 2 sources

Reymond links the laboratory origins of neutral-atom control with the organization of a company around that platform. Pasqal’s leadership biography identifies his doctoral work with Philippe Grangier and a 2001 single-atom trapping publication. It also documents his role as a founder and the executive who helped develop the company internationally. His current responsibility is strategic alliances, a different remit from the founding chief executive role. The profile recognizes those documented contributions without crediting every Pasqal technical result to him personally.

Quantum hardwareIndustry & commercialization
2 linked sources

Documented work base: France

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THE EDITORIAL VIEW

Why these people.
Why this field.

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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