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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

Hartmut Neven

Built Google’s quantum research program around superconducting processors, quantum algorithms and error correction, helping connect experimental milestones with a sustained effort toward useful large-scale computing.

Google

Vice President of Engineering; Founder and Lead, Google Quantum AI

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Why included? 5 sources

Neven’s contribution is the creation and leadership of a research program that joins hardware, algorithms and error correction. His own account dates the founding of Google Quantum AI to 2012. The Willow announcement documents a later milestone: logical error rates falling as the error-correcting code grows. Together these show both institutional continuity and a technically meaningful target. The profile credits the experiments to the research team and distinguishes benchmark or error-correction demonstrations from general commercial usefulness.

Quantum hardwareError correction
5 linked sources · 1 research source

Documented work base: United States

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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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