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Alexander Keesling

Author: Alexander Keesling

Alex Keesling is the CEO of QuEra Computing Inc. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University, where he developed programmable arrays of neutral atoms for quantum simulation and quantum information processing. He is passionate about quantum technologies and enabling useful quantum advantage by aligning applications, algorithms, and hardware.

Realizing quantum spin liquid phase on an analog Hamiltonian Rydberg simulator

This week at re:Invent, we announced the future availability of a Rydberg-atom based quantum computer from QuEra Computing. Launching in 2022, it will introduce a new quantum computing paradigm to Amazon Braket, Analog Hamiltonian Simulation (AHS). AHS uses programmable quantum devices to emulate the behavior of other quantum mechanical systems. Already today, researchers in academia […]