Cambridge Quantum Computing Appoints Oxford University Professor Bob Coecke as Chief Scientist.
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Coecke who has previously served as Senior Scientific Advisor to CQC with a focus on developing and building a leading Quantum Natural Language Processing (QNLP) capability, joins from the
His academic career affiliations have included positions at
Professor Coecke added, 'After more than two decades of shaping the foundational tools for quantum computing, I am excited to be joining CQC and seeing those tools become part of the 'real world', now that quantum computers start to scale and become more relevant. Many of the aspirations and hopes that we have nurtured, for example when we developed ZX-calculus, are indeed starting to come to fruition within the
quantum computing industry. Writing about Quantum Natural Language Processing 12 years ago, and then during 2020 finally being able to implement it on a real quantum computer was gratifying on many counts. More broadly, I foresee a major role for quantum AI, and am looking very much forward to the challenge of building an organisation that will harness the power of quantum technology in a responsible manner.'
Coecke's pioneering research includes categorical quantum mechanics (now in the
Additionally, Coecke is a founding father of the Quantum Physics and Logic (QPL) and Applied Category Theory (ACT) communities, and of the diamond-open-access journal Compositionality. He also played a pivotal role in the revival of the Quantum Foundations community.
Coecke was a Governing Body Fellow at
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