Quantum computers have the potential to solve many important and pressing computational problems, on a timescale significantly faster than or otherwise unworkable on classical supercomputers. Superconducting devices are a leading platform for quantum computing, powering some of the initial demonstrations towards quantum supremacy/advantage.
Dr. Kameshwar Yadavalli,
Rigetti Computing
In this talk, I will review various aspects of superconducting quantum processors and showcase Rigetti Computing’s efforts to improve performance through materials and process optimization. Recent results from our work (and work with our collaborators) will be highlighted.
Dr. Kameshwar Yadavalli is currently the Vice President of Fab at Rigetti Computing, responsible for the Fab technology roadmap and its execution towards high-performance superconducting quantum processors. He is an alumnus of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Notre Dame, where he received an MS in 2002 and a PhD in 2005. Following a postdoctoral study at the University of California, Los Angeles, he has worked in deep-tech full-stack product companies with innovative captive Fab development organizations since 2009. At Rigetti Computing, he led the development of improved Josephson junctions before taking charge of Rigetti Fab-1. Prior to his work at Rigetti Computing and Ostendo Technologies, he played a critical role in developing a photonic imager device that incorporated three vertically stacked RGB micro-LED array layers functionalized on CMOS logic circuitry at wafer scale to create an RGB emitter for various applications, including smart glass displays. He is a co-inventor of 8 granted US patents and has extensive R&D, fab start-up, and expansion experience.