Professor Winfried Hensinger
Prof Winfried Hensinger is a Professor of Quantum Technologies at the University of Sussex. He heads the Sussex Ion Quantum Technology Group, and he is the director of the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies. Hensinger’s group is working on developing practical trapped-ion quantum computers.
In 2016, Hensinger and his group invented a new approach to quantum computing with trapped ions where voltages applied to a quantum computer microchip are used to execute calculations instead of laser beams as in previous approaches. In 2017, leading an international consortium, he announced the first industrial blueprint for building a practical quantum computer with millions of qubits (https://bit.ly/3tCug5O) giving rise to the assertion that is now possible to construct a practical quantum computer making use of microwave technology.
He is a co-founder of Universal Quantum, a full stack quantum computing company, where he serves as Chief Scientist and Chairman. Hensinger is also an honorary professor at the University of Bristol, and he serves on EPSRC’s Physical Sciences Strategic Advisory Team.
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University of Sussex: https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p179227-winfried-hensinger
Universal Quantum: https://universalquantum.com
University of Sussex Ion Quantum Technology Group: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/physics/iqt/
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Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/winfried-hensinger-59a063118
Twitter: Universal Quantum https://twitter.com/universalquant
Twitter: Sussex Ion Quantum Lab https://twitter.com/iqt_group
