Dr. Will Zeng

Rigetti Quantum Computing: Senior Researcher

Dr. William Zeng is a quantum computer scientist and Head of Quantum Cloud Services at Rigetti Computing, a Silicon Valley backed startup building quantum computers based on superconducting integrated circuits.  His work focuses on near-term applications, control software, and programming environments for quantum computing. He is a co-founder of the Forest quantum programming toolkit, holds several patents, and has published in fields across quantum hardware and software architecture.  Dr. Zeng completed his PhD on the mathematical structure of quantum algorithms as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, and holds a BSc in Physics from Yale University. He has worked on superconducting qubits in labs at Yale and ETH Zurich.