Ikko Hamamura is the quantum algorithm engineer at NVIDIA. He received his PhD in quantum information theory from Kyoto University in 2020. Then he joined IBM Quantum, IBM Research - Tokyo as a research scientist, where he was a code owner of Qiskit and developed primitives as interfaces for applications. He was promoted to staff research scientist in 2022 and recently joined NVIDIA, where he is working with CUDA-Q.

Ryousei Takano is a principal research manager at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan. He played a key role in the deployment and operation of the ABCI supercomputer, which integrated accelerated computing platforms with cloud infrastructure software to provide a shared utility for AI research across Japan. He is currently engaged in the development of a quantum-AI hybrid computing infrastructure. He received his Ph.D. from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in 2008. He began his career at AXE, Inc. in 2003 and joined AIST in 2008. His research interests include operating systems and distributed parallel computing. 

Dr. Pascal Jahan Elahi is a high-performance and quantum computing expert, leading the quantum supercomputing research group at the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre. Pascal received his PhD in computational astrophysics after which he held several postdoctoral research positions. During his PhD and academic career developed an extensive track record of developing astronomical software for high-performance computing (HPC) systems. Now part of the HPC community, Pascal uses his expertise to help not only astronomers but researchers across various scientific fields scale their workflows to supercomputing systems and accelerate their science. He works closely with the Australian Astronomical community running precursor radio telescopes to the upcoming SKA-Low radio telescope, the world's largest low frequency telescope.  Pascal’s current focus is at the intersection of Quantum Computing and Supercomputing, looking to integrate these technologies and grow the Quantum Computing community in Australia. His team are assisting the Australian research quantum computing community by providing access to quantum computers, training in the use of HPC systems and are heavily involved in growing this ecosystem by bridging the gap between quantum computing experts and researchers in other scientific domains. Pascal is a strong advocate for diversifying the HPC community and a passionate STEM educator. He has developed and delivered training material for researchers using HPC, introductory quantum computing for researchers and primary and high school students to get them excited about STEM.

Tommaso Macrì is the Sr. Director of Business Development at QuEra Computing, where he works to advance the development and commercialization of neutral-atom quantum computing technology. With a strong background in theoretical physics, Tommaso specializes in quantum simulation and quantum computing, particularly focusing on neutral-atom platforms. Before joining QuEra, Tommaso held a professorship in physics and has contributed extensively to research in quantum simulation and many-body physics. His expertise spans both analog and digital quantum computing modalities. Tommaso has a PhD in Physics and has worked at prominent academic institutions. At QuEra, he closely works with academic and industry partners, ensuring the effective integration of quantum technologies into a variety of scientific and industrial applications. 

Nan-yow Chen is a research fellow at the National Center for High-Performance Computing (NCHC). He received his Ph.D. in Physics from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. He has published over 30 SCI-indexed journal papers and holds three U.S. patents. His current research interests include deep learning, image informatics, large-scale parallel computing, and quantum computing. 

Yun-Yuan (Pika) Wang is a quantum solutions architect at NVIDIA AI Technology Center (NVAITC), engaging with academic research collaborations in quantum computing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from National Tsing Hua University and a master’s from the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at National Taiwan University. He has authored multiple IEEE papers and received 12 US patents covering quantum simulation on HPC, quantum-inspired computing architecture, and novel quantum computing applications.