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    Elham Kashefi

    Chief Scientist, NQCC; Professor, University of Edinburgh

    Photo: Andrej Bauer, CC BY-SA 2.5 si, via Wikimedia Commons

    Is chief scientist of the National Quantum Computing Centre and a professor in the Quantum Software Lab at the University of Edinburgh.

    Organisations

    Projects

    • Active Centre · 2020 onwards

      National Quantum Computing Centre

      NQCC

      The UK's national laboratory for quantum computing, based at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory on the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire.

      Led by NQCC

      Funding: £93m

      Themes: Computing, Software and algorithms, Skills and training

    • Active Programme · 2026 onwards

      Quantum Advantage TurboCHarger

      QATCH

      A four-year programme on quantum software, algorithms and verification, led by the University of Edinburgh's Quantum Software Lab with the NQCC.

      Led by Quantum Software Lab

      Funding: £20m

      Themes: Computing, Software and algorithms

    Sources

    1. Leadership Team - NQCC (nqcc.ac.uk)
    2. Team | Quantum Software Lab (quantumsoftwarelab.com)

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