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Unnati Akhouri is a Product Solutions Physicist at Quantum Machines, specializing in the intersection of quantum theory and hardware control. She holds a PhD from Penn State and a Master’s from Oxford, with deep expertise in open quantum systems and qubit decoherence. As a dedicated science communicator, she is the creator of the “Bit, Byte, and Nibble” series and the “Fatal Physics” comics, which aim to simplify complex concepts of quantum computing and fundamental physics into easily understandable and entertaining content.

Huan-Hsuan Kung is a Customer Success Physicist at Quantum Machines, where she works closely with users to support and optimize the operation of advanced quantum hardware and control systems. She holds a B.Sc Degrees and an M.Sc. in Physics from National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan), where she also worked as a Research Assistant. Huan-Hsuan’s background is rooted in experimental physics, and she brings hands-on experience and strong technical insight to helping quantum teams achieve reliable, high-performance results with real-time quantum control.

Jonathan Reiner is Director of Product Solutions at Quantum Machines, where he translates cutting-edge quantum science into products that meet the needs of a fast-moving industry. He brings a rare arc from academia to product leadership: Jonathan earned his Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics at the Weizmann Institute of Science (STM studies of semiconducting nanowires), after an M.Sc. in Physics (SQUID-on-tip, advised by Prof. Eli Zeldov) and a B.Sc. in Physics & Mathematics from the Hebrew University. He then led research as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at UNSW’s Centre for Quantum Computation & Communication Technology under Prof. Michelle Simmons. At QM, Jonathan progressed from Product Manager to Product Team Leader and now Director, driving innovation and customer-centric solutions across the portfolio.

Mike Asker is the Co-Founder of Equal1 Labs, where he is helping pioneer scalable, CMOS-based quantum computing. With a background bridging semiconductor technology and system integration, Mike focuses on developing compact, cryo-integrated quantum platforms that bring practical quantum computing closer to reality. At Equal1, he plays a key role in advancing silicon spin qubit architectures designed for real-world deployment and scale.

Prof. Daniel Lidar is the Viterbi Professor of Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC), where he holds joint appointments in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics & Astronomy. He is Director of the USC Center for Quantum Information Science & Technology, Director of the USC-IBM Quantum Innovation Center, and Scientific Director of the USC-Lockheed Martin Quantum Computing Center. His research focuses on quantum error correction, quantum control, dynamical decoupling, open quantum systems, quantum algorithms, and fault-tolerant quantum computing. Prof. Lidar is a Fellow of the AAAS, APS, and IEEE, and a recipient of Guggenheim and Sloan Fellowships