Jay Gambetta
Jay M. Gambetta | |
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| Born | 1979 |
| Alma mater | Griffith University |
| Occupation(s) | Researcher, Executive |
| Known for | Quantum computing research and leadership at IBM |
Jay M. Gambetta is a researcher and executive who heads the team at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center dedicated to the advancement of quantum computer technology.
Education
Gambetta earned both his Bachelor of Science and Honours degrees from Griffith University in 1999, where he was honored with four awards, including a University medal. He completed his doctoral studies in 2004 under the supervision of Howard Wiseman, focusing on quantum foundations and non-Markovian open quantum systems. Following his PhD, Gambetta redirected his research efforts toward superconducting quantum computing. He then undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale with Steven Girvin, before joining the Institute for Quantum Computing in Waterloo in 2007, working alongside Raymond Laflamme. In 2009, he received a Junior Fellowship from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR).
Career
Beginning his tenure at IBM's quantum computing division in 2011, Gambetta rose to the position of Vice President of quantum computing by 2019. His scientific achievements encompass the development of quantum validation methods, quantum error-correcting codes, improved gate operations and coherence times, error mitigation strategies, and applications for near-term quantum devices. He has overseen teams responsible for key IBM innovations such as the "IBM Quantum Experience", "Qiskit", "IBM Quantum System One", and "IBM Quantum System Two".
Among his accolades are being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2014 and receiving the title of IBM Fellow in 2018.
Honors
- IBM Fellow (2018)
- Fellow of the American Physical Society (2014)
Gambetta's Law
The principle that Quantum Volume increases by a factor of two every year is referred to as "Gambetta's law."