Quantum Computing for Professionals

A pioneer of diagrammatic reasoning in quantum theory. Bob Coecke spent twenty years at the University of Oxford, where he co-founded and led the Quantum Group, before moving to industry as Chief Scientist at Quantinuum. He continues to supervise students at Oxford and elsewhere, and still teaches at Oxford’s Mathematical Institute.

John Selby works on the foundations of physics: how do we know that nature is non-classical, is there a deeper theory of nature than quantum theory, and what is the best way to understand quantum theory? He does not know the answers yet, but is convinced that diagrammatic methods and process-based thinking will be part of them.

Her research formalises where quantum computer architectures, quantum error correction, quantum graphical calculi and models of quantum computation meet. Her wider interests include quantum algorithms for physics and chemistry, quantum circuit synthesis and complexity, and quantum education.

A physicist working on quantum foundations and quantum computing, with an emphasis on compositional, process-based perspectives. He has taught Quantum in Pictures in both the UK and Pakistan, and was part of the team that took the approach to the 2023 Oxford study with state-school students.

A developmental cognitive scientist with a longstanding interest in multidisciplinary approaches to education. Her research focuses on the cognitive processes behind human educability and reasoning, educational interventions and brain stimulation, and on how quantum science can change the way complex ideas are taught.