Nick Bronn

In his current role, Dr. Nick Brønn forges partnerships between IBM and researchers in academia and national laboratories, both within and outside of the United States. By navigating the intersection of researcher interests and the computational capabilities of current quantum systems, he helps accelerate the adoption of quantum computing as a primary engine for scientific discovery. This work bridges the gap between high-level strategy and deep technical execution, drawing on his background as a quantum algorithm engineer, open-source software developer, digital content creator, and builder of quantum hardware on which he once experimented with in the lab.

Dr. Nick Brønn earned his Ph.D. in experimental condensed matter physics from the University of Illinois in 2013. After employing that background to develop IBM quantum hardware for 7 years, he transitioned "up the stack" in 2020 to use open-source software as his tool of choice in which to conduct "experiments" on quantum computing platforms. This transition offered him a comprehensive, "full-stack" perspective of the architecture, allowing him to collaborate externally on a variety of topics including superconducting qubits and their integration, quantum simulation, quantum machine learning, circuit compilation, and error suppression, among others. Today, he uses this breadth of experience to interface fluently with researchers across the many scientific fields poised to be transformed by the promise of quantum computation.