- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology
(2001)
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology
(1995)
- B.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Honours),
University of British Columbia
(1994)
Conference
Conference
Keynotes
Quantum
Korea 2025
Korea 2025
June 24 (Tue) ~ 26 (Thu), 2025 Exhibition Hall Ⅱ, aT Center
Keynotes
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Special Lecture
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June 24 (Tue) 10:00 ~ 10:50
Error Correction and Scaling: Addressing the Quantum Tyranny of Numbers
Prof. Oskar Painter“A Global Leader in Quantum Optics”
Oskar J. Painter, a professor in the Department of Applied Physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech),
leads world-class research in the fields of superconducting quantum circuits for quantum information processing and communication,
the quantum physics of mesoscopic mechanical objects, hybrid superconducting and acoustic quantum circuits,
and optomechanical sensors for quantum-limited sensing applications.
He served as the Co-Director of the Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech and joined Amazon Web Services in December 2019,
to help establish a new effort in quantum computing.
He is the Director of Quantum Hardware, leading a team of theoretical and experimental scientists and engineers. -
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June 24 (Tue) 10:50 ~ 11:40
From Research to Real World: The Emerging Global Quantum Economy
Dr. Celia Merzbacher“A pioneer in quantum economic growth and scientific policy leadership”
Dr. Celia Merzbacher is the Executive Director of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C),
leading efforts to enable and grow the global quantum industry. With a background in science and technology policy from the White House OSTP,
she has fostered collaboration across government, industry, and academia. She currently serves on multiple international advisory boards,
including NATO’s Transatlantic Quantum Community and G-QuAT, advancing quantum innovation worldwide. -
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June 25 (Wed) 09:00 ~ 09:50
Attention to Quantum Complexity
Prof. Eun-Ah Kim“A global leader in theoretical quantum materials research”
Eun-Ah Kim earned a Ph.D. from UIUC and conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford University before joining the faculty at Cornell University.
Leads pioneering research on high-temperature superconductors, topological phases, and the application of machine learning to physics.
A world-leading theoretical physicist driving the advancement of next-generation quantum materials by bridging theory and experiment.
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Keynotes
Prof. Oskar Painter
Director of Quantum Hardware,
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
John G. Braun Professor of Applied Physics and
Professor of Physics at Caltech
Education
Career
- Director, Quantum Hardware, AWS Center for Quantum Computing
(2019 – Present)
- Professor of Physics, Caltech
(2018 – Present)
- John G. Braun Professor of Applied Physics, Caltech
(2014 – Present)
- Co-Director, Institute for Quantum Information and Matter
(2014 – Present)
- Co-Director, Kavli Nanoscience Institute
(2011 – 2013, 2015 – 2019)
- Executive Officer, Applied Physics and Materials Science, Caltech
(2010 – 2013)
- Director, Quantum Nanophotonics, Max-Planck Institute
(2013 – 2014)
- Co-Founder, Xponent Photonics
(2000 – 2002)
Keynotes
Dr. Celia Merzbacher
QED-C Executive Director
at SRI International
Education
- Ph.D. in Geochemistry, Pennsylvania State University
- B.S. in Geology/Earth Science, Brown University
(1974 – 1978)
Career
- QED-C Executive Director, SRI International
(2021 – 2025)
- Deputy Director, QED-C, SRI International
(2019 – 2021)
- Associate Director, QED-C, SRI International
(2019)
- Director of Strategic and Institutional Planning,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(2017 – 2018)
- Vice President, Semiconductor Research Corporation
(2008 – 2017)
- Assistant Director for Technology R&D, White House OSTP
(2003 – 2008)
- Research Scientist, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
(1989 – 2003)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
(1987 – 1989)
Keynotes
Prof. Eun-Ah Kim
Professor of Physics
at Cornell University
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
(2005 – 2008), Condensed Matter Physics Theory
- Ph.D. in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(2005)
- B.S. in Physics, Seoul National University
(1998)
Career
- Visiting Faculty Researcher, Google
(2023 – Present)
- Professor of Physics, Cornell University
(2019 – Present)
- Distinguished Visiting Professor, Ewha Womans University
(2022 – Present)
- Associate Professor, Cornell University
(2014 – 2019)
- Assistant Professor, Cornell University
(2008 – 2014)
- Visiting Consultant, Microsoft Station Q
(2006 – 2008)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics
(2005 – 2006)