Palo Alto, California, United States
I lead Quantum Research at Visa, advancing quantum algorithms, quantum cryptography and privacy to shape the future of payments and finance. With 20+ years of research experience in academia and industry—including serving as Full Professor and Chair of Computer Science at the University of Washington (Tacoma) and as a research scientist at Meta and NTT in Japan—I focus on information theory and its applications to quantum computing, cryptography, and privacy. My team’s mission: harness quantum technologies to build the next generation of trusted financial systems worldwide.