Sebastian Weidt

Dr Sebastian Weidt is the Co-Founder and CEO of Universal Quantum - a UK company developing the world’s first million qubit quantum computer.

He is also a Professor in Quantum Computing at the University of Sussex, UK with more than 12 years' experience in the field of quantum computing.

During this time, Sebastian co-created the first scalable trapped ion quantum computer blueprint, which involved inventing a number of pioneering approaches to building a million-qubit machine. Previously, Sebastian worked as a management consultant in Berlin, Germany before completing his PhD and postdoctoral research fellowship in quantum information technology.