Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Bharath Kannan

Bharath Kannan is Co-Founder & CEO of Atlantic Quantum, where he drives the company’s vision and leadership in the quantum computing sector.

His PhD work on new architectures for quantum interconnects, as well as his research into scalable quantum processor control methods, now forms part of the intellectual foundation of Atlantic Quantum.

His pioneering contributions to the field have earned him recognition in Forbes 30 Under 30 (2024) and MIT Tech Review 35 Under 35 (2023).

Bharath holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from MIT and a BS in Physics from Rutgers University.

Featured Publications

Kannan, B., Almanakly, A., Sung, Y. et al. On-demand directional microwave photon emission using waveguide quantum electrodynamics. Nature Physics 19, 394–400 (2023).
Kannan, B., Ruckriegel, M.J., Campbell, D.L. et al. Waveguide quantum electrodynamics with superconducting artificial giant atoms. Nature 583, 775–779 (2020).
Kannan, B., Campbell, D.L., Winik, R. et al. Generating spatially entangled itinerant photons with waveguide quantum electrodynamics. Science Advances 6, eabb8780 (2020).