Presenter

Bob Sorensen is Hyperion Research's senior vice president for research as well as the chief analyst for quantum computing, and he is also an adjunct senior fellow for the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. Bob’s areas of expertise include analysis of advanced computing hardware, architectures, interconnects, and performance metrics for both classical and quantum systems.

Bob worked for more than 30 years for the U.S. federal government as a senior science and technology analyst covering global advanced computing developments to support senior-level U.S. policymakers, including those in the White House, Department of Defense, and Treasury. Bob has a BSEE from the University of Rochester and an MSCS from the George Washington University. He strongly prefers C to Python.