Heike Riel

Heike Riel serves as IBM Fellow, Head of Science of Quantum and Information Technology, and Lead of IBM Research Quantum Europe at IBM Research. Her work focuses on quantum computing, nanoscale electronics, and optoelectronic device innovation.

• PhD in Physics (University of Bayreuth, 2003)
• MBA (Henley Business School, 2010)

Research interests center on quantum computing hardware, nanoscale device engineering, and neuromorphic computing technologies. Her publications demonstrate expertise in semiconductor-metal interfaces, superconducting quantum devices, and nanowire-based systems. Article keywords include Quantum Physics, Nanotechnology, and Materials Science with sub-fields spanning spin qubit control, Josephson junction dynamics, and hybrid quantum systems.

• TR100 (2003)
• IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award (2022)
• National Academy of Engineering (2022)

Riel advises academic institutions as member of review committees and serves on Germany's Forschungszentrum Jülich Scientific Advisory Council. She has filed over 50 patents in semiconductor technologies and led the development of 20" full-color OLED displays.