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Did Alexandre Zagoskin co-found D-Wave?
Yes. His Loughborough University physics staff page, checked on 2026-09-22, states "Co-founder of D-Wave Systems Inc." and lists "VP Research and Chief Scientist (D-Wave Systems Inc., Vancouver, Canada)" among his long-term positions.
What does Alexandre Zagoskin do now?
Loughborough University's physics department page, checked on 2026-09-22, lists him as Reader in Quantum Physics, Enterprise Coordinator and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, with expertise in quantum many-body theory, mesoscopic superconductivity and quantum metamaterials.
What is D-Wave?
D-Wave's own About page, checked on 2026-09-22, says the company was "Founded in 1999" and is "the world's first commercial supplier of quantum computers", now offering both annealing and gate-model systems and employing more than 375 people.
What has Alexandre Zagoskin written?
His Loughborough staff page, checked on 2026-09-22, lists the books Quantum Theory of Many-Body Systems (Springer-Verlag, 1998), Quantum Engineering: Theory and Design of Quantum Coherent Structures (Cambridge University Press, 2011) and Quantum Mechanics: A Complete Introduction (Hodder, 2015), plus over 120 research and review articles.