Scholar
Marco Pistoia
Google Scholar ID: tj2A8SUAAAAJ
Senior Vice President of Industry Relations, IonQ
Citations & Impact
Citations
7,655
H-index
40
i10-index
110
Publications
20
Co-authors
194
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- He holds 650 patents, with 102 of them in the areas of quantum computing, quantum communications, and quantum-inspired algorithms and applications. The rest of his intellectual property is in AI/ML, static program analysis, formal verification methods, and language-based security. In July 2022, he was certified as the 248th most prolific American inventor of all time. In March 2023, he was included in the HPCwire People to Watch 2023 list. In May 2023, he received the Instinet Positive Change: Visionary Markets Choice Award.
Research Experience
- At JPMorgan Chase, he led several innovative projects, including using quantum computing to solve problems in optimization, Monte Carlo integration, fraud detection, anomaly detection, and extractive text summarization. He was the Principal Investigator of 'Certified Randomness Using a Trapped-Ion Quantum Processor,' the first real-world quantum application beyond the capabilities of any classical computer, published in Nature in April 2025. In the field of quantum cryptography, he led the team that achieved an 800 Gbps secure connection via Quantum Key Distribution over 100 km.
Education
- Formerly, he was a Senior Manager, Distinguished Research Staff Member, and Master Inventor at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, responsible for Quantum Computing Algorithms and Applications, particularly in the area of Quantum Chemistry. He worked at IBM Research for 24 years.
Background
- Currently, the Senior Vice President of Industry Relations at IonQ, focusing on quantum computing, quantum cryptography, and post-quantum cryptography. Before joining IonQ, he was a Managing Director, Distinguished Engineer, Prolific Inventor, Head of Global Technology Applied Research, and Global Head of Quantum Computing at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Miscellany
- Ranked as the No. 1 'Quantum VIP' in the financial industry and defined as a 'visionary' for assembling banking’s largest quantum team working on actual industry use cases.
