GlobeNewswire·Oct 20, 2026, 7:00 AM ET

Dr. Peter Shor Anchors Prominent Group of Quantum Scientists Joining Zapata’s Advisory Board

Zapata Quantum appointed Dr. Peter Shor & other notable scientists to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) on Oct. 20, 2026.
Dr. Shor is the MIT mathematician who developed the landmark 1994 Shor's algorithm & introduced the first quantum error-correcting code in 1995.
New SAB members include Dr. Alexandru Paler from Aalto University, Dr. Simon Devitt from the University of Technology, Sydney, & Dr. Artur Izmaylov from the University of Toronto.
The SAB will advise on Zapata's scientific direction, including the development of its Quantum Pilot hardware-agnostic platform.
Dr. Paler brings expertise in quantum circuit compilation, error correction, & resource estimation.
Dr. Devitt specializes in large-scale quantum architectures, network systems, & programming development.
Dr. Izmaylov focuses on quantum chemistry & reducing bottlenecks in noisy quantum processors.
Zapata CEO Sumit Kapur stated the appointments validate the company's approach to the quantum software stack.
Zapata CTO Yudong Cao noted the experts help address critical bottlenecks in resource estimation & error correction.
The new members join existing SAB advisors Dr. Alireza Shabani, Dr. Austin G. Fowler, & Dr. Jeff Grover.
Zapata is a US-based publicly traded pure-play quantum software company with over 60 patents & participation in all DARPA Quantum Benchmarking program areas.