Dr. Michael Di Rosa joined IARPA in August of 2020. In his current role as a Program Manager, Dr. Di Rosa focuses on research in quantum-information science and related topics of quantum-enabled technology. He is presently leading the quantum-computing-themed programs LogiQ and ELQ, which individually and in sequence are founding and advancing the path for universal fault-tolerant quantum computing.
An experimentalist across topics of spectroscopy and atomic-molecular-optical physics, Dr. Di Rosa joined IARPA from Los Alamos National Laboratory on a 2018-2020 assignment managing the trapped-ion quantum-computing portfolio for the Laboratory for Physical Sciences.
Dr. Di Rosa earned a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (ME) from Drexel University, a Master’s in ME from Penn State University, and a Ph.D. in ME from Stanford University.
Most Sundays, he leaves the DC-area denizens to their brunches and heads to the region’s mountains with boots or bike.