Travis Humble

Priorities

Scientific Leadership

I aspire to make the world a better place through advances in science and technology. My career in scientific leadership promotes the strategic development of emerging technologies for discovery and innovation including new theories of information processing, methods for communications, and modalities for sensing.

Discovery & Innovation

I value trust and respect as fundamental to teamwork, and I am most comfortable in dynamic environments that aim for exceptional outcomes with a strong emphasis on collaborative and cross-disciplinary research. My research specializes in theoretical and experimental aspects of quantum technologies.

Current Positions

  • Director, Quantum Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    The Quantum Science Center is a National Quantum Information Science Research Center delivering innovations in quantum science and technology for the 21st century. I lead a partnership of 16 institutions to develop materials, algorithms, and devices for quantum science and technology by executing a strategic research plan that integrates basic and applied concepts.

  • Director, Quantum Computing Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    The Quantum Computing Institute promotes the use of theory, computation, and experiment for research and development of quantum computing systems. I lead the Quantum Computing User Program and partnership with the DOE Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility to serve a global community of users by prioritizing scientific goals and allocating computing resources.

  • Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the nation's premier research facility for scientific discovery and energy security for a broad range of stakeholders. I perform advanced research in quantum information science to address the future of scientific discovery and energy security for the Department of Energy with an emphasis on quantum computation and networking.

  • Assistant Professor, Joint Faculty Agreement, University of Tennessee

    The Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education advances science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research related to energy. I mentor graduate students in interdisciplinary research that applies state-of-the-art computing concepts to energy sciences and engineering.

  • Editor-in-Chief, Transactions on Quantum Computing, Association of Computational Machinery

    The Transactions on Quantum Computing publishes high-impact, original research papers and select surveys on topics in quantum computing and quantum information science. I manage a high-impact, cross-disciplinary journal focused on quantum computer science backed by a world-class editorial board and publication production team.