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Professor Nella Ludlow

• Director of Quantum Computing Initiatives, Wright State University
• Research Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Wright State University
• Adjunct Professor of Mathematics, Washington State University
• Adjunct Professor and Former Director of Data Analytics, Washington State University
• Chief Academic Officer, Washington Data Analytics Bootcamp
• Board Member, Scientific Working Group of Artificial Intelligence for US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Committee Member, Collaborative Research and Training Program, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Serial entrepreneur, research scientist, professor, CEO, CTO, author, and inventor.  I have a broad range of experience from academia, to technical leadership of research companies, having been the CEO of three successful tech companies, one of which was public on the NYSE.

- 25 years experience in academia and leading research companies – hold several patents
- At Washington State University - was a Full Professor in Computer Science, Data Analytics, and Mathematics (three separate academic units/departments) 
- Also taught at the University of Washington, Naval Postgraduate School, both WSUs Washington State U and Wright State, and Cambridge University
- Honorable retirement as Field Grade Officer from US Air Force as a pilot, intelligence officer, mathematician, professor, and researcher -- held high-security clearances
    -- Air Education Command, National Air Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), AF Research Lab - Rome Lab, AFRL - Human Resources Lab, Air Combat Command, and SHAPE
- Ph.D. Artificial Intelligence (University Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) and Post-Doc Computer Science (University of Cambridge, England, UK)
- Certificate Quantum Computing - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 2019
- Principal Investigator / Researcher – brought in over $35M USD in research projects in a decade
- Current Research: Quantum Computing, Quantum Algorithms, AI, Big Data, Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Tech Inventor – Multiple patents and creator/architect of commercial mobile and wireless apps
- past CEO of both private and public-traded research companies – Took company public on NYSE
- Received awards for fastest growing companies in the US and Top Entrepreneur Award in Pacific Northwest
- Past Chapter President of Washington Technology Alliance representing 100s of Tech Co.’s
- The youngest member of Force Reduction Talks between NATO/Former Soviet Union - Science Officer to Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)
- Understand the federal and legislative assembly process. Lobbied in Washington DC and State level
- International experience – lived US, UK, and Belgium. Varied levels of working/limited knowledge in Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
- Amateur Radio Operator - FCC License Extra Class W7LUD

Wright State courses taught:

• CS1300 - Data Science for Everyone
• CS3100 - Data Structures and Algorithms
• CS4200 - Intro to Quantum Computing (prev CS4900)
• CS6200 - Intro to Quantum Computing (prev CS6900)
• CS6900 - Independent Study in Quantum Computing for Graduate students
• CS7200 - Algorithms Design and Analysis 
• CS7840 - Soft Computing 
• CS7900 - Advanced Quantum Computing
• CS7900 - Non-invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces
• CS7900 - Quantum Algorithms

We are actively building a research team in Quantum Computing and pursuing partnerships and opportunities with Defense Department, US Air Force, and nearby Wright Patterson Air Force Base. If you are interested in joining us, pursuing graduate education in Quantum Computing, or you are a government agency or company and looking for help from university researchers and graduate students in Quantum Computing, please contact me.