Sonika Johri has worked in the quantum industry for over a decade and has authored > 30 publications in leading peer-reviewed journals. She was a Principal Researcher at IonQ, where she ran the quantum applications research group, and prior to that a Research Scientist at Intel. She holds a PhD in theoretical physics from Princeton University. Her work centers around translating the rapidly expanding capabilities of quantum hardware into measurable advantages for end users of quantum computing. She is currently founder of the startup Coherent Computing Inc which is building software to enable cutting-edge quantum applications.Founder, Coherent Computing Inc