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Infleqtion's appointment of Dr. Joseph Buck marks a strategic pivot from theoretical validation to engineering scalability for its neutral-atom quantum platform, Sqale. With over two decades of experience deploying fielded products and managing systems approaching 100 qubits, his leadership aims to resolve remaining physics challenges and transition the architecture toward utility-scale fault tolerance. This move underscores an industry-wide shift where practical system construction is becoming the primary hurdle for commercializing neutral-atom quantum computing.
Dr. Joseph Buck Now Leads Infleqtion Quantum Efforts

Infleqtion appointed Joseph Buck, a 23-year veteran in building quantum systems—including those approaching 100 qubits—to lead development of its Sqale computer.
After 23 years building quantum, optical, and photonic systems, Dr. Joseph Buck now leads development of Infleqtion’s scalable neutral-atom quantum computer, named Sqale. Buck joined Infleqtion on July 27, 2026, transitioning from his role as a senior fellow at Lockheed Martin and bringing a record of deploying technologies into…
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