Jason Orcutt

Dr. Jason Orcutt is a Principal Research Scientist at IBM Quantum. Jason received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University in 2005 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 2008 and 2012 respectively. His graduate work at MIT pioneered "zero-change" photonic integration in a variety of state-of-the-art CMOS and memory processes. Before joining IBM, he worked as a research scientist at MIT on the DARPA program that demonstrated the first integrated core-to-memory optical links [Nature, 2015].

At IBM, Jason has led and contributed to a variety of projects in photonics and quantum computing. Joining IBM Research's Physical Sciences Department in 2013, he contributed to the manufacturing transition of IBM silicon photonics research with GlobalFoundries. After getting involved in the quantum computing effort to launch the IBM Quantum Experience in 2016, he co-invented a technique to tune the resonant frequency of superconducting qubits known as LASIQ [npj Quantum Information, 2021; Science Advances, 2022]. From 2018-2021, Jason led the IBM team under an Army Research Office program to develop a SiGe/Si microwave-optical transduction platform with intrinsic optical quality factors in excess of 150 million [Optica, 2022]. In 2022, he started IBM efforts to develop module-to-module microwave quantum operations over superconducting cables, known as l-couplers [Physical Review Letters, 2025]. Externally, Jason serves as primary investigator for IBM's participation in the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center to deliver novel quantum networking units. Internally, he manages a department focused on gate and readout performance within the quantum hardware team to build new generations of IBM Quantum Systems.

Jason has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications while being granted more than 90 US patents.