Elizabeth Iwasawa
31 March 2026
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Elizabeth Iwasawa
Leidos | Director, Quantum Technologies
About the Speaker
Dr. Elizabeth Iwasawa is Leidos’ Director of Quantum Technologies, driving the quantum strategy and internal research portfolio, focusing on key development areas in quantum communications, sensing, photonics, and post-quantum security, integrated with Leidos’ distinguished cybersecurity, defense, and intelligence portfolios. Having built Leidos’ quantum team, partnerships, and direct program portfolio from scratch, her other focus is fostering Leidos’ quantum workforce by investing internally across a wide variety of technical backgrounds to develop a unique multi-disciplinary and industry-applicable approach to quantum research. Her drive to build the quantum workforce led her to grow strategic university partnerships in the Northern Virginia area supporting graduate research, fostering internships, collaborative research, and curriculum development. Her previous work in maritime autonomy helps drive a fieldable, mission-based approach to impactful quantum technologies.
