Company

Research into technology.
Technology into products.

QuGradient is an Applied Quantum AI product company. We commercialize advanced research by translating AI, quantum-inspired computing, advanced computing, and emerging quantum technologies into practical intelligence products.

Built on the
QuMatrix heritage.

QuGradient grew out of the QuMatrix ecosystem, bringing a deep foundation in quantum computing, AI, HPC, and applied research into a product company.

Our role is to carry research through applied technology and into software people can use. Each product addresses a specific customer problem while drawing on a shared scientific foundation.

  1. Research
  2. Applied technology
  3. Product
  4. Usable intelligence
2011

QuMatrix established

Project-based R&D across quantum, AI, HPC, robotics, and applied computation.

15 years

Applied research

The quantum and AI research foundation behind QuGradient’s products.

2026

QuGradient established

An Applied Quantum AI product company working across multiple markets.

The people behind
the intelligence.

Scientific depth.
Experience bringing technology into practice.

Dr. Dominique A. Heger

Dr. Dominique A. Heger

Co-Founder, Chief Scientist

Creator of the core quantum and computational libraries behind QuGradient's products. Quantum mechanics, quantum computing, AI/ML, robotics, and performance modeling.

Dr. Alain Biem

Dr. Alain Biem

Co-Founder, COO and AI Strategy

Former Chief AI Scientist at S&P Global and CAIO at New York Life. 30+ years at IBM Watson Research, Columbia adjunct, 50+ papers and multiple patents.

Dr. Matias Bilkis

Dr. Matias Bilkis

Quantum ML Research

PhD Quantum Machine Learning. Leads quantum-AI research and the algorithms that power QuGradient's products.

Dr. James Ogunleye

Senior Advisor

Director of AIM London (Centre for Innovation and Enterprise) and co-director of the KIE/DHT Innovation & Big Data Analytics Lab.

Eur. Ing. Dr. Deryn Graham

Senior Advisor

30+ years across industry, commerce, and academia in decision modeling, consulting, and education.

Dr. Appolo Tankeh

Senior Advisor

30+ years in hardware modeling, AI/ML, HPC, quantum computing, finance, and economics.

Serious about the science.
Focused on the product.

Our customers should benefit from advanced technology without needing to master it.

Usability is part of the work

Product experiences abstract technical complexity and make the resulting intelligence interpretable.

Build for the infrastructure we have

Classical, quantum-inspired, and hybrid methods help products deliver value as quantum hardware matures.

Let evidence guide the application

Match methods to the task, evaluate results, and avoid assuming quantum advantage.

What could you
understand next?

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or connect with the team behind the science.

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