Craig Skeldon
Head of Business & Operations
- Quantum Software Lab
- School of Informatics
Contact details
Address
- Street
-
3.08
Level 3
Bayes Centre
47 Potterrow - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9BT
Background
Craig is an expert in forming high-value R&D partnerships with more than a decade of experience in emerging technology including AI, Blockchain, Cyber Security, IoT, Quantum Computing, and Robotics. He has secured >£50m R&D funding and supported the creation of 400+ new jobs through economic development programmes. He is responsible for innovation strategy, partnership, IP & commercialisation, and grant funding at the Quantum Software Lab (QSL). He holds a BA with Distinction in Business & Enterprise, Certificate in Design Thinking & Learn Start-up Methodology, and a SVQ Modern Apprenticeship in Business & Administration.
Quantum Software Lab serves as a central hub for quantum software development in the UK, attracting new research talent, nurturing the next generation of quantum software developers, and offering a wellspring of scientific expertise to the broader quantum community. Through a strategic partnership with the NQCC, it cultivates a community of quantum software specialists who collaborate with hardware developers and end-users across government, academia, and industry, with the aim of propelling the development and adoption of practical quantum computers.