Alexey Galda

Quantum computing · Drug discovery

Alexey Galda

Associate Scientific Director, Quantum Algorithms and Applications at Moderna

I am a quantum computing scientist and research leader with 13+ years of experience spanning quantum algorithms, machine learning, theoretical physics, and applications in drug discovery. My work focuses on bridging foundational research with real-world impact—developing hybrid quantum-classical methods, advancing quantum machine learning, and translating emerging technologies into actionable insights across industry and academia. I bring a deep technical background, a strong publication and patent record, and leadership experience across startups, research institutions, and biopharma.

  • Quantum computing and algorithm development
  • Quantum machine learning and optimization
  • Open quantum systems and simulation methods
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Alexey Galda
13+years in quantum algorithms, ML and theoretical physics
41publications, from Physical Review Letters to Nature Reviews Physics
2021IBM Open Science Prize winner
2025World and USA wingsuit champion

Latest news

  1. Our work on Sample-based Quantum Diagonalization Methods for Modeling the Photochemistry of Diazirine and Diazo Compounds has been published in the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation.

  2. We have published a manuscript on Molecular Excited States using Quantum Subspace Methods: Accuracy, Resource Reduction, and Error-Mitigated Hardware Implementation of q-sc-EOM.

  3. We have published a manuscript on Sample-based Quantum Diagonalization Methods for Modeling the Photochemistry of Diazirine and Diazo Compounds.

  4. We have organized a workshop on Quantum Algorithms for Bio and Life Sciences at the 2025 IEEE Quantum Week in Albuquerque, NM.

  5. We have published two manuscripts on quantum computing for mRNA design: Towards Secondary Structure Prediction of Longer mRNA Sequences Using a Quantum-Centric Optimization Scheme and Co-optimization of Codon Usage and mRNA Secondary Structure Using Quantum Computing, both accepted in IEEE QCE25.

  6. Our review paper on Quantum Machine Learning Framework for Longitudinal Biomedical Studies has been accepted in ACS Chemical Reviews.

  7. We have published a manuscript on Quantum Machine Learning Framework for Longitudinal Biomedical Studies.

  8. We will be organizing the 2nd Workshop on Quantum Algorithms for Bio and Life Sciences at the 2025 IEEE Quantum Week in Albuquerque, NM.

Earlier news

  1. Our use case on Quantum mRNA Optimization was featured on the World Economic Forum's Quantum Application Hub.

  2. We will be organizing a workshop on Quantum Algorithms for Bio and Life Sciences at the 2024 IEEE Quantum Week in Montreal, Canada.

  3. We have published a manuscript on mRNA secondary structure prediction using utility-scale quantum computers.

  4. I joined Moderna as an Associate Scientific Director, Quantum Algorithms and Applications.

  5. Our manuscript Quantum Computing for Finance has been published in Nature Reviews Physics.

  6. Our manuscript Similarity-Based Parameter Transferability in the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm has been accepted in Frontiers in Quantum Science and Technology, section Quantum Information Theory.

  7. Our manuscript Towards a Scalable Discrete Quantum Generative Adversarial Neural Network has been published in Quantum Science and Technology.

Selected research

2026

Pauli Correlation Encoding for mRNA Secondary Structure Prediction: Problem-Aware Decoding for Dense-Constraint QUBOs

2026

Molecular Excited States using Quantum Subspace Methods: Accuracy, Resource Reduction, and Error-Mitigated Hardware Implementation of q-sc-EOM

2026

Sample-based Quantum Diagonalization Methods for Modeling the Photochemistry of Diazirine and Diazo Compounds

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Alexey Galda flying a wingsuit

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World champion in wingsuit performance flying.

In my spare time, I compete professionally in wingsuit performance flying, which is a discipline in skydiving. I am a proud member of the US National wingsuit team since 2016. I am the 2025 World and USA champion. Since 2015, I have earned 20 US medals (14 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze) and 19 World medals (8 Gold, 6 Silver, 5 Bronze).

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