Khulud Almutairi

Biography

Khulud Almutairi is a quantum physicist and strategist at the Quantum Technologies and Advanced Computing Institute at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). Her work spans quantum sensing, national quantum strategy, institutional partnerships and ecosystem development in support of Saudi Vision 2030, with a clear aim: ensuring the Kingdom helps shape quantum technology, not merely adopt it. She founded QSaudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s node of the global QWorld network, which has opened pathways into quantum education for students and professionals across the region. She holds a physics degree from King Saud University and a master’s degree in quantum information from the University of Calgary, and has conducted research in nanofabrication at the University of Alberta and nanophotonics at King’s College London. She has also completed executive leadership education at the University of Oxford.