By IBM Newsroom
Publication Date: 2026-03-18 00:00:00
• Charles H. Bennett helped pioneer the foundations of quantum information science alongside co-laureate Gilles Brassard of Université de Montréal.
• Bennett’s more than five decades at IBM Research helped transform quantum theory into practical advances like quantum cryptography, teleportation, and entanglement-based protocols.
• He is the seventh IBM awardee recognized by ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, with the A.M. Turing Award.
• The recognition joins IBM’s long legacy of shaping quantum computing and the enduring impact of researchers who defined the field.
Mar 18, 2026
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., March 18, 2026 — Charles H. Bennett, a research scientist at IBM (NYSE: IBM) and IBM Fellow, has been named a co-recipient of the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award by the Association for Computing Machinery.
Described by the ACM as the “Nobel Prize in computing,” the award cites Bennett for contributions that helped spark a “quantum…
