As I understand it, research in quantum information and computing has traditionally been confined to physics and applied physics/math departments. It seems to me that many of the practical challenges associated with physically implementing quantum computers (or extending the capabilities of existing systems, e.g. D-wave and whatever Microsoft's Station Q is up to) would be of interest to electrical engineers, and university faculty in particular.

This question may come across as a bit naïve, but is this in fact the case? What areas of EE overlap with quantum computing? Are there EE professors and/or researchers who are branching out into quantum computing and quantum information or related topics?