A Young "Quantumer's" Journey from High School to Zapata w/Tanisha Bassan

Content level: 000 -- Event is for the "Quantum Curious"

Speaker: Tanisha Bassan, Researcher at Zapata Computing, Inc. & University of Toronto

Talk abstract:
Tanisha will dive deep into her journey in the quantum computing field starting out as a high school student to working at Zapata Computing, a leading quantum software company. She'll be discussing how to start your career in quantum computing even without a relevant education background. She has been passionate about quantum machine learning for the past year, she will also discuss the intersections of AI and quantum computing, her work that won CES Young Innovators to Watch Award, the future of this research field and opportunities for people interested in getting started in this field.

Tanisha's bio:
I'm an Innovator at The Knowledge Society, working to solve the world’s hardest problems using quantum computing. I've completed the world’s first quantum computing hackathon, programmed quantum computers with software from Google, Microsoft and IBM, and attended the first quantum computing course at the University of Toronto, researching quantum machine learning. I've interned with Microsoft and Interac, was the recipient of the CES Young Innovators to Watch Award, was featured in the Globe and Mail for Women in STEM issue and often called upon to speak at international conferences, including in Las Vegas, Dubai and Spain. I am a fellow on EY's Think Tank EYQ discussing the future of industries and major disruptions by technologies like quantum computing. I'm now working on doing quantum machine learning research at Zapata Computing, a startup founded out of Harvard.

These "Meetup-Lite" events are Free and are online-only {connect & password information will be emailed to registered participants ~60 minutes prior to meeting}

Event artifacts, e.g. slides & recording (when available):
http://quantum.harrisburg.tech/meetups/20200623/

For a current listing of quantum-related live online events--globally--visit http://live.quantumapalooza.com/

Sponsor: Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
https://harrisburgU.edu/quantum email: quantum@HarrisburgU.edu