E-meet and Greet Quantum Technologists: Panel Discussion
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Topic: E-meet and Greet Quantum Technologists: Panel Discussion
Three Views on State of QC Today and It’s Likely Evolution
A moderated panel of three QC experts, each arriving at QC from different paths, providing you with a 3D perspective – personal, practical, and professional – on actually applying QC to address real-world problems.
WHY THIS SESSION DESERVES YOUR ATTENTION
Fueled by a consistent string of advancements coming from labs across the globe, Quantum Computing is steadily approaching an inflection point. Collectively those achievements bring us closer to applying QC to address computation problems beyond the reach of today’s supercomputers. Even during the last year the field notably advanced with cleaner qubits and more accurate gates, thereby moving QC closer to commercial viability. Not surprisingly such progress were
accompanied by increased interest from investors. If you want to stay on top of that progress, then you’d be challenged to find a more time
effective way then attending this event. And if you’re just starting your QC journey then this session is a great way to quench your curiosity. Plus they’ll be plenty of opportunity for you to ask questions.
EVENT DETAILS
Moderator - Paul Dowling, founder of Mindstream AI,
Panelist 1 Dr. Araceli Venegas-Gomez, QURECA
Supporting The Quantum Workforce Through A Common Language
From academia to industry, the field of quantum technologies is highly collaborative as we enter the second quantum revolution. QURECA (Quantum Resources and Careers) aims to create a link between the different stakeholders in the quantum community through a common language, and to generate global opportunities with quantum technologies. QURECA provides a range of professional services, and the solution to the quantum workforce skills bottleneck: the first
online platform for quantum training and resourcing.
Panelist 2: Dr. Faisal Khan, Mathematician and Technology Advisor
Lessons For The Quantum Technology Ecosystem - Innovative Pairings - ALTAIR 8800, Microsoft, Apple With MOS Technology 6502 Chip
The founding product of Microsoft Corporation was the Altair BASIC, and interpreter for the Altair 8800 microcomputer, allowing the user to execute programs on this particular computing hardware. In contrast to this initial software product of Microsoft, the founding product of Apple
was the Apple I personal computer, a product that was primarily a hardware achievement. Both products made their inventors extremely successful. A similar question of whether to invest in hardware or software development is also raised in the nascent quantum computing ecosystem.
I will discuss the case of Microsoft and Apple and use it to address this question.
Panelist 3: Dr. Terrill Frantz, Professor - Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Pivoting From Classical To Quantum Computing – A Story Of One
Journey
This talk will describe a personal journey of my transition from a life-long career in classical computing to recently pivoting into quantum computing. Some lite reflections on the adventure to-date will be presented and various lessons-learned will be pointed out which may bring comfort to others on a similar journey. The talk will include some perspectives on the larger ecosystem of the quantum phenomenon – both technically and socially.
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E-meet and Greet Quantum Technologists: Panel Discussion