IBM Quantum and Wits: Quantum Computing Talks

Location:
Online (https://ibm.biz/qmeetups)

Date and Time:
27 March 2026, 2-3pm SAST

Event Description:
Join us for an engaging session with Junye Huang from IBM Quantum on Qiskit Functions, a powerful approach for simplifying and accelerating utility-scale quantum algorithm discovery and application development.
As quantum software workflows become more complex, researchers and developers often spend significant time hand-writing code, managing experiments, and tuning execution details. Qiskit Functions are designed to reduce that burden by abstracting key parts of the quantum software development workflow, allowing users to focus more on discovering algorithms and building useful applications rather than on repetitive implementation details.

In this talk, Junye will introduce the motivation behind Qiskit Functions, explain how they streamline the development process, and discuss how they can support faster experimentation and more scalable quantum application development. This session will be especially valuable for researchers, developers, startups, and industry practitioners interested in building practical quantum workflows with greater efficiency.

Speaker:
Junye Huang is a Technical Integrations Engineer for Qiskit Functions and a Technical Advisor for Startups and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) at IBM Quantum. He collaborates closely with partners to build, maintain, and enhance Qiskit Functions, as well as evaluate and onboard new Qiskit Functions. As a technical advisor, Junye supports startups and ISV partners by guiding them on techniques and strategies to scale quantum workflows towards utility-scale.