Quantum Driven New Jersey

Pasqal (Quantum Computing Hardware and Software)

Tue, Dec 15 · 6:00 PM EST

Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA, Princeton, NJ, US

Please join us on Tuesday, December 15, at the Princeton Public Library to hear from Zia Mohammad from Pasqal (Nasdaq: PSQL) as we continue to explore all things quantum.

It is a great time to bring a leading quantum computer company to our meetup as the market is transitioning towards early fault-tolerant quantum computing. First generation quantum computers were highly susceptible to noise and other factors that limited the amount of time available to run an algorithm. The next phase of the market that is emerging now employs sophisticated error correction to mitigate the noise problem. This plus an increase in the number of qubits will allow for more complex calculations that are expected to solve important scientific problems in chemistry, materials science, subatomic physics and fusion energy.

Pasqal's quantum computers are based on neutral atom technology, one of the modalities leading the way to deliver scalable fault-tolerant quantum computers. They offer a full-stack solution, meaning everything from the basic hardware to application software, so we will get a full view of the quantum computing ecosystem.

Zia Mohammad’s talk:
Zia will give a lightning talk about the company, its technology and use cases, followed by a fireside chat. We look forward to answering your questions!

Agenda
6:00pm – Pizza and Networking
6:30pm – Intros & Quantum News (Don Grust)
6:45pm – Pasqal Lightning Talk and Fireside Chat
7:30pm – Wrap-Up, Networking

Quantum News
A brief update on the latest news from the quantum industry.

About Zia
Zia Mohammad is a product executive working at the intersection of quantum, AI, and regulated industries. He is Head of Product, Financial Services at Pasqal, where he owns the financial services product strategy, customer relationships, and commercial model.

Before Pasqal, Zia held product roles at AWS, including for Amazon Braket, AWS' managed quantum computing platform. Earlier, he owned IBM Watson's multilingual NLP portfolio and led developer-platform strategy at Chime.

Zia serves on the founding board of the Science Diplomacy Grid, teaches product management, and speaks at industry forums on emerging technology. He holds five patents across AI and quantum, and is drawn to technology with public impact. Outside his technology career, he is pursuing a master's degree in archaeology, with an interest in archaeological diplomacy.

About Pasqal
Pasqal's (Nasdaq: PSQL) quantum computing systems help organizations tackle problems that are difficult or impossible to solve with conventional computing methods alone. Founded in 2019, with Nobel Prize–winner Alain Aspect as a co-founder, Pasqal builds and operates neutral-atom based quantum computers, delivered with a full software stack, for industry, science, and governments. Pasqal's production-ready systems are available both on-premises and through the cloud, enabling organizations to harness quantum computing without requiring in-house quantum expertise. A single hardware platform supports advanced analog quantum computing based workloads today and is designed to evolve toward fault-tolerant quantum computing in the future. Pasqal is headquartered in France.

Many thanks to the Princeton Public Library for co-sponsoring our event and providing a long-term home for us.