Entangled Things

In Episode 71, Patrick and Ciprian discuss how the Quantum landscape has changed since they released Entangled Things in 2021. 

They also dive into changes in industry leaders, the Quantum learning curve, and their predictions for 2024.

In Episode 70, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Dr. Bob Sutor, Vice President and Chief Quantum Advocate at Infleqtion.

The team discuss quantum programming languages, hybrid approaches to quantum computing, and planning for worst case scenarios.

Dr. Bob Sutor has been a technical leader and executive in the IT industry for over 40 years.  

Bob’s industry role is to advance quantum technologies by building strong business, partner, technical, and educational ecosystems. The singular goal is to evolve quantum to help solve some of the critical computational problems facing society today. Bob is widely quoted in the press, delivers conference keynotes, and works with industry analysts and investors to accelerate understanding and adoption of quantum technologies.

 Sutor is now Vice President and Chief Quantum Advocate at Infleqtion / ColdQuanta, a hardware and software company working on quantum computing and sensing. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo (New York, USA).

More than two decades of Bob’s career were spent in IBM Research in New York. During his time there, he worked on or led efforts in symbolic mathematical computation, optimization, AI, blockchain, and quantum computing. He was also an executive on the software side of the IBM business in areas including middleware, software on Linux, mobile, open source, and emerging industry standards.

Bob is a theoretical mathematician by training, has a Ph.D. from Princeton University, and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College.

 He’s the author of a book about quantum computing called Dancing with Qubits which was published in 2019. He is also the author of the 2021 book Dancing with Python, an introduction to Python coding for classical and quantum computing.

 Areas in which he’s worked: quantum computing, AI, blockchain, mathematics and mathematical software, Linux, open source, standards management, product management and marketing, computer algebra, and web standards.

In Episode 69, Patrick and Ciprian meet to revisit old topics with new insights.
The team discuss entanglement, amplitude amplification, and the rabbit hole of multiverse theories.

In Episode 68, Patrick and Ciprian meet to revisit old topics with new insights.
The team discusses superposition, and how our understanding of fundamental concepts have changed and grown over the years.

In Episode 67, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Román Orús, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Multiverse Computing.

The team discusses industry applications of Quantum software, material science, Artificial Intelligence, and the future of Quantum disruptions.

Prof. Román Orús is Ikerbasque research professor at the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) in San Sebastián, Spain, and co-founder and CSO of Multiverse Computing, the largest quantum software company in the European Union. 

After obtaining his degree and PhD in Physics at the University of Barcelona in 2006, he worked as a research fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia, and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Germany, as well as a junior professor at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz, Germany. He was also visiting professor at the Universitè Paul Sabatier – CNRS, France, and at the DIPC. Prof. Orús has achieved several awards for his work, including a Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowship, and the Early Career Prize (2014) by the European Physical Society.
 
He has written a large number of highly-cited scientific articles about quantum research, including foundational contributions to the fields of complex quantum systems and applied quantum computing. He is steering board member of the journal Quantum, member of the ‘Quantum for Quants’ (Q4Q) commission of the Quantum World Association, partner at Entanglement Partners, member of the Scientific Committee of the Pedro Pasqual Benasque Center for Science, and president of the Specialized Group on Quantum Information at the Spanish Royal Society of Physics.

In Episode 66, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Michael Vitz, Manager at Deloitte leading Quantum training efforts.

The team discusses Quantum Computing's relationship to AI and Machine Learning, the future of Adiabatic Quantum Annealers, and educating future Quantum Computing Scientists.

Michael Vitz received two masters degrees, one in the Philosophy of Physics and the other in Quantum Physics, and is working towards his PhD at the University of Virginia. Simultaneously he works as a manager at Deloitte, where he leads the Quantum training efforts. His interests outside quantum computing include Machine Learning, Physical Chemistry, Music and Philosophy.

In Episode 65, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Mike Dascal, Director of Quantum Product Management at the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology.

The team discuss the quantum development roadmap, quantum hype, and the movement of developments from quantum architecture back to hybrid approaches.

Michael Dascal is Director of Quantum Product Management at the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT), where he leads the quantum research team strategy and vision. Michael is responsible for monitoring the quantum ecosystem and exploring collaboration, engagement, and community development opportunities. He has given multiple technical and non-technical talks in quantum computing and quantum information, and is dedicated to promoting an optimistic, but realistic understanding of quantum technologies and the quantum timeline.

 Michael’s background includes a combination of industry and academic experience, including a decade in marketing and communications for Fortune 100 brands. He holds a PhD in foundations of quantum mechanics and quantum information and degrees in philosophy, physics, and linguistics.

In Episode 64, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Mark Mattingley-Scott, Chief Revenue Officer at Quantum Brilliance.

The team discuss room temperature quantum computers, education and preparation for the quantum market, and parallels to the semiconductor revolution.

Mark Mattingley-Scott is a former 31-year IBM executive who joined quantum computing startup Quantum Brilliance in 2022. Based in Germany, Mattingley-Scott is Chief Revenue Officer for the company, which plans to miniaturise quantum computers for desktop and mobile applications.

 At IBM Mattingley-Scott  was a member of the core team founded in 1989 to work on the fledgling worldwide web, managed the team that built the world’s first e-commerce platform in 1996, and led the implementation of the world’s first mobile healthcare platform in 2006.

 He holds a bachelor’s degree in science with a joint honors degree in computing and electronics as well as a Ph.D. in Code Division Multiple Access Local Area Networks from the University of Durham in the UK.

He is a senior member of the IEEE, previously founding the German chapter of the Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society, and is a member of the IEEE European Public Policy Committee. He also a member of the NATO Advisory Committee on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies and co-chairman of the HPC and Quantum Computing working group at BITKOM, the German IT and Telecommunication Industry Association.

Mattingley-Scott has also taught at several academic institutions, including teaching human and machine learning and quantum computing at the Institute for Cognitive Science at the University of Osnabrück, and quantum computing at the Kirchoff Institute at the University of Heidelberg.

In Episode 63, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Ulf Mattson, Chief Security Strategist at Protegrity.

The team discuss post quantum cryptography, the need to roadmap randomness, and homomorphic encryption.

Ulf Mattsson is the co-founder and Chief Security Strategist (and former Chief Technology Officer) at Protegrity. Ulf has been in the cybersecurity industry for over 40 years, and for the last 20 years, he has focused on data-centric and quantum-resistant security tactics. Ulf frequently hosts webinars and gives presentations to universities. He also authors books and articles about zero trust, web 3.0 and blockchain, security governance, compliance and data confidentiality and integrity. Ulf holds a master’s in physics in Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden He is also an inventor of more than 70 issued US patents in data privacy and security. Ulf currently sits as an advisory board member of PACE University and Quantum Computing Inc.

In Episode 62, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Georges-Olivier Reymond, CEO and founder of PASQAL.

The team discuss neutral atom technology, room temperature quantum computers, education, and machine learning.

Georges-Olivier Reymond is CEO and co-founder of PASQAL, the leading full-stack neutral atoms quantum computing company. He is pioneering the transformation of state-of-the-art prototypes from the Institut d’Optique in Palaiseau (France) into industry-ready quantum computers. Georges-Olivier holds a PhD in quantum optics, and his thesis has been a breakthrough for neutral atoms. Georges-Olivier has shaped his leadership on a 20+ year track record in pushing complex projects from R&D to markets, when working for a multinational aerospace company and for tech startups.