The Post-Quantum World

We’re currently in the quantum economy 2.0. What was 1.0? We discuss this with someone who spent over two decades at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and who now consults with companies on a range of policy issues relating to the quantum economy. We also explore the business outlook for various quantum computing and sensing technologies. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat with Carl Williams from CJW Quantum Consulting.For more on CJW Quantum Consulting, visit https://cjwquantum.com/.Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/postquantum to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on Twitter and Instagram: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and Twitter: @ProtivitiTech. Questions and comments are welcome! Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.

Crypto agility measures how well your company can adapt to new cryptographic primitives and algorithms without making disruptive changes. Every company will need to achieve this bragging right as soon as possible to avoid the coming quantum computing cryptographic apocalypse. This includes a combination of auditing where you are on the journey and then actually taking action. QuSecure provides products that can help you close discovered gaps. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat with Rebecca Krauthamer and Greg Bullard from QuSecure.For more information on QuSecure, visit www.qusecure.com. Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/postquantum to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on Twitter and Instagram: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and Twitter: @ProtivitiTech. Questions and comments are welcome! Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.

Yianni Gamvros from QC Ware discusses the potential of Monte Carlo simulations in quantum computing and how they showcased quantum advantage. They explore the history of Monte Carlo simulations, QC Ware's Forge platform, collaborations with leading financial institutions, advances in quantum computing applications, and the future implications of quantum computing.

D-Wave has been making quantum computers for over a decade, and their annealers excel at optimization. If you look at the use cases the company has been helping customers with, it almost feels like quantum advantage is here. If you’re saving time or money, or both, how can you complain? And even after the other type of quantum computers, universal-gate-based systems, become fault tolerant, annealers will likely be around forever due to how powerful they are at specific use cases (sort of like how graphics cards work alongside CPUs). Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat about all this with Alex Condello from D-Wave Systems Inc.For more on D-Wave visit www.dwavesys.com/.For a playback of the Qubits 2021 conference, visit www.eventbrite.ca/e/qubits-2021-on-demand-tickets-192352691077. Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/postquantum to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on Twitter and Instagram: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and Twitter: @ProtivitiTech. Questions and comments are welcome! Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.

Ever notice that giant tech companies seem to receive press coverage for privacy concerns as often as they do for new product launches? How did we end up in this world of playing catch-up with the ethical implications of technology? Quantum computing is still relatively new, but it will impact machine learning, encryption and other areas that will have major repercussions on all our futures. Can we avoid the mistakes of the past and build ethics into this field? Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat about these issues and more with Faye Wattleton from EeroQ.For more on EeroQ, visit https://eeroq.com/.To read the paper “The Time to Talk About the Ethics of Quantum Computing is Now,” visit https://qcethics.org/.Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/postquantum to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on Twitter and Instagram: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and Twitter: @ProtivitiTech. Questions and comments are welcome! Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.

Cesar Rodriguez from Strangeworks discusses the challenges of managing quantum computing clouds, optimizing access, reducing wait times, and controlling costs. The importance of a comprehensive software stack for effective quantum hardware utilization, sharing quantum circuits, strategic decision-making, cost management strategies, and simplifying quantum technology access for businesses.

One of the hottest jobs in quantum computing in the coming years will be that of software engineer. The need for translating complex business needs to quantum algorithms and code will only grow. In this episode, we talk to a software engineer who’s had a unique career path. Anna Hughes earned her Ph.D. in stellar astrophysics and went from working on the potential habitability of exoplanets to working on a software platform that can help companies with portfolio optimization, derivative pricing, cyclical arbitrage and other use cases. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat about all this with Dr. Anna Hughes from Agnostiq.For more information on the research of Dr. Anna Hughes, visit: www.annagwenhughes.com.For more on Agnostiq, visit https://agnostiq.ai.Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/postquantum to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready. Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on Twitter and Instagram: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and Twitter: @ProtivitiTech Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.

Technologies like interconnect and improved memory for repeaters will enable quantum computers to accelerate in power and connectivity in the future. Q-NEXT is one of five Quantum Information Science Research Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to help develop these technologies, to the tune of $115 million. The DOE is focused on strengthening the nation’s leadership position in the quantum arms race, but the technologies will benefit all areas of the industry. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat about all this, and even the development of the first IBM quantum processor, with Supratik Guha from Q-NEXT.For more information on Q-NEXT visit https://www.q-next.org/.Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/postquantum to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready. Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on Twitter and Instagram: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and Twitter: @ProtivitiTech Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.

Classical computing cannot simulate more than about 50 qubits. What does it mean that we now have a quantum computer with, gasp, 100 qubits? ColdQuanta found a way to beat giants like IBM to this amazing feat, and they did it with a new approach that may lead to smaller quantum computing systems that one day could be rack-mountable. Like a reverse microwave, the new Hilbert computer uses lasers to slow down particle vibrations to make them “cold” and able to act as qubits. Hilbert even touts low errors and high connectivity. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat about this not-so-cold system with Paul Lipman from ColdQuanta.For more information on ColdQuanta, visit https://coldquanta.com/.Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/postquantum to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on Twitter and Instagram: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and Twitter: @ProtivitiTech

Open source has helped revolutionize classical computing. What can it do for quantum? EPiQC is a collaboration across five universities that is developing a range of open source tools to connect algorithms to quantum computers, including programming languages, compilers, optimizers, and more. They’re also working on benchmarking, which is much needed as different types of quantum systems come online, as well as helping future quantum programmers enter the workforce. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat about all this with Fred Chong from EPiQC.For more information on EPiQC visit www.epiqc.cs.uchicago.edu/.Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/postquantum to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on Twitter and Instagram: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and Twitter: @ProtivitiTechTheme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.