The Superposition Guy's Podcast

Dimitri Kusnezov, the Undersecretary for Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. Dimitri and Yuval spoke about why the DHS is interested in quantum, the particular types of quantum products that might be useful for their mission, export controls, how vendors can work with the DHS on quantum, and much more.

Karla Loida, project lead, quantum computing hardware, at DLR - the German Aerospace Center, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. Karla and Yuval talk about DLR’s 4-year 740 million Euro initiative, the quantum prototypes they are building, how non-European companies can participate, and much more.

Olivier Ezratty and Rob Whitney, co-founders of QEI, the Quantum Energy Initiative, are interviewed by Yuval Boger. Olivier, Rob and Yuval talk about why the energy consumption of quantum computers is important, what drives this power consumption, how it changes with various technologies and algorithms, and much more.

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry and Brian Lenahan, authors of the new “On the shoulders of giants” book that tells the stories of 12 lesser-known quantum greats, are interviewed by Yuval Boger. Kenna, Brian and Yuval spoke about the criteria for inclusion in the book, common traits amongst these giants, what surprised them the most, and much more.

Nir Minerbi, co-founder and CEO of Classiq, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. Nir and Yuval discuss the challenges of developing large-scale circuits, training the next generation of quantum scientists, Classiq’s work with Rolls Royce, Nir’s view of the financial climate for quantum computing, and much more.

Matt Johnson, CEO of QCWare is interviewed by Yuval Boger. Matt and Yuval talk about his advice for those starting quantum companies, how far quantum software is from being shrink-wrapped, what he learned over the past year, what QCWare will look like in 5-10 years and much more.

Scott Faris, CEO of Infleqtion, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. Scott and Yuval talk about Infleqtion's broad product portfolio, CEO tips for turning an organization into a product company, the importance of quantum clocks, and much more.

Sam Stanwyck, Group Product Manager, Quantum Computing at NVIDIA, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. Sam and Yuval talk about NVIDIA's QODA library, classical/quantum integration at HPC centers, and much more.

Bob Coecke, Chief Scientist at Quantinuum, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. Bob and Yuval discuss his new book ”Quantum in Pictures”, ZX Calculus, Quantum natural language processing, spiders, the transition from academia, and much more.

Mike Hayduk, Deputy Director of the Information Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. Mike and Yuval talk about why the Air Force is interested in quantum technologies, how industry partners collaborate with his team, the impact of the recent Chinese decryption paper, the three quantum modalities they focus on, and much more.