Entangled Things

In Episode 17, Patrick and Ciprian discuss how their views and understanding of the Quantum world have changed throughout the process of recording Entangled Things.Topics covered in this retrospective include the difficulties of translating quantum computing concepts into easily understood ways, market disruption, optimization, and material design.

In Episode 16, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Srinjoy Ganguly, author of Quantum Computing with Silq Programming. The team discuss the challenges of Quantum programming, the benefits of automatic decomputing, the future of machine learning in Quantum Computing, and the way that high level abstracted Quantum Computing languages will affect the landscape of Quantum programming. Srinjoy Ganguly is the founder & CEO of AdroitERA an EdTech firm which provides training on cutting edge technologies and IBM recognized Quantum Educator. He possesses a Masters in Quantum Computing Technologies from Technical University of Madrid, Spain and an MSc in Artificial Intelligence from University of Southampton, UK. He has over 4+ years of experience in Quantum Computing and 5+ years of experience in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, AI. He has completed research-based courses on 5G signal processing systems from IIT Kanpur. He led, mentored and taught Quantum Machine Learning (QML) study space at QResearch QWorld and authored a book on Quantum Computing with Silq Programming. He has conducted Faculty Development Training at IIIT Pune by special invitation, gave expert talks on QML at IEEE SPS and has conducted several webinars at various institutes related to QML and Quantum Computing. He has been specially appointed and invited by Woxsen University as a Visiting Faculty to teach Quantum Computing to MBA students. He has also supervised research interns on QNLP, ZX calculus and Quantum Music as a part of QIntern 2021. His research interests include Quantum Machine Learning, Quantum Natural Language Processing (QNLP), Graphical Calculus for Quantum Computing (ZX Calculus) and Quantum Image Processing. 

In Episode 15, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Dr. Andrew King of D-Wave Systems and Dr. Cristiano Nisoli of Los Alamos National Laboratory. This engaging conversation covers topics including artificial spin ice, nanomagnets, programmatic manipulation of quasiparticles, the new D-Wave Advantage Processor, and how Quantum developments can clarify our perception of fundamental physics.Dr. Andrew King is Director of Performance Research at D-Wave, the practical quantum computing company. His work on quantum annealing ranges from studying hybrid performance and applications of D-Wave processors to quantum simulation of magnetic spin systems. His recent research has demonstrated a computational scaling advantage over classical Monte Carlo methods in the quantum simulation of geometrically frustrated lattice, offering the clearest look yet at relaxation dynamics of an open quantum system on over a thousand Ising spins. Andrew received his Ph.D in Computer Science at McGill University and has been with D-Wave since 2013. Cristiano Nisoli is a theoretical physicist in the T-division at LANL, where he has been since 2008. He works on frustrated, artificial magnetic systems, so called artificial spin ices, of which his group has proposed various geometries which are then realized at the magnetic nanoscale or with trapped colloids or with skyrmions in liquid crystals. The idea behind the program is to generate new exotic emergent behaviors from the collective dynamics of binary variables, such as magnetic moments of nanoislands, or in this case qubits.

 In Episode 14, Patrick and Ciprian discuss experiments that reveal the mysterious nature of the Quantum world. In several past episodes, they mentioned such experiments, and this episode focuses on them. Light polarization, single-molecule fluorescence, nanoscale electrical conduction (a variant of the double-slit experiment), the Stern-Gerlach are the four experiments covered by the discussion.

In episode 13, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Elisabetta Valiante of 1QBit.Among other topics, the team discuss Quantum problem solving from a hardware agnostic approach, the limitations of Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization problems (QUBO), and the differences between logical and physical qubits.Elisabetta Valiante has been a member of the Optimization Solutions Team at 1QBit since 2018. She is experienced in optimization problems in chemistry, biochemistry, and finance, as well as benchmarking quantum and quantum-inspired optimization algorithms and hardware. Elisabetta graduated in Physics in her home country at the Sapienza University of Rome. She earned a PhD from the Ludwig Maximilian University with a dissertation on galaxy evolution, and had postdoctoral appointments at the University of British Columbia and Cardiff University. She was the leader of the first major world data release of the Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey (H-ATLAS). Elisabetta has published and co-authored scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has presented at many international conferences (for example, the XXIX International Astronomical Union General Assembly) and colloquia.A passionate mentor, she recently participated in the “Girls and STEAM” event at Science World in Vancouver, BC. Elisabetta currently resides in Vancouver, BC with her partner and her cat.

In Episode 12, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Noson Yanofsky of Brooklyn College.The team discuss ways of learning Quantum computing, foundations of Quantum mechanics, the existing and non-existing Quantum algorithms, and the limitations of human knowledge.Noson S. Yanofsky has a Ph.D. in mathematics from The Graduate Center of The City University of New York. He held a post-doctoral research position in McGill University in Montreal. Currently, he is a professor of computer science at Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center. In addition to writing research papers, he has authored Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists with Mirco Mannucci (Cambridge University Press), The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us (MIT Press), and Theoretical Computer Science for the Working Category Theorist (accepted for publication by Cambridge University Press). He is currently working on a book titled Monoidal Categories: A Unifying Concept in Mathematics, Physics, and Computers. Noson lives in Brooklyn with his wife and four children.To hear more from Noson, please check out his book, Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists, or his many other publications.Links to the books can be found here. http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~noson/

Episode 11 seeks to answer the question, how does interference relate to Quantum Computing?Topics covered include an overview of interference, the limitations related to reading the states of qubits, amplitude amplification, and an introduction to the concept of an Oracle.

In episode 10, Patrick and Ciprian speak with Chris Givens of Solliance Venture Studios.The team discusses a wide range of topics including the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit, the barriers programmers might face in beginning to develop in Q#, and security implications of emerging technologies.Chris Givens is a 25+ year vetern technology executive with a long history of success in large, complex projects. Currently an active accredited investor and architect in several AI/ML and cloud startups through Solliance Venture Studios.He comes from a highly decorated and technical background with companies such as IBM, Avanade, eBay, PayPal and General Atomics. As an expert in security, privacy and compliance with top certifications such as CISSP, CCNP and is an 8-year Microsoft MVP, Chris brings technology and business experience + knowledge that has been proven a rare combination.Mr. Givens grew up in the great state of Oklahoma, USA and is a Choctaw Native American who enjoys playing as a highly competitive goal keeper in his local soccer league as well as a few rounds of golf every month in his current hometown of San Diego, CA.

In episode 9, Patrick and Ciprian explore the BB84 protocol.Topics covered include an overview of cryptography, one time pads, existing key distribution methods, and how Quantum Computing could change the landscape surrounding the security of sharing information.

In episode 8, Patrick and Ciprian speak with René Schulte of Valorem Reply. The team discuss a Quantum Computing approach to problem solving and how benefits can be found even without Quantum hardware running behind the scenes.René Schulte is Director of Global Innovation at Valorem Reply working with teams across the globe on emerging technologies like 3D volumetric video streaming, the AR Cloud enabling large, cross-platform user experiences with real-world persistence.He is a creative developer and thought leader with a passion for UX and deep technical knowledge from more than 15 years in VR/AR/MR/XR/Spatial Computing technology and 3D programming, developing for the Microsoft HoloLens since 2015, was featured on Forbes and is listed as dev influencer. He also coded AI deep learning neural networks before it was cool and is leveraging modern AI to empower humans. Also working on applied Quantum Computing and today's impact.He is a frequent keynote and session speaker and panelist at conferences like //build, Ignite, Uni Heidelberg, Unite, Vision VR/AR Summit, VRDC (GDC), AWE, ESA, RTC, VRARA and more. Blogs about many topics. He also created popular open source libraries like WriteableBitmapEx and the AR library SLARToolKit.He was honored several times for his dev community work with the Microsoft MVP award, recognized as Microsoft Regional Director and Advisory Board member for the VR/AR Association and XR Bootcamp.He lives in Germany with his wife and their 5 children. To hear more from René, visit his QuBites video podcast series at www.valoremreply.com/blog/