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Chris Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Kristin M. Gilkes, Ph.D., Global Quantum Leader at EY, is live! Kristin has a Ph.D. in Decision Sciences and a graduate diploma in artificial intelligence from the University of Oxford. She also has an MBA from the University of Colorado and a BBA in computer science from Texas A&M University. She and her team at EY have built a quantum center of excellence to help governments and institutions worldwide design their quantum strategy without having to build their quantum ecosystem.  While EY partners with big tech, small tech, academia, and public sector organizations to formulate the best-in-class access to both quantum computing and quantum sensing, their major quantum alliance is with IBM. In fact, Kristen spoke earlier this week at the IBM Quantum Summit in NYC.  She also runs the Financial Services Women in Technology Group. Her advice to women interested in getting involved in quantum? “Lean in and accelerate! Women are more empowered to drive their careers than sometimes they think.”  Check out Chris’s conversation with Kristin! #quantumcomputing #quantumtechnology #EY #quantumconsulting Inside Quantum Technology The "Quantum Tech Pod" podcast, hosted by Christopher Bishop from Inside Quantum Technology, offers a deep dive into the rapidly evolving world of quantum technology. Christopher, an industry expert, engages with leading figures in the field, discussing the latest developments, breakthroughs, and challenges in quantum computing, communication, sensing and cryptography. The podcast is an informative platform for experts and enthusiasts, providing insights into how quantum technology is shaping the future and its implications across various industries. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about quantum technology, "Quantum Tech Pod" delivers engaging conversations illuminating this cutting-edge field.

Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Niels Bultink, CEO and Co-Founder of Qblox, a leading quantum company, is live!  Chris first spoke to Niels almost two years ago and wanted to check in to see what he and his team have been up to. Qblox provides quantum control stacks that combine unequaled noise performance and low-latency arbitrary control flows and can be scaled up to support hundreds of qubits. They have delivered over 100 systems worldwide - in the US, Europe, and Asia. Recently, the company celebrated its five-year anniversary!  Topics they discussed included the 2.5 million euros in European Innovation Council transition funding that Qblox and SemiQon received in July - a clear indicator that this tech is actually bankable by subsidy instruments like the Council.  Chris and Niels also talked about the partnership with QuantrolOx announced in August. Leveraging its QuantumEdge software will enable the delivery of a more hands-off solution for the automation of superconducting qubits.  Check out Chris’s conversation with Niels! About Qblox Qblox is a leading provider of scalable and modular qubit control stacks. The company operates at the frontier of the quantum revolution in supporting academic and industrial labs worldwide. Its control stack, the Cluster, combines key qubit control and readout technologies with a modular solution ready to support customers using different qubit technologies. Qblox has grown to 80+ employees and continues to innovate to enable the quantum industry. About the "Quantum Tech Pod" The Quantum Tech Pod is an IQT podcast focusing on exclusive interviews and insights from key figures within the quantum ecosystem. From CEOs to policymakers or consultants, Quantum Tech Pod host Christopher Bishop gets to the crucial details that make quantum technology worth discussing.

Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Vanesa Diaz, CEO of quantum computing company LuxQuanta is live! Vanesa grew up in a small village in the north of Spain and because she was good at math, she eventually got a degree in engineering. Her early career found her in tech roles, but she wanted to spend less time in the lab and more time with customers and developing business strategies. So, she moved to Australia and got a Master’s degree in marketing and business! When she returned to Europe, she landed a job at Corning, where she worked for over a decade. She has also worked at RYMSA and Vodaphone. Her company LuxQuanta was formed in May 2021 as a spin-off from The Institute of Photonic Sciences where it was incubated for over four years. LuxQuanta delivers Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems that can be integrated into existing network infrastructures to provide a quantum-safe layer of security on top of mathematical cryptographic techniques. Her advice to women interested in working in quantum: “The tech industry is still very male-dominated, and it is normal to fear that you might not be able to do something new or challenging. Surround yourself with the right support – from mentors to supervisors. And don’t be afraid to fight for it!” Check out Chris’s conversation with Vanesa at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at this link!

Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Théau Peronnin, CEO and Co-Founder of Alice & Bob, is live!   As a student, Théau was into both physics and electronics. An innovator to the core, he competed in the International Young Physicist tournament but soon realized he was 50 years too late to develop new groundbreaking low level electronics. Quantum computers provided the perfect setting for him to apply his passion for physics with his desire to innovate.   His collaborative work with Raphaël Lescanne (CTO and Co-Founder) on a bit-flip-protected qubit design that could dramatically improve quantum error correction led them to start Alice & Bob in 2020.   The two error types that affect a quantum bit are bit flips - that switch a zero into a one and vice versa – a somewhat classical error – and phase flips - a purely quantum error that switches the phase of a superposition from zero plus one into zero minus one.   Alice & Bob’s cat qubits exponentially suppress the first type of error - bit flips - by design, thereby providing a new level of error correction! Thanks to this feature, a cat qubit-based quantum computer would run Shors’ algorithm with 60 times fewer qubits than the state-of-the-art, the company demonstrated earlier this year.   Check out Chris’s conversation with Théau!

To celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod is a conversation with Konstantinos Karagiannis, Director of Quantum Computing Services at Protiviti. Konstantinos has been involved in the quantum computing industry since 2012 and has worked in information security since the 1990s. Protiviti is a global business consulting firm that helps companies address quantum opportunities and threats. Their clients include more than 80 percent of the Fortune 100. In his role as a consultant, Konstantinos can access people with different skills within his company to work on client engagements, as well as partner with outside firms such as Multiverse, Infleqtion, and IonQ. Ally Financial reached for Protiviti to explore using quantum computing to improve financial index tracking. Using “cardinality constraints” – limiting the number of times an entity appears in a particular custom ETF - Konstantinos and his team, partnering with Multiverse, were able to recreate the performance of the NASDAQ 100 with only 25 assets. Learn more about this project. Also, worth noting – Konstantinos hosts his own terrific podcast called The Post-Quantum World focused on business impacts, benefits, and threats of quantum technologies. Check out Chris’s conversation with Konstantinos for perspective on how consulting firms are addressing quantum business opportunities and challenges! #quantumcomputing #quantumtechnology #quantumconsulting  Inside Quantum Technology #IQT #Protiviti #cybersecurity ##

Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with John Levy, CEO, Chair and Co-Founder of Seeqc is live! Seeqc was spun out of Hypres in 2018 where John had served as Chair for 8 years and where he remains a board member. His company is one of the first to have built a superconductor, multi-layer commercial chip foundry to design, test, and manufacture quantum-ready superconductors. Seeqc recently announced a partnership with NVIDIA to build the world’s first fully digital chip-based quantum-to-GPU integration to enable error-corrected quantum supercomputing - all powered by Seeqc’s proprietary Single Flux Quantum (SFQ) technology. This chip-based solution is compatible with all quantum computing technologies (superconducting, silicon spin, photonics, trapped ion, neutral and cold atom, topological). Check out Chris’s conversation with John! #quantumcomputing #quantumtechnology  Inside Quantum Technology #IQT #NVIDIA @seeqc #SingleFluxQuantum ##

Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod is a roundtable discussion on the exciting state of quantum sensors. Guests included Stuart Woods, Chief Operating and Strategy Officer, Quantum Exponential ; Niall Holmes, Founder and Scientific Advisor, Cerca Magnetics Limited, and Pete Stirling, CEO at Delta g. Cerca Magnetics Limited has created OPM-MEG - the world's most advanced functional brain scanner – an integrated, #3D printable wearable device leveraging quantum sensors to provide “a revolutionary product to transform the neuroimaging landscape.” This device measures magnetic fields at 50 locations around the scalp, offering complete brain coverage.  The initial focus is detecting childhood epilepsy. Delta g’s cutting-edge underground imaging system leverages quantum technology to measure gravity gradients beneath the earth’s surface. Use cases include mapping as-built utility infrastructure, improving the monitoring of sinking buildings from climate change or seismic activity, and discovering hidden natural resources. Quantum Exponential has invested in Delta g and also sponsored the Institute of Physics' qBIG prize which Cerca Magnetics won. These companies are providing transformative, real-world applications of quantum sensors. Stuart shared his perspective on why, from a VC perspective, these are such exciting times for quantum sensors. Check out this fascinating conversation about the current state and future potential of quantum sensors!  ## #quantumsensors #quantum #quantuminvestment Inside Quantum Technology #IQT #quantumVC

Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Yonatan Cohen, Co-Founder and CTO, Quantum Machines is live! Dr. Cohen is a quantum physicist, entrepreneur and co-founder and ex-managing director of the entrepreneurship program at The Weizmann Institute of Science in Tel Aviv. He founded Quantum Machines in 2018. His company just announced OPX1000 – The Quantum Control Solution for Large-Scale Quantum Computing. This device leads the industry in key performance metrics including feedback capabilities, runtime, analog performance and channel density.  Plus, the solution works across multiple disparate qubit modalities including quantum dot spin qubits, NV & other defect centers, superconducting qubits and neutral atoms. In March of this year Quantum Machines announced a collaboration with the innovative French quantum computing company Alice & Bob to aid them in their development of fault-tolerant quantum computers. Plus, they are partnering with NVIDIA on a first-of-its-kind architecture to create the first purpose-built infrastructure for industrial-scale quantum-accelerated supercomputers. Check out Chris’s wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Cohen! #quantumcomputing #quantumsoftware #quantumcontrolsystems  Inside Quantum Technology #IQT #QM #OPX+ #QUA #OPX1000 ##

Chris Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Dr. Stephanie Simmons, Chief Quantum Officer at Photonic is live! Stephanie describes herself as a “quantum native” - she was a huge nerd growing up and was upset that her parents only introduced her to programming at age nine! She came across quantum when she was 16 and has been heads down into it ever since. She is looking forward to a future with many more quantum natives! Her perspective is that human progress is always anchored in the commercialization of various branches of physics – which has led us to where we are today exploring quantum! Photonic is working the middle ground between silicon photonics and silicon spins to create a silicon spin interface. Since spin qubits are essentially unpaired electrons, they are brilliant qubits. This approach will allow users to fill rooms with modular rack-mountable devices that can scale across a whole data center. Check out Chris's fascinating conversation with Dr. Stephanie Simmons! #quantumcomputing #quantumsoftware #siliconspin #spinqubits #siliconphotonics  Inside Quantum Technology #IQT #Photonic @TeamPhotonic

Chris Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Si-Hui Tan, Chief Science Officer at Horizon Quantum Computing is live! Dr. Tan has a Bachelor of Science with honors in Physics from Caltech and PhD in Physics from MIT. Prior to joining Horizon, she spent 5 years as a researcher at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. Dr. Tan also spent a year as a Visiting Professor at the Niels Bohr International Academy at the University of Copenhagen. Horizon’s approach allows users to write programs in classical languages that can be compiled and run on conventional or quantum computers, without any knowledge of quantum computing. The output can be instruction sets in the language of the targeted processor and is not limited to any specific libraries. Her advice to women interested in working in quantum? "Look for role models! It can be hard and it might take some time to find them, but surround yourself with allies and stay strong against naysayers – be yourself!" Check out my fascinating conversation with Dr. Tan! #quantumcomputing #quantumsoftware Inside Quantum Technology #IQT Horizon Quantum Computing