Kevin and Sebastian are joined by Dr. Vladan Vuletic , the Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at the Center for Ultracold Atoms and Research in the Department of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology At the end of 2023, the quantum computing community was startled and amazed by the results from a bombshell paper published in Nature on December 6th, titled Logical quantum processor based on reconfigurable atom arrays in which Dr. Vuletic's group collaborated with Dr Mikhail Lukin 's...
Feb 12, 2024•44 min•Ep. 23
Summary In this episode, Sebastian and Kevin are joined by Chiara Decaroli, a quantum physicist and venture capitalist. Chiara shares her unique journey into the field of quantum, starting from a small village in Italy to earning her PhD in quantum physics. She explains the history of ion trapping and how it led to the development of quantum computing. Chiara also discusses the strengths and weaknesses of trapped ion systems and the challenges of investing in early-stage quantum startups. In thi...
Dec 15, 2023•54 min•Ep. 22
In this episode of The New Quantum Era, Kevin Rowney and Sebastian Hassinger are joined by Dr. Ieva Čepaitė to delve into the nuanced world of quantum physics and computation. Dr. Čepaitė discusses her journey into quantum computing and her work on counterdiabatic methods used to optimize the control of many body quantum states. She provides an overview of the landscape of new algorithms available within the field. She points out the importance of understanding the hardware to implement a quantu...
Nov 20, 2023•41 min•Ep. 21
In this interview, independent quantum information science researcher and consultant, Dr. Cassandra Grenade, shares their journey from triple majoring in physics, math, and computer science to their current consulting work with their firm, Dual Space Solutions. She discusses the concept behind the Quantum Intermediate Representation project (QIR), a tool which represents quantum programs and allows language designers to work independently of specific quantum processor details. Cassandra explains...
Nov 06, 2023•56 min•Ep. 20
Misty Wahl of the Unitary Fund joins us for this episode to talk about quantum error mitigation strategies like zero noise extrapolation (ZNE) and probabilistic error reduction using the Mitiq open source framework . Misty is a lead contributor the the Mitiq project as well as an author on a number of recent papers on the topic. We'll discuss the current state of the art, potential future strategies that leverage machine learning and quantum error correction, and how the Mitiq framework makes it...
Oct 16, 2023•47 min•Ep. 19
In this episode, Kevin and Sebastian are joined by Alex Keesling, CEO of QuEra Computing , for a discussion about his work with neutral atom arrays for simulation and computation. Alex describes his very early introduction to quantum information science as a high school student in Mexico, which kicked off a defining fascination with the field. At MIT as an undergraduate he started working with photonic systems, and as a PdD student with Misha Lukin at Harvard he played an instrumental role in th...
Oct 02, 2023•54 min•Ep. 18
In this episode of The New Quantum Era, hosts Sebastian Hassinger and Kevin Rowney interview Daniel Stick, a researcher at Sandia National Lab. They discuss the fascinating world of ion traps, a novel approach to quantum computing architecture. Stick explains the concept of suspending atoms inside a radio frequency Paul trap and utilizing laser pulses to manipulate their qubit states. The conversation also delves into the advantages and limitations of ion traps compared to other architectures. S...
Sep 18, 2023•55 min•Ep. 17
Title : Operating at the Quantum Limit with Dr. Dana Anderson “In 25 to 30 years, quantum is going to be in the kitchen, sitting next to the toaster.” — Dr. Dana Anderson Description : Welcome to another episode of The New Quantum Era Podcast hosted by Kevin Rowney and Sebastian Hassinger. Today, they are joined by Dr. Dana Anderson to talk about quantum computation, simulation, and sensing technologies using ultracold neutral atoms. Dr. Anderson is Chief Strategy Officer of Infleqtion , which w...
Sep 05, 2023•54 min•Ep. 16
If anyone needs no introduction on a podcast about quantum computing, it's John Preskill. His paper " Quantum Computing in the NISQ era and beyond, " published in 2018, is the source of the acronym "NISQ," for Noisy, Intermediate Scale Quantum" computers -- basically everything we are going to build until we get to effective error correction. It's been cited almost 6000 times since, and remains essential reading to this day. John is a particle physicist and professor at Caltech whose central int...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 15
Welcome to another episode of The New Quantum Era Podcast hosted by Kevin Rowney and Sebastian Hassinger. Today, they are joined by another distinguished researcher, Dr. Harry Buhrman . Dr. Buhrman is a professor at the University of Amsterdam, he's a director at the CWI, and he's the director at Qusoft as well. He's got a long and illustrious career in quantum information. Today, Dr. Buhrman takes us through some of his earlier work and some of his areas of interest, and he also discloses detai...
Aug 07, 2023•59 min•Ep. 14
Welcome to another episode of The New Quantum Era Podcast hosted by Kevin Rowney and Sebastian Hassinger. Today, they are joined by an outstanding European researcher: Professor Leo Kouwenhoven. Leo is a professor in Applied Physics specialized in the field of Quantum NanoScience at TU Delft. Leo got his Ph.D. in Mesoscopic Physics at Delft. He was a postdoc researcher at the University of California at Berkeley and a visiting professor at Harvard. Highlights in Leo’s career include the discover...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 13
Description : Welcome to another episode of The New Quantum Era Podcast hosted by Kevin Rowney and Sebastian Hassinger. Today, they are joined by Scott Aaronson , who is a leading authority in the space of Quantum Computing, a fascinating person with a long list of relevant achievements. Scott is also the author of an outstanding blog called Shtetl-Optimize and a book named Quantum Computing Since Democritus . Scott helped design Google Quantum Supremacy, but his work exceeds it; he is involved ...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 12
Welcome to another episode of The New Quantum Era Podcast hosted by Kevin Rowney and Sebastian Hassinger. In this episode, we are joined by Dorit Aharonov , a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and one of the pioneers of quantum computing. She's also the Chief Science Officer at QEDMA, a quantum startup based in Israel. Dorit is one of the major movers and shakers of quantum error correction and co-author of the important Threshold Theorem for quantum error correction. Kevin, Sebast...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 10
Welcome to another episode of The New Quantum Era Podcast hosted by Kevin Rowney and Sebastian Hassinger. Today, they are joined by James Whitfield , who's a professor at Dartmouth College and is a colleague of Sebastian’s at Amazon Web Services’ quantum team. James has a quantum chemistry background, and, as a result, he brings that sensibility to his work in quantum information science. In today’s episode, they cover three main topics: They talk about the specific areas of quantum chemistry wh...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 11
We continue our stimulating conversation with Joe Fitzsimons , CEO and founder of Horizon Quantum Computing . After last episode's exploration of Joe's reasoned case for an optimistic future for quantum computing, we dig into Horizon's development of compiling tools that Joe hopes will unlock broad performance advantages from future quantum devices. Computer History Museum McCullough-Pitts paper on artificial neurons A guide to the HHL algorithm from the excellent qiskit open source textbook...
Mar 13, 2023•52 min•Ep. 9
Kevin and Sebastian are joined by Joe Fitzsimons , founder and CEO of Horizon Quantum Computing , a startup based in Singapore. Joe recently posted a thread on Twitter responding to some of the reactions to a recent Time cover story about quantum computing . We were really struck by his level-headed optimism and so we wanted to dig in deeper. This is part one of our conversation with Joe, where he explains the reasoning behind his optimism for the future of the technology. Mentioned in the episo...
Feb 27, 2023•54 min•Ep. 8
Kevin and Sebastian are joined by Grant Salton, a quantum researcher at AWS, who helps us understand a recent paper from Google and Caltech whose authors describe a simulation of a wormhole on Google's Sycamore quantum computer. The paper stirred some controversy and push back on the misunderstanding of the claims being made, and Grant walks us through a sub-domain of quantum information science called "it from qubit," which seeks to bridge elements of astrophysics with concepts from quantum inf...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 7
Key Takeaways : [3:38] Nathalie shares how she found her way into the field of quantum technology. [6:25] Nathalie talks about the key moment in the landscape towards being a believer in Quantum Technology. [8:29] Nathalie talks about certain things that made her change her mind. [12:20] Nathalie speaks about her particular entry into the science field. [18:09] How far up the stack does Nathalie’s interest lie, and how does that inform what she has been doing down at the materials? [22:54] Natha...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 6
Welcome to another episode of The New Quantum Era Podcast hosted by Kevin Rowney and Sebastian Hassinger. Today, they are joined by Steve Girvin , professor of Physics at Yale who has a central role in the Yale Quantum Institute, which has been ground zero for the recent development in superconducting qubits. The topics we had initially planned needed some adjustment, because on the day of the interview, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists for their work experimentally ver...
Oct 24, 2022•59 min•Ep. 5
Key Takeaways : [3:23] James introduces himself. [4:20] James talks about his engagement in game development using the public IBM Cloud quantum systems. [5:40] James explains why he said he expected the field of quantum computing to be more accessible by starting with hobbyists. [7:02] James talks about the theory behind quantum computing. [8:23] James speaks of how to engage people in quantum computing by proving Einstein was wrong in how he saw quantum mechanics. [12:39] What are some of the t...
Oct 10, 2022•49 min•Ep. 4
Title : Molecular and Subatomic Physics with David Mazziotti Description : Welcome to another episode of The New Quantum Era Podcast hosted by Kevin Rowney and Sebastian Hassinger. Today, they are joined by David Mazziotti , a physicist, and research team leader at the University of Chicago. He generously showed up with some deeply fascinating material for your consideration. Professor Mazziotti is a highly accomplished scholar, researcher, and mentor. This interview with David is a ringside sea...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 3
Welcome to another episode of The New Quantum Era Podcast hosted by Kevin Rowney and Sebastian Hassinger. Today, they are joined by Cesar A. Rodriguez Rosario , Chief Scientific Officer at Strangeworks , who is discussing the parallels between quantum computing and the development of the classical computing world at the stage of vacuum tubes and the invention of the transistor. Cesar Rodriguez is a great example of somebody who is knowledgeable about the space of Quantum Computing and sees its p...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 2
Key Takeaways : [8:25] Nick Bronn does a quick introduction about himself. [9:23] At what point in Nick’s academic career did he find he was attracted to quantum computing rather than the condensed matter physical started to get drawn into the field? [13:27] When Nick joined IBM, did they have a functioning superconducting qubit? Was there a transmon that was operational at that point? Or was it still building the first one in IBM? [17:23] How a transmon qubit does its thing? [20:27] Nick explai...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 1
