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Quantum Computing Now

by Ethan Hansen, Shwetha Jayaraj

From Ethan Hansen - This is a podcast all about quantum computing news, basic concepts, and what people in the field are doing. Quantum computing is serious stuff and we talk about serious science, but I try to not take myself too seriously. With that being said, quantum computing is rad as heck. Oh and here's the obligatory phrase " quantum computing podcast " so search engines pick this up.Shoot me an email if you wanna get in touch: [email protected] now by Shway!

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  1. Compilers, Compilers, Compilers! with John Long [QuEra]

    QuEra's John Long joins in for the next episode of Quantum Computing Now. He is a Scientific Software Engineer that spent 4 years at the Boston startup that builds neutral atom quantum computing for combinatorial optimization problems. Key links mentioned below: -...

  2. Manufacturing Qubits with Dr. Ekta Bhatia [NY Creates]

    Today's episode we hear from Ekta Bhatia PhD in condensed matter physics, a distinguished quantum research scientist at NY Creates working on quantum materials for superconducting chips in Albany, NY! Her work is on Tantalum so that is specifically what is covered which also happens to be used in...

  3. Happy World Quantum Day! A recap

    Happy World Quantum Day!! As I looked on the front page of google I remind myself that I host a quantum computing podcast. Hope this is better than going down the Wikipedia rabbit hole, though that is worth reading through as well. :) Stay tuned for the next episode with hardware physicists next...

  4. PQC & Math Culture with Krystal A. Maughan [RQS - QSim]

    Before you listen! Helpful Acronyms to deal with the jargon: - PQC = Post Quantum Cryptography, area within quantum computing & cryptography where researchers are developing quantum-safe protocols resilient against quantum cryptography attacks. - LDPC Codes = Low Density Parity Check, a type of...

  5. "Choose Your Own Adventure" with Amir Karamlou (Google QuantumAI)

    Happy *belated World Quantum Day (Week/Month/Year). This episode is about the journey that one can take in navigating and getting started in the quantum technology space. This was recorded live at the NYU Abhu Dhabi International Hackathon for Social Good. This episode I talk to Google…

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  6. For the Love of Quantum

    The return of the QCN podcast!! This episode was meant to release on February 14th! Ethan's mic (quite literally) has been passed on to me, Shway, and I'll be the new host. I hope I do nearly as great of a job communicating the journey of learning quantum computing as he did... Thank you my…

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  7. A Brief Inquiry Into the Nature of Giving Up

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  8. Reprogrammable Quantum Secure Hardware with Mamta Gupta - Episode 47

    We've heard on the show before about software needed to secure devices in a post-quantum world, but what about the hardware? Mamta Gupta from Lattice Semiconductor is here to tell us all about that! A note: at one point, Mamta talks about massive parallelism being the reason for quantum…

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  9. Hello (again) World! - Episode 46

    Guess who's back? Back again? Ethan's back! Tell a friend! My research on arxiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.04093 https://www.minds.com/1ethanhansen [email protected] QRL: Q0106000c95fe7c29fa6fc841ab9820888d807f41d4a99fc4ad9ec5510a5334c72ef8d0f8c44698 Monero:...

  10. Womanium Quantum Panel

    Original Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjIkM6Io6pU Womanium Quantum website: https://www.womanium.org/Quantum/Computing

  11. Summer Update 2022

    What's going on with this podcast? Is it dead? Is Ethan dead? Find out all that and more on this exciting installment of Quantum! Computing! Now! QC Zero to Hero repo: https://gitlab.com/1ethanhansen/zero-to-qc-hero The Quantum Pod: https://anchor.fm/thequantumpod Noisy Intermediate Scale…

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  12. QC Zero to Hero Day 035

    Links to resources used today: https://quantum.country/qcvc https://quantum.country/qm https://app.element.io/?pk_vid=d4b162e0e6c511851631808451ab93fb#/room/#quantum_computing:matrix.org Join the next meeting!...

  13. QC Zero to Hero Day 028

    Links to resources used today: https://github.com/microsoft/QuantumKatas/tree/main/tutorials/LinearAlgebra Join the next meeting! https://meet.jit.si/moderated/dab76a5dc57f13ba62e454ebd1bc5ab3222ed7b0df78a860fe90e912c170378c Download the curriculum!...

  14. QC Zero to Hero Day 027

    Links to resources used today: https://github.com/microsoft/QuantumKatas/tree/main/tutorials/ComplexArithmetic Join the next meeting! https://meet.jit.si/moderated/dab76a5dc57f13ba62e454ebd1bc5ab3222ed7b0df78a860fe90e912c170378c Download the curriculum!...

  15. QC Zero to Hero Day 023

    Links to resources used today: https://www.3blue1brown.com/lessons/matrix-multiplication https://www.3blue1brown.com/lessons/3d-transformations https://www.3blue1brown.com/lessons/determinant https://www.3blue1brown.com/lessons/inverse-matrices Join the next meeting!...

  16. QC Zero to Hero Day 022

    For some reason the audio was all weird for this recording and the recording cut off at the end before I finished up. That's okay though, I just went through the exercises for that video by myself and the summary I put down was "see day 14" because it was basically the same content Links to...

  17. QC Zero to Hero Day 014

    Links to resources used today: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/linear-algebra/matrix-transformations/linear-transformations/a/visualizing-linear-transformations?modal=1...

  18. Superconducting Qubits with Jan Goetz – Episode 45

    In which Jan Goetz teaches me about how superconducting quantum computers work. IQM website: https://www.meetiqm.com/ Opensource software for designing superconducting circuits: https://github.com/iqm-finland/KQCircuits IQM at APS March Meeting…

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  19. QC Zero to Hero Day 003-005

    Links to resources used today: https://www.learnpython.org/en/Hello%2C_World%21 https://www.learnpython.org/en/Variables_and_Types https://www.learnpython.org/en/Lists https://www.learnpython.org/en/Dictionaries https://www.learnpython.org/en/Basic_Operators...

  20. QC Zero to Hero Day 001 & 002

    If you're listening on the podcast version, so you don't waste your time I recommend using a podcatcher that can automatically skip silence like AntennaPod: https://antennapod.org/ (that's what I use!) Links to resources used today: https://jupyter.org/install...

  21. Humanizing Quantum Computing with whurley – Episode 44

    In which whurley and I talk about the challenges and promises involved in bringing quantum computing to a wider audience Jon Skerrett episode: https://anchor.fm/quantumcomputingnow/episodes/Fact-vs-Fiction-Quantum-Edition-with-Jon-Skerrett--Episode-38-e13u6fv whurley’s FaceBook:...

  22. Cold Atom Quantum Computing with Paul Lipman – Episode 43

    Quantum London: https://www.qubits.london/ Forbes Articles: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/people/paullipman1/?sh=487219bf657c Difference between Quantum Supremacy and Quantum Advantage:...

  23. The Future of Quantum Computing with Scott Aaronson – Episode 42

    The burden of proof lies on the side of the people saying quantum computing is impossible. Agree or disagree? In this episode Scott Aaronson talks about why he thinks it's true! Quantum Supremacy episode:...

  24. Modern Quantum Programming with Roger Luo – Episode 41

    In which Roger and I talk about Yao, mostly That’s Cool News talking about ITER: https://thatscoolnews.com/episode/62/ Yao tutorials: https://yaoquantum.org/tutorials/ Roger’s Blog post on building a quantum simulator from scratch: https://blog.rogerluo.dev/2020/03/31/yany/ Yao docs:...

  25. Why Quantum Needs Classical with Itamar Sivan – Episode 40

    Classical and Quantum – a match made in heaven. And in the labs of Quantum Machines. Quantum Machines Website: https://www.quantum-machines.co/ Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com https://www.minds.com/1ethanhansen [email protected] QRL:...

  26. Qubit Touchdown with Tom Wong – Episode 39

    What the difference between football and quantum computing? How much funding they each get – take that however you would like Qubit Touchdown: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/qubit-touchdown Entanglion: https://entanglion.github.io/ Math football player:...

  27. Fact vs Fiction: Quantum Edition with Jon Skerrett – Episode 38

    In which Jon and I debunk some common quantum computing myths and have a bit of fun in the process Also Happy 4th of July everyone! 3Blue1Brown Linear Algebra series: https://www.3blue1brown.com/essence-of-linear-algebra-page/ 9 second coherence time episode:...

  28. Cryptographic Agility with Mike Brown – Episode 37

    In a world where quantum computers put the entire fate of encrypted messaging on the line, only one man can stop them… cue action shots and tense music Just kidding of course, Mike Brown works with a whole company that can stop them! Listen to this episode to learn more about the real-world work...

  29. Enterprise Quantum Software with Steve Reinhardt – Episode 36

    Join Steve and I as we talk about the fact that quantum computing is different from high performance computing (among other topics). Real earth-shattering news you can only find right-here on quantum computing now. QCI Website: https://www.quantumcomputinginc.com/ Qatalyst:...

  30. Quantum Amplifiers with Dr. Olivia Lanes – Episode 35

    Everyone always asks "what is a quantum amplifier" but never "how is a quantum amplifier." Well in this episode I got to ask just that! (or rather, how is an amplifier quantum?) Dr. Olivia Lanes was my incredible guest who taught me a lot about all sorts of hardware surrounding superconducting...

  31. Contributing to Pennylane with Jack Ceroni - Episode 34

    Quantum computing and the space race share some commonalities if you ask Jack and I, but that’s not all we’re here to talk about today. Join Jack Ceroni and myself for a discussion of pennylane, QML, getting started with quantum, and what in the world are QNodes? Pennylane tutorials:...

  32. Coherence Times Longer Than My Attention Span – Episode 33

    If only the progress of quantum computing could also help me not bounce from idea to idea like a pin ball... https://thequantumdaily.com/2021/04/05/uk-based-quantum-motion-researchers-report-they-have-blueprint-for-scalable-future-in-quantum-computing/...

  33. The Quantum Encabulator

    In which I give the details of an interesting project I’ve been working on The Turbo Encabulator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac7G7xOG2Ag A website I used for the script: https://www.thechiefstoryteller.com/2014/07/16/turbo-encabulator-best-worst-jargon/ Sound effects obtained from...

  34. Noisy Intermediate Scale Podcast - March Showcase – Episode 31

    In which I play the first episode of the Noisy Intermediate-Scale Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/noisy-intermediate-scale-podcast ----- Notes from Michał’s Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13914305/1-what-quantum-software-engineers-do In this episode I talk about the job of quantum...

  35. Nonlocal – March Showcase – Episode 30

    In which I play a select segment from Nonlocal: a quantum computing podcast: https://nonlocal.libsyn.com/ ----- Nonlocal’s show notes: https://nonlocal.libsyn.com/001-the-origin-of-the-mermin-peres-magic-square The Mermin-Peres magic square is a simple game which is at the heart of many results…

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  36. ALL the Frameworks 2: Electric Boogaloo – Episode 29 [Basics]

    In which I refresh the list I gave a while back and actually make good on the promise of talking about ALL the frameworks (because I speedrun 2 lists of them at the end of the show) Silq: https://silq.ethz.ch/ Qiskit: https://qiskit.org/ Junye Huang Interview:...

  37. QOSF Showcase – Episode 28 [Hybrid]

    In which Matthew Weiss and I talk about quantum spheres and Amir Ebrahimi and I talk about visualizing pulse generation. Spheres on Github: https://github.com/heyredhat/spheres Matt’s website: https://heyredhat.github.io/ Brooklyn Quantum Computing Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/brooklyn_quantum/...

  38. Brandon Solo and Machine Learning with Tequila – Episode 27

    In which Brandon and I spend a while chatting about his experience with the Quantum Open Source Foundation Mentorship program (which you can apply for now!), and the project he worked on as part of that. Make sure you listen until we start trying to describe code over audio ;) APPLY FOR THE QOSF...

  39. Mike Strike and the Quantum Resistant Ledger – Episode 26 [Hybrid]

    In which Mike and I talk about the reasons trust is so important in bitcoin & blockchain, how quantum computers could erode that trust, and why QRL allows that trust to be maintained, even in the face of a quantum threat. Blog with a little talk about quadratic speedup maybe not being enough:...

  40. David Gunnarsson and Dilution Refrigerators – Episode 25 [Hybrid]

    In which David Gunnarsson and I talk about Dilution Refrigerators and what Bluefors does. What does Bluefors do? They make Dilution Refrigerators. Bluefors on thequantumdaily.com: https://thequantumdaily.com/?s=bluefors Bluefors website: https://bluefors.com/ Bluefors Twitter:...

  41. Amir Naveh and Quantum Volume – Episode 24 [Hybrid]

    Amir (VP of R&D at Classiq, a quantum software startup) and I talk about how Quantum Volume is measured and how we in the public should interpret the results that come from it. While the metric does have some flaws, it’s still a good general-purpose single-number way to compare devices. IBM...

  42. Travis Scholten and News from IEEE Quantum Week - Episode 23 [Hybrid]

    An excellent talk with an excellent person! Learn all about what IBM’s been up to recently! Link to QCN show type poll: https://surveyjs.io/published?id=559dac01-5ce1-450a-8aea-b639311758cb IBM and Unitary Fund:...

  43. Dr. Christopher Savoie and Life Sciences – Episode 22 [Hybrid]

    QED-C survey of life sciences companies: https://quantumconsortium.org/almost-one-third-of-life-science-companies-set-to-begin-quantum-computing-evaluation-this-year/ NSF starting 3 quantum institutes: https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/announcements/072120.jsp QED-C website:...

  44. Michał Stęchły and QOSF – Episode 21 [Hybrid]

    What is the role of higher education in QC?: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.16444.pdf QOSF mentorship program open for applications: https://www.qosf.org/qc_mentorship Optimization on Sycamore processor paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2004.04197.pdf Reachability Deficits in quantum approximation paper:...

  45. John Prisco and Quantum Cryptography – Episode 20 [Hybrid]

    Quantum Xchange website: https://quantumxc.com/ Quantum Xchange linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quantum-xchange/ Quantum Xchange twitter: https://twitter.com/Quantum_Xchange NIST PQC enters selection round:...

  46. Zlatko Minev & Error Correction – Episode 19 [Hybrid]

    I had a great time talking with Dr. Zlatko Minev in this episode! We got to talk about new quantum physics, error correction, and qiskit community, as well as quantum mechanics for doing the dishes Qiskit community: https://github.com/qiskit-community Zlatko’s twitter:...

  47. Peter Johnson & VQE - Episode 18 [Hybrid]

    I had an excellent, thoroughly entertaining, and long chat with Peter Johnson from Zapata Computing. We got to talk a lot about VQE, quantum advantage, and new algorithms that try to squeeze performance out of quantum hardware. Zapata Paper Announcement video (MUST WATCH):...

  48. Nathan Shammah & Unitary Fund - Episode 17

    Ethan talks with Nathan Shammah about unitary fund, open science, and science communication Unitary Fund link: https://unitary.fund/ Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com https://minds.com/1ethanhansen [email protected] https://thequantumdaily.com/

  49. Johan Vos - Episode 16 [Interview]

    In this episode I sit down with Johan Vos to talk about his new book Quantum Computing for Developers Manning affiliate link: http://www.manning.com/?a_aid=Quantum-Computing-Now Johan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/johanvos Affiliate link to book:...

  50. Anisha Musti & Quantum Machine Learning - Episode 15 [Hybrid]

    Ethan and Anisha Musti chat about what’s going on in the world of quantum, and Ethan learns a thing or two about quantum machine learning. Anisha’s Medium: https://medium.com/@anishamusti Anisha’s Website: http://anishamusti.com/ Anisha’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/anishamusti Q-munity website:...

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From Ethan Hansen - This is a podcast all about quantum computing news, basic concepts, and what people in the field are doing. Quantum computing is serious stuff and we talk about serious science, but I try to not take myself too seriously. With that being said, quantum computing is rad as heck. Oh and here's the obligatory phrase " quantum computing podcast " so search engines pick this up.Shoot me an email if you wanna get in touch: [email protected] now by Shway!

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