The Post-Quantum World
Follow The Post-Quantum World, where Protiviti and our guests explore quantum computing and its business impacts, benefits and threats. Quantum computing capabilities are exploding, causing disruption and opportunities, but many technology and business leaders still don’t understand the impact quantum will have on their business. Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready. In our bi-weekly podcast series, The Post-Quantum World, Protiviti Associate Director and host Konstantinos Karagiannis is joined by quantum computing experts to discuss hot topics in quantum computing, including the business impact, benefits and threats of this exciting new capability. Visit www.protiviti.com/postquantum to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready. For questions or additional information, contact Konstantinos Karagiannis: konstantinos.karagiannis@protiviti.com.
Episodes
While we await practical business advantage with quantum computing, another important question arises: Has quantum information science already furthered our understanding of science? What’s the difference between a simulator and an emulator, and how does a physical quantum computer fit in? Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat with Lincoln Carr from Colorado School of Mines as they explore these topics, along with everythin...
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April 3, 2024 • 34 mins
There’s been much speculation about how fault-tolerant quantum computing might accelerate the power of artificial intelligence in the future. But what if those technologies switched roles? AI is already improving certain aspects of current quantum technology. Find out how businesses and verticals can start to use these techniques for real use cases in quantum sensing, simulation and migration to post-quantum cryptography. Join Host...
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March 20, 2024 • 46 mins
In 1981, Richard Feynman gave a keynote that proposed simulating physics with computers. We’ve come a long way with the resulting quantum computers, and you may have heard about business use cases for them. But how much progress has been made in using the machines to understand the universe? Who better to ask than Dr. Harry Cliff from the Large Hadron Collider? He discusses how quantum computers can simulate particle interactions o...
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March 6, 2024 • 38 mins
Quantum computing needs error-corrected, logical qubits to exit the noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) era and bring real advantage to practical business and other use cases. A recent experiment at Harvard succeeded at creating 48 logical qubits on a neutral atom platform, and the techniques will be implemented in production systems in the future. We may have 100 logical qubits by 2026! Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a...
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February 21, 2024 • 32 mins
Writing code for quantum computing always involves some layers of abstraction. Learn about QMOD, a new language that makes it easier to create working circuits and comes with some solid working use cases you can try out. Classiq makes QMOD available within its enterprise-level development tool, which you can now use for free (for non-commercial applications). Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat with Amir Naveh from Classi...
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February 7, 2024 • 33 mins
We’ve all tried to imagine what goes on at the quantum level, but have you ever taken a photo of interference or grabbed a snapshot of quantum tunneling? Find out how to access quantum physics as a service and experiment with Bose-Einstein Condensates, or BECs. This isn’t quantum computing, but it could lead to a whole new quantum-technology maker industry with real applications across sectors. Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis fo...
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January 24, 2024 • 32 mins
NIST will release the standards for post-quantum cryptography soon, and all companies will have to start taking action to become crypto-agile and replace vulnerable ciphers. One of the first steps is gathering an inventory of the cryptography used in your organization. Find out how to accomplish this, and monitor future changes you make, with AgileSec. It’s a dashboard approach to staying ahead of the looming quantum computing thre...
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2024 will be a milestone year for post-quantum cryptography, with NIST getting ready to release its new standards. We can expect proof-of-concept business use cases for quantum computing to become more common as machine fidelity and performance continue to improve. What should boards consider regarding PQC and other aspects of the quantum industry this year? Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat and look ahead with Derrick ...
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December 13, 2023 • 34 mins
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots. Physics is also interested in these little marvels, and they may have a big impact in quantum computing. We need many more qubits of high quality to tackle complex business problems and use cases. How will silicon-based quantum processing units (QPUs) boost scalability for increased performance into the million-qubit realm? Join Host Kons...
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November 29, 2023 • 41 mins
We’ve done plenty of episodes where there is a piece of software or cloud platform users can try, usually for the purposes of making coding or algorithmic development easier. Coding naturally seems to be the quickest way to get involved in quantum computing, but we’ve never discussed actually building quantum hardware at home! Find out how to start learning the engineering side of quantum information science by building your own ne...
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November 15, 2023 • 33 mins
Quantum computing faces several scaling issues to achieve fault-tolerant systems that can solve practical business problems. We need high-fidelity interconnect to have modules or even full quantum computers work as one powerful system. And qubits could stand to run a little hotter as refrigeration gets out of hand as we add more of the sensitive little entities. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat with Sebastian Weidt fro...
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November 1, 2023 • 36 mins
It’s the 11th hour as we approach 2024 and the release of NIST’s post-quantum cryptography standards. Is it possible for your business to start protecting some critical assets today from tomorrow's cryptanalytically relevant quantum computing? Find out how a few applications already do so. Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat with Denis Mandich from Qrypt.
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October 18, 2023 • 35 mins
Quantum computing is a full stack, from hardware to the programming interface. Superstaq is a software platform that optimizes your code before it hits the backend quantum computer. The result? You can dramatically improve the performance of your programs by orders of magnitude by modifying just one layer of the stack. The boost could make the difference when your business is deciding whether a use case is viable today. Join host K...
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October 4, 2023 • 37 mins
Quantum-inspired approaches are powering real use cases for businesses today while we wait for more powerful quantum computers in the future. Some of these techniques result in physical products you can hold in your hand. Find out how OTI Lumionics is using this type of quantum computing to bring under-display cameras and other technologies to market today. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat with Scott Genin, VP of Mater...
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September 20, 2023 • 32 mins
If you build an easy-to-use portal to the world of quantum coding, eventually, companies are going to take notice and want to offer the environment to their teams. Learn how you can interact with quantum computing hardware and software of all types, either on your own or with your teammates to solve real business problems, using qBraid. Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat about this evolved tool with qBraid Co-founder and...
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September 6, 2023 • 31 mins
We can easily extrapolate that quantum computing will excel at large optimizations that challenge classical systems. One such mammoth problem is power-grid energy distribution. How has one neutral atom system started to tackle this already? Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat with Rob Hays from Atom Computing, where they discuss a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy.
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August 23, 2023 • 35 mins
Quantum computing needs logical, error-corrected qubits to reach the ultimate goal of fault-tolerant systems that can change the world. Without logical qubits, we won’t be able to have production-ready business use cases that are pure quantum. Is it too early to be thinking about creating these “perfect” qubits? One company says it’s already tackling the problem with a new take on the old quantum-classical Schrödinger’s Cat thought...
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August 9, 2023 • 35 mins
Standardization is something we take for granted in classical information technology. But when it comes to quantum computing, are we all speaking the same language? In addition to making neutral-atom quantum systems, Pasqal is trying to ensure all aspects of QIS will interoperate going forward. Standardization has always helped businesses adopt new technologies because they are more consistent and reliable as a result. Join host Ko...
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DEF CON is the world’s leading hacking conference, about to have its 31st event in Las Vegas, August 10-13, 2023. For the second year in a row, Quantum Village will be helping attendees engage with quantum technologies and understand the cybersecurity impacts they will have. There’s even a Quantum Capture the Flag (CTF) competition! Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis (a speaker at the show) for a chat with Mark Carney and Victoria ...
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July 12, 2023 • 44 mins
AI is disrupting almost every industry right now, so it’s not surprising that machine learning techniques are being used to improve quantum computers and accelerate the coming of fault-tolerant systems. Applications may have an advantageous business impact sooner than we thought. Join Protiviti’s Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat with Michael Hush from Q-CTRL and learn how they’re squeezing a whole lot extra out of the quantum so...
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