Quantum frontiers and business solutions at CEBIT

Where is the 'quantum frontier' and how far beyond it do we need to go in order to see the practical benefits of quantum computing? 

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The quantum race is underway.  Image: Andy Beales / Unsplash

How will quantum computing change our future industries?  This question and more will be explored in presentations today on 31st October at CEBIT 2019, with Professor Michael Bremner and Dr Mária Kieferová, of the UTS Centre for Quantum Software and Information.  Further debates and discussions follow when Professor Glenn Wightwick, UTS Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Innovation and Enterprise, will join panelists in a forum to delve into ‘An end-to-end look at the quantum industry’.

CEBIT Australia is the largest computer expo and this year's theme, ‘Business to the power of tech’, showcases the dynamic merger of business with technology.  CEBIT 2019 will be held on 29th - 31st October at the International Convention Centre (Halls 6 and 7), Darling Harbour, Sydney.

 

SESSION DETAILS: ICC Connect Stage, Thursday 31st October
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Searching for the quantum frontier
Michael Bremner
10:45am - 11:15 am

The world's leading experimental quantum computing teams are racing to develop quantum processors that will hopefully take the first steps into the 'quantum frontier'.  Knowing that classical computers are currently faster, have more stable memories, and can be highly parallelised: where exactly is the 'quantum frontier' and how far beyond it do we need to go in order to see the practical benefits of quantum computing?  In this presentation we will explore how quantum advantage emerges from the subtle characteristics of problems where quantum interference can best be utilised, and why this makes building and developing applications for quantum computers such a formidable task.

Practical applications of quantum computing
Mária Kieferová
11:15am - 11:45am

Quantum computing promises to revolutionize the world of technologies.  While there are some computational problems such as factoring, where quantum computers provide exponential speedup compared to the best classical algorithms, many industrial problems are simply too complicated to analytically study.  I will review scientific efforts towards solving computational problems in business and explain the methods used for designing quantum algorithms.

Panel: An end-to-end look at the quantum industry
11:45am - 12:30pm

Panelists:

  • Samantha Lawson, General Manager, Strategy, Transformation and Emerging Technology, Commonwealth Bank
  • Glenn Wightwick, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Innovation and Enterprise, University of Technology Sydney
  • Mandy Birch, Senior Vice President, Engineering Strategy, Rigetti Computing

Moderator:

  • Tricia Klinger, Oxbranch Board Member and Adviser, Rigetti Australia



 

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