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In this episode, Frank announces the new website that will keep you up to date on all the happenings in the quantum computing realm. This episode is entitled "Now is the Time to Prepare for the Quantum Computing Revolution" and was recorded on a livestream and is rated one Schroedinger. Here is your host, Frank La Vigne.

In this episode, Frank and Andy welcome our first guest to the show. Dr Mark Jackson is a Quantum Evangelist at Cambridge Quantum Computing, which may just be the best job title I have ever heard. This episode is entitled "What and Why Quantum Computing?" and is rated one and a half Schroedingers. It could be 2 Schroedingers or just one. You will have to observe the entire episode to collapse the wave function. LinksCambridge Quantum Computing https://cambridgequantum.com/ Transcript 00:00:00 BAILey Hello and welcome to impact quantum. 00:00:02 BAILey A podcast about quantum computing for developers and engineers. 00:00:06 BAILey In this episode, Frank and Andy welcome our first guest to the show. 00:00:11 BAILey Doctor Mark Jackson is a quantum evangelist at Cambridge Quantum Computing, which may just be the best job title I have ever heard. 00:00:19 BAILey This episode is entitled what and why Quantum Computing and is rated 1 1/2 Schrodinger's. 00:00:26 BAILey It could be. 00:00:27 BAILey Two Schrodinger's or just one. 00:00:29 BAILey You will have to observe the entire episode to collapse the wavefunction. 00:00:33 BAILey Now on. 00:00:34 BAILey With the show. 00:00:36 BAILey But first, here's some dubstep. 00:00:47 Frank Hello and welcome to impact quantum. 00:00:51 Frank The podcast where we. 00:00:52 Frank Explore this new. 00:00:53 Frank Field of quantum computing from an engineer's perspective. Maybe you're a software engineer. Maybe you're a data engineer. 00:00:59 Frank But you keep hearing about this thing called quantum computing, which is going to change everything. 00:01:04 Frank And I happen to believe that it will change everything, and to that end I. 00:01:07 Frank Hey I have my trusty co-host from data driven. 00:01:11 Frank With me Andy Leonard. 00:01:12 Andy Hey Frank, thanks for for bringing me along as folks will quickly learn, you know way more about quantum computing. 00:01:20 Andy Than I do. 00:01:21 Andy So I guess I'm just here for my pretty faves. 00:01:24 Frank Of course, of course we are. 00:01:25 Frank Actually recording this in video on teams, but come with me with us for the first time in impact quantum history. 00:01:33 Frank We have a guest and it's Doctor Mark Jackson. 00:01:36 Frank Uh, who has probably the coolest job title I have heard in about a decade or two? 00:01:43 Frank Welcome to the show. 00:01:43 Frank Mark, you're our first guest ever. 00:01:45 Dr. Mark Jackson Thank you Frank. 00:01:46 Dr. Mark Jackson Thank you Andy. 00:01:47 Dr. Mark Jackson It's great to be here. 00:01:49 Frank Uh, so as Andy said, you know, I do. 00:01:52 Frank When I you know I would use the term knows more as a very relative term part of the if you're listening to the show and you've listened to the archives. 00:02:01 Frank Part of the reason why we haven't had a lot of shows is because I really kind of hit my cerebral limit at the time to talk about so. 00:02:09 Frank Given that quantum is still a relatively new field and there's a shortage of experts in the field, but I think you know we were. 00:02:17 Frank I was blessed to get in contact with Mark where we can talk about kind of this with an expert because he's a quantum evangelist. 00:02:27 Dr. Mark Jackson Yes, it's a. 00:02:28 Dr. Mark Jackson It's a pleasure to be here and I am Cambridge, quantum quantum evangelist. 00:02:33 Dr. Mark Jackson I'm glad you like my title. 00:02:34 Dr. Mark Jackson It's it's pretty unique. 00:02:36 Frank That is very cool. 00:02:37 Frank Uhm so So what? 00:02:39 Frank You know, what does a First off? 00:02:41 Frank How did you get into quantum? 00:02:43 Frank What's your background? 00:02:44 Frank Is your background in quantum physics? 00:02:46 Frank Or computing or. 00:02:46 Dr. Mark Jackson My background is in yes, so my

In this episode, Frank and Andy welcome Brian Lenahan to the show. . Brian is Founder and Chair of the Quantum Strategy Institute, a collaboration of quantum experts and enthusiasts from around the globe enabling business to understand the technology, its potential and its practical applications. This episode is entitled "Quantum is Here" and is rated one Schroedinger. LinksBrian's book "Quantum Boost" https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Boost-Computing-Supercharge-Business-ebook/dp/B08W8P1BRJ Quantum Strategy Institute https://quantumstrategyinstitute.com/ Transcript Coming Soon

In this episode, Frank speaks with Andre Koenig. Andre is an author, entrepreneur and an Investor in Quantum Technolgies. This episode is entitled "The many inflection points of quantum technologies" and is rated two Schroedingers. Thanks for listening to Impact Quantum. LinksTranscript

In this episode, Frank and Andy speak with Lynn Langit and her journey from developer to quantum developer. This episode is entitled "Developing for Quantum Computing" and is rated three Schroedingers, but don't let that scare you off. LinksGitHub 'learning-quantum' -- https://github.com/lynnlangit/learning-quantum (https://github.com/lynnlangit/learning-quantum) YouTube bookclub playlist -- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIrLpelK7F7-pGGMKph7dHuJWwEswnXOc (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIrLpelK7F7-pGGMKph7dHuJWwEswnXOc) O'Reilly Book -- https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/programming-quantum-computers/9781492039679/ (https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/programming-quantum-computers/9781492039679/)] Twitter - https://twitter.com/lynnlangit (https://twitter.com/lynnlangit)

This Disruptive Technologists' event occurred on October 13, 2021, 4 PM to 5 PM EST Quantum computing harnesses the phenomena of quantum mechanics to deliver a huge leap forward in computational power to solve problems. In this October Disruptive Technologists Webinar, we will be bringing you the finest minds in the Quantum arena. Quantum computers will soon be able to solve complex problems that today’s most powerful supercomputers can’t solve, and never will. But now quantum is going to a new level – it’s entering a new dimension. We are referring to computations using a completely new physical principle that has never been used before — we’re talking about computational power being available for much less energy and effort. Original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z5ZF0RQFc4 MEET THE PANELISTSMark Mattingley-Scott: A veteran of the IT industry and pioneer of IBM’s Quantum Computing program and our own Disruptive Technologists Board Member, Mark is also a former 30 year IBM Quantum Computing Architect who just started an exciting new job as General Manager EMEA for Quantum Brilliance. Petra Söderling: Petra ran teams and innovation projects in a large multinational corporation (Nokia in Finland), founded and managed two startup companies in New York City (mobile apps) and New Orleans, LA (Real estate 3D). “Most recently I work as a Senior Advisor the Finnish government’s innovation funding agency, Business Finland. She lives and works in Colorado and advises the Finnish government on quantum, space tech, smart mobility, AI, and cybersecurity. Finland is currently building its first quantum computer, a superconducting 5-50 qbit qc that will serve the Finnish scientific and commercial communities. The country has deep roots in cold atom technologies and hardware but is actively inviting and building an international quantum algorithm ecosystem to support the existing capabilities. The US is an important partner.” Danika Hannon: Since 2018, Danika has been moving into the quantum computing space. During that time, she: became a leader of the MN Quantum Computing Meetup, completed a data science bootcamp, served on the Women in Quantum Advisory Board, volunteered for a quantum computing and AI startup called Boltz.ai, and became a Relationship Manager with Cambridge Quantum Computing, as well as the Deputy Head and IQSD Chair for the Quantum Strategy Institute. Ivy Cohen, President, Ivy Cohen Corporate Communications: Reputation Management and Communications Strategist. Frank La Vigne is a published author, podcaster, and conference speaker who discovered the near limitless potential of quantum computing at a Microsoft Research conference in 2019. In 2020, he launched the Impact Quantum site podcast to share his enthusiasm for quantum technologies with fellow data scientists and engineers. In 2021, Frank left Microsoft to join Koverse, a platform that adds enhanced security solutions for highly sensitive big data implementations. Moderator: Ivy Cohen, President, Ivy Cohen Corporate Communications MC: Sep DiMeglio, UX and Accessibility Engineer, Microsoft Interactive Videographer: Jeffrey Paul, Ziotag: advanced deep-tagging

in this episode, Frank and Andy speak with Yuval Boger about how his company Classiq enhances quantum developer productivity. Show notes:Classiq website: https://www.classiq.io/ (https://www.classiq.io/) Yuval's Podcast: https://www.classiq.io/insights#podcasts (https://www.classiq.io/insights#podcasts)

in this episode, Frank reads "The Qubit Before Christmas" a quantum inspired version of the holiday classic poem. Have a listen. LinksFrank's Original LinkedIn Post https://www.linkedin.com/posts/frank-lavigne_twas-the-qubit-before-christmas-and-all-through-activity-6880337657478553600-f3ud The Qubit Before Christmasby Frank La Vigne 'Twas the Qubit before Christmas And all through the house Not a creature was stirring; not even Schroedinger’s mouse The researchers posted their papers with care In the hopes that quantum error correction would soon be there The VC’s were nestled all snug in their beds While Visions of Quantum led IPO’s danced in their heads And mamma writing her theses and I in my hat Were wondering if we should check on Schroedinger’s Cat When out in the cosmos there arose such a clatter I was certain it was dark matter Away to the YouTube I flew like a clown Hoping to get a good explanation from 3Blue1Brown The video was helpful; but I was still a little confused; There stood the ghost of Steven Hawking, who was quite amused. And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: Now Shor! Now Grover! Now Pauli and Hadamard! On Bohr! On Feynman! On Einstein! On Einstein! I must say your name twice As perhaps, God does play dice. If you’re lucky, the game you may win And we can harness the particles’ spin We haven’t much time for these particles to remain in coherency To have any hope of quantum supremacy We have Bose-Einstein Condensate, But still mustn’t be late The hype cycle waits for none For, if we do not progress, deals will be undone With that he withdrew, his bells they jangled May your particles be entangled He shouted as he took flight Merry Xmon to all and to all a good night!

The very first episode of Impact Quantum. Watch the livestream https://www.linkedin.com/posts/frank-lavigne_quantum-compute-is-coming-activity-6700060953964232704-8JwD Transcript (AI Generated): This episode of the impact quantum podcast is rated one schroedinger and is entitled Quantum is coming. Speaker 1 I'm Frank Lavigna an this is the very first episode of impact quantum quantum computing is about the radically change. Speaker 1 Uh, how we live an work, so let's roll the intro. Speaker 1 Alright, with me to my I think it's left on the screen. Here is my cohost from data driven Andy. Later, how's it going, Andy? Speaker 2 Hey Frank is going awesome. Speaker 2 How are you? Speaker 1 I'm doing well doing well. I've got the I've I've got the fever. Speaker 1 Do you? It's not covered. It's not Corona Squantum Fever. That's what I got. Speaker 1 So Andy and I have another podcast data driven.tv where we explore the emerging fields of data science machine learning an artificial intelligence, and you're probably wondering what the heck are you data sciency data engineer guys doing here talking about quantum computing? Speaker 1 For miles back, let me tell you a story. In November of 2019 this is back when people would actually travel places. Speaker 1 And congregate in large groups without thinking twice. This is before the words Wuhan meat market. Speaker 1 More commonplace before when Corona was just a beer I attended a conference called M labs or might machine learning and data science summit. It's an internal only kind of conference for Microsoft employees thrown by Microsoft Research where they kind of come out of the lab and they talked to us about kind of what's around. Speaker 1 Pike Speaker 1 And, um. Speaker 1 This is the conference that I went to in 2016 where I had my ahha moment or you know about getting into this field right? I kind of. I was into data visualization and power BI and kind of Munging Data with Excel. Speaker 1 But the engineering wasn't in me, was not satisfied. Then I discovered machine learning and artificial intelligence, and where that was headed. Speaker 1 And when I came back from that conference, completely switched on about. This is the future. This is coming. It's here, it's you know it's it's on its way. Speaker 1 Most people thought I was crazy. Speaker 1 I mean, even I had my doubts about it, so yeah. Speaker 1 Through Speaker 1 A number of coincidences. It took me 4 or or other reasons, took me about four and a half years or 3 1/2 years to get back there. Speaker 1 Um and the first day came and went. I didn't have that. Ah ha moment, so I'm like, well, you know, maybe that's just like a once or twice in a lifetime type. Ah ha moment. Speaker 1 It happens, doesn't have sure sure. Speaker 1 And. Speaker 1 Then on the second day it was a hardware presentation. Now I can't talk about everything I saw, but that's when quantum computing was explained to Maine. Speaker 1 And why? Speaker 1 It is the next big thing. Speaker 1 An I knew I was on the right track because when I came back I started telling other people that quantum is coming quantum quantum quantum. Speaker 1 I sat it again like a ranting lunatic. Speaker 1 And that kind of told Maine. Speaker 1 That maybe I'm on to something because the next wave always looks crazy before it happens. Speaker 2 Yeah. Speaker 2 So. Speaker 1 With that in mind, I attended, um I started studying quantum type computing articles and and Whatnot, and I even installed Q Sharp that night in the hotel. Speaker 1 Then I opened up my. Speaker 1 Brought on my Visual Studio. Speaker 1 And, um. Speaker 1 Was like OK, now what? Yeah. Speaker 1 Um and once again, I'm trying to keep a growth mindset here when I first read a book on statistics. Speaker 1 My first reaction was, uh, what did I get myself...

In this episode, Frank explains Qubits and the math behind them. This episode is rated 2 Schrodingers. Watch the live stream: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/frank-lavigne_impact-quantum-whats-a-qubit-activity-6707702289219493890-Obaj Transcript Voiceover Hello and welcome to this episode of impact quantum. This episode is titled freaking qubits how do they work? Voiceover Only Frank could Lincoln Insane Clown Posse mean to quantum computing so you are clearly in the right place to learn. This episode is rated to shredding's for some heavy maths content don't worry, it's not too scary. Frank Alright, so that. Frank Dubstep intro music means that this is impact quantum. The podcast for engineers who are curious about the coming revolution in quantum computing. I'm your host Frank Lavigna and my cohost will not be able to join us today. So as we promised in kind of the original show. Frank We're not going to kind of do that. We're gonna try to get to a more regular cadence. In these shows so this is show number Q. Although technically third in the series. Frank This show was rated 2 Schrodinger's 'cause. We will get into a little bit of technical detail but don't let that scare you off I'm going to talk about. Uh. Frank Cubits and Anne, how they work? My name is Frank Levin. Yeah, i'ma data in AI architect who got quantum fever not that long ago. In November 2019, when I saw kind of the The Amazing stuff that's just around the corner. Frank Um so today is about qubits and there's a whole meme about this. The original song referred to magnets. But I think if they were writing this song. Today, they would be writing this about. Frank Um. Frank They would write about. Frank Cubits hang on spotlight and performance hang on. Hey cool, it does that now Alright. They took my feedback let me start this over if you're watching this live I really appreciate it. I will be monitoring chat hey modern day tech. How's it going? Frank Uh, if you're watching this live, I appreciate you turning in live your listing later on the podcast. I will try to be very descriptive in the time that I have between now and. Frank My next meeting. Frank Alright so if if Insane Clown Posse were writing a new song. Today, they would probably talk about freaking cubits or how do they work? Frank So there was a whole Internet meme about it already on. To paraphrase something from one of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, they didn't say fricking. You have been warned. Frank So this is a? Frank Part of my big quantum presentation called Quantum Physics in 30 minutes or less. Frank Um? Frank Bye for people who have mixed feelings about it, hence mathematics. Frank Um this is the big barrier. I think for a lot of folks when they want to get into quantum computing. There's a lot of math. There's a lot of weird, kind of quantum physics and you hear a lot of things, said about quantum if you do a search on the Internet on quantum. There's all sorts of interesting kind of metaphysical stuff, not going to touch into that, but what makes quantum weird. Frank Is how we normally interact with the world. We normally interact. You know whether it's a baseball, whether it's the moon, we interact, which known as Newtonian or classical mechanics, right? If I held a this smart phone. Frank Right and I Drop it. It's going to fall fall, the floor. Maybe the glass will break. Maybe it won't. Frank But it's not going to fire. Let it go. It's not going to go up and blast off and hit the ceiling. It's not going to stay there in place. If I were to able to throw this fast enough, I would be able to get this to the moon. If I get through this a little bit less faster than that, I could get this into orbit, right? So

Recently, Frank was debating the applications of quantum computing with a friend. He then realize two things: it's about more than breaking cryptography and predicting the future is hard. Oh yeah, and saving the world. This show is rated 1 Schroedinger and was originally recorded live. View the live stream here: https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:6712736063196057601/ (https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:6712736063196057601/)

Hello and welcome to Impact Quantum, a podcast about quantum computing for developers and engineers. This episode is entitled "Can Quantum Computing Prevent Another AI Winter?" was recorded on a livestream and is rated one Schroedinger. It also contains several movie references, such as World War Z, the Terminator, and Star Wars. Related Links: Frank's original article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/can-quantum-computing-prevent-another-ai-winter-frank-la-vigne/ YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6EFXFrCZ3E LinkedIn Live: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/frank-lavigne_can-quantum-computing-prevent-another-ai-activity-6722490021682671616-MEpT Thanks for listening to Impact Quantum. We know you're busy and we appreciate you listening to our podcast. But we have a favor to ask: please rate and review our podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you subscribe to us.