Quantum Computing in Practice • Murray Thom • GOTO 2021

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOUnscripted https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/quantum-computing-in-practice Murray Thom - VP of Product Management at D-Wave Preben Thorø - CTO of Trifork Switzerland TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 00:45 Opening D-Wave platform for COVID research 04:04 Why is your platform is uniquely suited for that? 05:50 What is quantum annealing? 07:57 The history of quantum computing 11:28 Is quantum computing energy efficient? 15:18 Where is quantum computing heading in the next 10 years? 17:50 How can a developer benefit from the platform today? 19:29 Which programming languages are supported? 20:25 Debugging facilities 22:35 Quantum computing more efficient than classical techniques 25:01 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS Johan Vos • Quantum Computing in Action (available soon) • https://amzn.to/3oj7OQ6 Jack D. Hidary • Quantum Computing: An Applied Approach • https://amzn.to/3kdJ3CK Sarah C. Kaiser & Christopher Grenade • Learn Quantum Computing with Python and Q# • https://amzn.to/3CgL6f8 Venkateswaran Kasirajan • Fundamentals of Quantum Computing • https://amzn.to/3nzk7aL Brian Clegg • Quantum Computing: The Transformative Technology of the Qubit Revolution • https://amzn.to/3AcdmiI Scott Aaronson • Quantum Computing Since Democritus • https://amzn.to/3kSH0nG William (Chuck) Easttom • Quantum Computing Fundamentals • https://amzn.to/2ZzUUTy Wolfgang Scherer • Mathematics of Quantum Computing • https://amzn.to/3CXYBRl https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #QuantumComputing #Quantum #QuantumComputers #DWave #MurrayThom #QuantumAnnealing #COVID #COVIDResearch #Programming CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1