2019 Quantum Facts and 2020 Quantum Predictions
January is a good period to sit back and check previous year with easy criticism and to predict new year facts with a fair dose of ‘realistic’ optimism. And a bit of humor (and bias?)
Machine Learning in the Quantum era
An interesting paper from Loïc Henriet, Quantum Engineer and Head of Software at Pasqal, Christophe Jurczak, General Partner at Quantonation and Leonard Wossnig, CEO of Rahko. The original article was published in Medium.com on November 13th, 2019. Machine Learning
McKinsey: Reviving innovation in Europe
McKinsey has just issued an interesting paper about innovation in Europe and propose five paths which could build on its strengths and help the continent regain its competitive edge. Some excerpts: Europe’s startup scene is thriving:
IBM: On “Quantum Supremacy”
A very interesting paper from IBM Quantum Computing Team as an answer to the famous leaked preprint of Google regarding quantum supremacy. Some excerpts: Recent advances in quantum computing have resulted in two 53-qubit processors:
EY: Could Quantum Computing be the technology that drives your quantum leap forward?
An interesting though entry-level document from EYQ (EYQ is EY’s think tank) about Quantum Computing. Some quotations/excerpts: “Quantum technologies offer huge potential for disruption. C-suite leaders that want their companies to be relevant tomorrow need
Keep quantum computing global and open
The race to cash in is draining universities of talent, fracturing the field and closing off avenues of enquiry, warn Jacob D. Biamonte, Pavel Dorozhkin and Igor Zacharov. This article was originally published in Nature,
McKinsey – Quantum Computing’s impact on chemicals
by Florian Budde and Daniel Volz The chemical industry is poised to be an early beneficiary of the vastly expanded modeling and computational capabilities of quantum computing. Companies must act now to capture the benefits.
Boston Consulting Group – Where will Quantum Computer create value and When ?
By Matt Langione, Corban Tillemann-Dick, Amit Kumar, and Vikas Taneja Quantum computers will soon begin to solve many industrial problems that today’s computers cannot. Over time, we expect productivity gains—both cost savings and revenue opportunities—to
Quantum computing for finance: overview and prospects
By Roman Orus, Samuel Mugel and Enrique Lizaso Researchers discuss how quantum computation can be applied to financial problems, providing an overview of current approaches and potential prospects. They review quantum optimization algorithms, and expose how