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The Path to Adoption of Quantum (and AI)<\/b><\/font><\/a><\/h3>

Stefan Leichenauer<\/strong><\/h2>\n

SandboxAQ \u2014 Vice President of Engineering<\/h3>\n

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Biography<\/em><\/h3>\nDr. Stefan Leichenauer is the VP of Engineering and lead scientist at SandboxAQ. Stefan joined the Sandbox team as it began at Alphabet to bring AI and Quantum technologies to real-world applications, and initiated all of the projects that have become the SandboxAQ product portfolio. He recruited teams of engineers and scientists to further develop the SandboxAQ products and became Research and Engineering to oversee all of the projects. Today he drives all product development at SandboxAQ. Stefan is also the bridge between the engineering and business\/strategy divisions of SandboxAQ, and works closely with the partnerships team to craft external engagements. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from UC Berkeley, and has held positions in Physics at UC Berkeley and Caltech as a leading researcher. He maintains a close connection with academia through the SandboxAQ PhD Residency and Postdoc programs.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Abstract<\/em><\/h3>\nWe are still years away from large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers, and the path to widespread adoption is not obvious. The vision is one of general, hybrid computing in the cloud capable of massive impact in a number of areas. Quantum computers are not magical, though: classical computing, powered by AI, will still be handling most of the tasks. While it’s not clear which areas will see the first big benefit from quantum computers, the strengths of quantum computers naturally lend themselves to quantum-centric problems, such as problems in chemistry. Identifying these problems and achieving real-world impact is an important milestone, key for avoiding a “quantum winter.” Do we need to wait for fault-tolerant machines for this to happen? Today we can build the workflows that will make use of quantum computers later on, and in fact even without quantum computers there are still a lot of interesting use cases that can be tackled with pre-quantum resources. We should also take a broader view of quantum technologies: in other domains, like sensing, quantum technologies can be deployed for real-world use cases today. In this talk I will discuss all of these issues, including examples, along with some of the challenges that remain in the path toward widespread adoption of quantum technologies. I will also compare the quantum path with that of AI, which, especially given recent progress in Generative AI, offers a few lessons. Ultimately, these paths will merge and lead to our next generation of high-impact technologies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Path to Adoption of Quantum (and AI) Stefan Leichenauer SandboxAQ \u2014 Vice President of Engineering KEY06 \u2014 Wednesday, September 20, 2023 @ 17:00-18:30 Pacific Time (PDT) \u2014 UTC-7   Biography Dr. Stefan Leichenauer is the VP of Engineering and lead scientist at SandboxAQ. 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