Enrique Blair on the Future of Quantum Computing

Episode 68 February 06, 2020 00:17:42
Enrique Blair on the Future of Quantum Computing
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Enrique Blair on the Future of Quantum Computing

Feb 06 2020 | 00:17:42

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Show Notes

Google has claimed quantum supremacy. What does that mean? What is the future of quantum computing? Robert J. Marks discusses quantum communication, supremacy, and computing with Dr. Enrique Blair. Show Notes 00:49 | Introducing Dr. Enrique Blair, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Baylor University 01:14 | Problems with quantum computing 01:54 | What is quantum supremacy? 03:06 | Characterizing a random quantum circuit 04:39 | Probability density function of a random quantum circuit 06:34 | How is Google’s experiment different from other random number generators? 07:11 | IBM on Google’s experiment 08:02 | The future of quantum Read More ›

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