May 15, 2023
What can quantum computers really do for us? Take a listen to Season 2, Episode 4 of insideQuantum to find out!
This week, Dr Oliver Brown takes us on a journey through the hype surrounding quantum computing and find out just what they can and can’t do - and why they’ll never entirely replace classical computers.
Dr Brown obtained his PhD from Heriot-Watt University, and is now a Chancellor’s Fellow at the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC) and the University of Edinburgh.
May 15, 2023
Do superconducting qubits hold the solution to making quantum computing practical? Take a listen to Season 2, Episode 5 of insideQuantum to find out!
This week, Dr Yvonne Gao explains one of the key technologies behind the latest developments in quantum computing, and tells us why superconducting qubits have become a widely-used platform that has allowed for the recent rapid progress.
Dr Gao studied at the University of Oxford, followed by a PhD at Yale University and some time as a Research Scientist at A*STAR before starting her own research group as an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore.
May 1, 2023
What does it take to make the materials that next-generation quantum technologies will be made of? Take a listen to Season 2, Episode 3 of insideQuantum to find out!
This week we’re featuring Dr Jennifer Fowlie, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Applied Physics at Stanford University and the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science part of the SLAC National Lab. Dr Fowlie obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of St Andrews, followed by a PhD and postdoctoral position at the University of Geneva, before taking up her current postdoctoral position.
April 15, 2023
How can a completely random process be used to test the accuracy of quantum computers? Take a listen to Season 2, Episode 2 of insideQuantum to find out!
This week we’re featuring Dr Ellen Derbyshire, a postdoctoral researcher at the Dahlem Centre for Complex Quantum Systems, Freie Universität Berlin. Dr Derbyshire obtained her PhD from the University of Edinburgh before taking up her current postdoctoral position.
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April 1, 2023
What are exactly solvable quantum systems, and why are they interesting? Take a listen to Season 2, Episode 1 of insideQuantum to find out!
This week we’re featuring Dr Pieter Claeys, a research group leader in the Dynamics of Quantum Information Group at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden. Pieter obtained his PhD from the University of Ghent, with a brief stay at the University of Amsterdam, and completed postdoctoral positions at Boston University and the University of Cambridge before taking up his current role.