Q-CTRL Founder Explains What Teutonic Horology & Quantum Computing Have In Common

Biercuk, a tech native who founded the quantum computing company Q-CTRL finds compelling parallels between his research in developing applications for quantum computational systems and how a mechanical watch works Professor Biercuk regularly speaks on his work at Q-CTRL to help audiences better understand what quantum computing is and how society can benefit from it As an expert in the field, can you explain what quantum computing is and how it related to our mutual fascination with horology? Michael Biercuk: Quantum technology, which harnesses quantum physics as a resource, promises to be as transformational in the 21st century as harnessing electricity was in the 19th.

Quantum computing is a key application within this class that puts quantum physics to work in storing and processing information in new and very different ways Quantum computing uses these same exotic phenomena in order to encode and process information in a way that allows exceptionally difficult problems to be solved efficiently Instead of trying to fit that intrinsically quantum physical problem into a decidedly non-quantum conventional computer, it's intuitive to appreciate one can gain a benefit by attacking this quantum problem using quantum computer hardware that operates on the same rules.

In my academic career and in my company, Q-CTRL, we focus on addressing this problem, helping to stabilize quantum systems and make them more useful in quantum computing. . Source