James Weaver
Developer, Author and Speaker (Pivotal)
Past Activities
Code BEAM SF 2018
11.25 - 12.10
Quantum Computing Exposed: Schrödinger's Grumpy Cat
The buzz about quantum computing has been rapidly increasing lately, and a growing number of developers have been looking into the subject. Concepts that developers typically find challenging after a cursory investigation of quantum computing include:
- superpositions of quantum bits (qubits),
- quantum gates,
- quantum entanglement (Einstein’s “spooky actions at a distance”),
- and the relevance of Schrödinger’s famous cat.
In this session, James Weaver will give a gentle introduction to quantum computing, including:
- A brief history of quantum computers,
- visualizing superpositions,
- composing quantum algorithms with quantum gates,
- understanding Shor’s potentially RSA encryption busting algorithm,
- and current status of quantum computers.
OBJECTIVES
Give developers an introduction to quantum computing. If time slots are 40 minutes, I would need two back to back slots. One would be entitled "Quantum Computing Exposed: Schrödinger's Grumpy Cat", and the other "Quantum Computing Exposed: Hacking Nature's Computer".
For your reference, here is a video of a five-minute lightning talk I did on quantum computing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9ej8pwFiUA
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