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: