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Podcast Profile: The New Quantum Era - innovation in quantum computing, science and technology

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82 episodes
2022 to 2026
Median: 37 minutes
Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy


Description (podcaster-provided):

Your host, Sebastian Hassinger, interviews brilliant research scientists, software developers, engineers and others actively exploring the possibilities of our new quantum era. We will cover topics in quantum computing, networking and sensing, focusing on hardware, algorithms and general theory. The show aims for accessibility - Sebastian is not a physicist - and we'll try to provide context for the terminology and glimpses at the fascinating history of this new field as it evolves in real time.


Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):

➤ Quantum computing progress: diverse qubit hardware, materials/fabrication, control and calibration • Error correction/mitigation, benchmarking, quantum advantage verification • Hybrid quantum–HPC/cloud integration, algorithms for chemistry/simulation • Ecosystems, policy, venture, workforce/education • Quantum networking/sensing, transduction, memory • Quantum ML, programming languages, creativity, consciousness

This podcast explores quantum computing and the wider “quantum 2.0” technology landscape through interviews with researchers, engineers, founders, investors, and policy and education leaders. Across conversations, the show returns frequently to the practical obstacles of building useful quantum systems: controlling noise and decoherence, improving measurement and calibration, developing better materials and fabrication processes, and designing architectures that can scale. Error correction is a recurring theme, including surface codes, bosonic codes, LDPC-style codes, and hardware-level approaches such as topological protection, along with the implications these advances have for resource estimates and cryptography timelines.

Hardware modalities are covered in depth, with attention to their engineering tradeoffs and roadmaps, including superconducting circuits and cavities, trapped ions, neutral atoms, silicon spin qubits, carbon nanotube qubits, Majorana/topological approaches, and diamond NV centers. The podcast also addresses hybrid architectures that combine processors with long-lived memories (including mechanical memories) and the integration of quantum processors with classical HPC, GPUs, and cloud platforms.

On the software and algorithms side, discussions include verification of claimed quantum advantage, benchmarking, quantum simulation methods for chemistry and materials, variational and machine-learning-inspired approaches, and programming abstractions that bridge gate-based and analog devices. Beyond technical work, the show examines how quantum ecosystems form—through universities, national labs, corporate R&D, venture capital, and government policy—and how workforce development and education initiatives aim to broaden participation. Occasional episodes also venture into adjacent, speculative territory linking quantum theory with questions in neuroscience and consciousness.


Episodes:
The Illinois Quantum Ecosystem with Harley Johnson
2026-Mar-02
39 minutes
Quantum LDPC error correction with Larry Cohen and Paul Webster
2026-Feb-26
37 minutes
Our Quantum Future with Evan Kubes
2026-Feb-23
38 minutes
Building a Quantum Ecosystem from Scratch with Martin Laforest
2026-Feb-17
42 minutes
Quantum consciousness with Joachim Keppler
2026-Feb-09
36 minutes
Quantum Leadership with Nadya Mason
2026-Feb-02
45 minutes
Democratizing Quantum Venture Investing with Chris Sklarin
2026-Jan-26
33 minutes
Regional quantum development with Alejandra Y. Castillo
2026-Jan-19
32 minutes
Majorana qubits with Chetan Nayak
2026-Jan-12
63 minutes
Peaked quantum circuits with Hrant Gharibyan
2025-Dec-12
29 minutes
Diamond vacancies and scalable qubits with Quantum Brilliance
2025-Dec-06
36 minutes
Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling with Nobel Laureate John Martinis
2025-Nov-26
49 minutes
Trapped ions on the cloud with Thomas Monz from AQT
2025-Nov-18
35 minutes
Quantum Materials and Nano Fabrication with Javad Shabani
2025-Nov-12
33 minutes
Incubating quantum innovation with Vijoy Pandey of Outshift by Cisco
2025-Oct-31
39 minutes
Nobel Laureate John Martinis Discusses Superconducting Qubits and Qolab
2025-Oct-13
37 minutes
Carbon nanotube qubits with Pierre Desjardins
2025-Sep-27
26 minutes
Quantum sensitivity breakthrough with Eli Levenson-Falk
2025-Sep-19
33 minutes
Mechanical Quantum Memories with Mohammad Mirhosseini
2025-Sep-14
37 minutes
A Programming Language for Quantum Simulations with Xiaodi Wu
2025-Sep-05
54 minutes
Building a Quantum Ecosystem with Alexandre Blais
2025-Aug-29
35 minutes
From Exascale to Quantum Advantage with Bert de Jong
2025-Aug-22
32 minutes
Quantum Careers for Gen Z with Deeya Viradia
2025-Aug-15
35 minutes
Silicon Spin Qubits with Andrew Dzurak from Diraq
2025-Aug-08
33 minutes
Hybrid Quantum Materials with Charlotte Bøttcher
2025-Aug-01
26 minutes
Neutral Atom Qubits with Mark Saffman
2025-Jul-25
31 minutes
Bridging Theory and Experiment in Quantum Error Correction with Liang Jiang
2025-Jul-21
33 minutes
Superposition in quantum cavities with Yvonne Gao
2025-Jul-10
27 minutes
Quantum Co-design with Andrew Houck
2025-Jul-04
29 minutes
Fostering quantum education with Emily Edwards
2025-Jun-20
30 minutes
Quantum noise with Daniel Lidar
2025-May-19
42 minutes
Quantum creativity with James Wootton
2025-May-12
34 minutes
Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems with Anna Grassellino
2025-May-02
26 minutes
Quantum control with Yonatan Cohen
2025-Apr-25
31 minutes
Qolab Emerges from Stealth Mode with John Martinis
2025-Apr-14
36 minutes
Megaquop with John Preskill and Rob Schoelkopf
2025-Apr-02
34 minutes
Quantum memories with Steve Girvin
2025-Mar-26
37 minutes
Fluxonium Qubits with Will Oliver
2025-Mar-19
43 minutes
Quantum imaginary time evolution with Zoe Holmes
2025-Mar-06
35 minutes
Informationally complete measurement and dual-rail qubits with Guillermo García-Pérez and Sean Weinberg
2025-Feb-18
34 minutes
Generative Quantum Eigensolver with Alán Aspuru-Guzik
2025-Jan-20
37 minutes
Dual-rail superconducting qubits with Rob Schoelkopf
2024-Nov-20
42 minutes
Integrating Quantum Computers and Classical Supercomputers with Martin Schultz
2024-Sep-30
36 minutes
Innovative Near-Term Quantum Algorithms with Toby Cubitt
2024-Sep-11
48 minutes
Quantum Machine Learning with Jessica Pointing
2024-Aug-26
43 minutes
Quantum reservoir computing with Susanne Yelin
2024-Aug-15
25 minutes
Bosonic quantum error correction with Julien Camirand Lemyre
2024-Aug-05
35 minutes
Quantum Benchmarking with Jens Eisert
2024-Jul-18
33 minutes
Careers in Quantum with Anastasia Marchenkova
2024-Jun-26
45 minutes
The International Year of Quantum Science and Technology with Paul Cadden-Zimansky
2024-Jun-11
39 minutes
Quantum Advantage Theory and Practice with Di Fang
2024-May-14
36 minutes
The Utility of Quantum Computing for Chemistry with Jamie Garcia
2024-May-09
34 minutes
Aspiring Quantum Chemist with Professor Lin Lin
2024-Apr-29
42 minutes
Quantum Education and Community Building with Olivia Lanes
2024-Apr-22
36 minutes
LIVE! On campus quantum computing with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2024-Apr-17
57 minutes
Quantum computing for high energy physics simulations with Martin Savage
2024-Apr-08
36 minutes
Modular Quantum System Architectures with Yufei Ding
2024-Mar-26
36 minutes
Material Science with Houlong Zhuang at Q2B Paris
2024-Mar-12
33 minutes
A look back at quantum computing in 2023 with Kevin and Sebastian
2024-Feb-26
35 minutes
Dawning of the Era of Logical Qubits with Dr Vladan Vuletic
2024-Feb-12
44 minutes
Trapped Ions and Quantum VCs with Chiara Decaroli
2023-Dec-15
54 minutes
Adiabatic and Counterdiabatic Quantum Computing with Dr. Ieva Čepaitė
2023-Nov-20
41 minutes
Quantum Intermediate Representation with Cassandra Granade
2023-Nov-06
55 minutes
Quantum Error Mitigation using Mitiq with Misty Wahl
2023-Oct-16
47 minutes
Neutral atom arrays with Alex Keesling of QuEra Computing
2023-Oct-02
54 minutes
The Enchilada: Microfabricated Ion Trap Qubits with Daniel Stick
2023-Sep-18
55 minutes
Operating at the Quantum Limit with Dr. Dana Anderson
2023-Sep-05
53 minutes
Black hole physics and new states of quantum matter with John Preskill
2023-Aug-24
62 minutes
A Hybrid NISQ-Classical Solution Architecture with Harry Buhrman
2023-Aug-07
58 minutes
The Mysterious Majorana with Leo Kouwenhoven
2023-Jul-24
61 minutes
Quantum Supremacy to Generative AI and Back with Scott Aaronson
2023-May-08
78 minutes
The Fault-Tolerance Threshold with Dorit Aharonov
2023-Apr-24
66 minutes
Probability First: Understanding Quantum Computing with James Whitfield
2023-Apr-10
68 minutes
It is Known with Joe Fitzsimons, part 2 of 2
2023-Mar-13
51 minutes
An optimistic view of quantum computing's future with Joe Fitzsimons part 1 of 2
2023-Feb-27
54 minutes
It from Qubit with Grant Salton
2022-Dec-29
68 minutes
Better Qubits Through Material Science with Nathalie DeLeon
2022-Nov-15
59 minutes
The History of Superconducting Qubits with Steve Girvin
2022-Oct-24
58 minutes
Quantum Error Correction with James Wootton
2022-Oct-10
48 minutes
Molecular and Subatomic Physics with David Mazziotti
2022-Sep-02
68 minutes
Quantum advantage and all the information in the world with Cesar Rodriguez Rosario
2022-Aug-15
61 minutes
Episode Image Quantum Computing: Foundational Concepts with Nick Bronn
2022-Aug-02
64 minutes