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  • Introducing Impact Quantum

    Introducing Impact Quantum
    Aug 14 2020

    In this first show, Frank explains the goal of the show, its purpose, and cat-based rating system.

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    Hello, my name is Frank Lavigna and together with my Co host Andy Leonard we spent the last three years exploring the emerging fields of data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence. On our show. Data driven.

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    Now it's time to take a leap. A quantum leap. Yes, I know it was a cheesy TV show from the 80s and 90s, but I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about the leap into quantum computing. Quantum computing is about the change. The world as we know it.

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    And if you think that's hyperbole, think back to about 20 years ago before the iPhone, before the iPad. And for more recent example, think about what life was like before data science and AI became, well, household terms. I think quantum computing over the next decade is going to have the same type of impact.

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    And that's why this show is called impact quantum 'cause quantum computing and advances in quantum technology are going to radically change our day-to-day experience and interactions with technology and what's possible.

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    In this show, we will explore this emerging new field from the point of view from software engineers and data engineers. Because right now there's a lot of material out there that presumes you have advanced knowledge of particle physics or advanced theoretical physics.

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    Just like data science. A few years ago required a PhD in statistics or calculus. I think that there's a huge opportunity here to help people.

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    Re skill and build up their schools in what is never really going to become a new gold rush. A quantum algorithm, gold rush. And if you think that's crazy. Yeah, maybe it is, but I really think that quantum computing is ability to add a third state to the binary right instead of being one and zero, it's in a state of superposition where it could be both at the same time.

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    Now that is kind of a big concept to get your head around and trust me, I have been fascinated with this since November of 2019 and I'm currently recording this in August of 2020.

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    But don't worry, we got you covered. Each show I will explain in my limited capacity.

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    Each show I will explain a particular aspect of quantum computing and how it applies to software engineers or data engineers in a way that you know can kind of relate to us and how we think.

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    Additionally, if I can get some experts on the topic to kind of come on the show when I can kind of quiz them and ask them type of questions that I have and I'm sure you have as well, I will do that now since the show will have kind of varying degrees of difficulty. We're experimenting with a rating system that would rate the level of difficulty in terms of how.

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    Easy or difficult, the subject matter will be in that show and just for fun, I'm calling them schrodinger's right, so we'll write each show from one to five Schrodinger's an. I even have a cool little graphic of a cat that will show how difficult that is in the show notes, but I just want to let you know from the get go and the opening of the each episode. I will have a rating.

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    Mentioning that this is 1 schroedinger, so you know it's kind of easy. It's kind of good in introductory information all the way to 5. Schrodinger's where you know, maybe you shouldn't be driving while you listen to it, 'cause there's some pretty heavy concepts coming in, so I just want to make this my goal for this show is to make quantum computing accessible and quantum programming accessible for people who are already in software engineering.

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    And people who are just getting started. This is going to be the next wave and I look forward to exploring and trailblazing with all of y'all. Thank you.

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    4 mins
  • Quantum is Coming

    Quantum is Coming
    Aug 14 2020
    The very first episode of Impact Quantum.Watch the livestreamhttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/frank-lavigne_quantum-compute-is-coming-activity-6700060953964232704-8JwDTranscript (AI Generated):This episode of the impact quantum podcast is rated one schroedinger and is entitled Quantum is coming. Speaker 1 I'm Frank Lavigna an this is the very first episode of impact quantum quantum computing is about the radically change. Speaker 1 Uh, how we live an work, so let's roll the intro. Speaker 1 Alright, with me to my I think it's left on the screen. Here is my cohost from data driven Andy. Later, how's it going, Andy? Speaker 2 Hey Frank is going awesome. Speaker 2 How are you? Speaker 1 I'm doing well doing well. I've got the I've I've got the fever. Speaker 1 Do you? It's not covered. It's not Corona Squantum Fever. That's what I got. Speaker 1 So Andy and I have another podcast data driven.tv where we explore the emerging fields of data science machine learning an artificial intelligence, and you're probably wondering what the heck are you data sciency data engineer guys doing here talking about quantum computing? Speaker 1 For miles back, let me tell you a story. In November of 2019 this is back when people would actually travel places. Speaker 1 And congregate in large groups without thinking twice. This is before the words Wuhan meat market. Speaker 1 More commonplace before when Corona was just a beer I attended a conference called M labs or might machine learning and data science summit. It's an internal only kind of conference for Microsoft employees thrown by Microsoft Research where they kind of come out of the lab and they talked to us about kind of what's around. Speaker 1 Pike Speaker 1 And, um. Speaker 1 This is the conference that I went to in 2016 where I had my ahha moment or you know about getting into this field right? I kind of. I was into data visualization and power BI and kind of Munging Data with Excel. Speaker 1 But the engineering wasn't in me, was not satisfied. Then I discovered machine learning and artificial intelligence, and where that was headed. Speaker 1 And when I came back from that conference, completely switched on about. This is the future. This is coming. It's here, it's you know it's it's on its way. Speaker 1 Most people thought I was crazy. Speaker 1 I mean, even I had my doubts about it, so yeah. Speaker 1 Through Speaker 1 A number of coincidences. It took me 4 or or other reasons, took me about four and a half years or 3 1/2 years to get back there. Speaker 1 Um and the first day came and went. I didn't have that. Ah ha moment, so I'm like, well, you know, maybe that's just like a once or twice in a lifetime type. Ah ha moment. Speaker 1 It happens, doesn't have sure sure. Speaker 1 And. Speaker 1 Then on the second day it was a hardware presentation. Now I can't talk about everything I saw, but that's when quantum computing was explained to Maine. Speaker 1 And why? Speaker 1 It is the next big thing. Speaker 1 An I knew I was on the right track because when I came back I started telling other people that quantum is coming quantum quantum quantum. Speaker 1 I sat it again like a ranting lunatic. Speaker 1 And that kind of told Maine. Speaker 1 That maybe I'm on to something because the next wave always looks crazy before it happens. Speaker 2 Yeah. Speaker 2 So. Speaker 1 With that in mind, I attended, um I started studying quantum type computing articles and and Whatnot, and I even installed Q Sharp that night in the hotel. Speaker 1 Then I opened up my. Speaker 1 Brought on my Visual Studio. Speaker 1 And, um. Speaker 1 Was like OK, now what? Yeah. Speaker 1 Um and once again, I'm trying to keep a growth mindset here when I first read a book on statistics. Speaker 1 My first reaction was, uh, what did I get myself into? Speaker 1 Right? Speaker 2 But that's you know that's not a common Frank. A lot of people come into this an you know I don't. When you're starting out, who knows everything you're gonna learn and everything you gonna need to learn. Speaker 1 Exactly right, and I think that there's going to be a lot of people. Speaker 1 Um, that are going to be in a similar boat and. Speaker 1 On our main show we kind of discussed this is that. Speaker 1 It's hard for people to think back. I mean, it's hard for people to think back honestly about what life was like before Koven you know going yeah, getting into elevators like whoa other people. Speaker 1 On that, at the same time. Speaker 1 Things like that, but it's hard to go back even further to think that there was a time when only PHD's did data science right and then was right. Speaker 1 Think about, Well, you have to go back to school like when I when I asked folks for advice on what to do at that summit actually in 2016. Speaker 1 I ...
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    52 mins
  • Freakin' Qubits: How Do They Work?

    Freakin' Qubits: How Do They Work?
    Sep 4 2020
    In this episode, Frank explains Qubits and the math behind them.This episode is rated 2 Schrodingers.Watch the live stream: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/frank-lavigne_impact-quantum-whats-a-qubit-activity-6707702289219493890-ObajTranscriptVoiceover Hello and welcome to this episode of impact quantum. This episode is titled freaking qubits how do they work? Voiceover Only Frank could Lincoln Insane Clown Posse mean to quantum computing so you are clearly in the right place to learn. This episode is rated to shredding's for some heavy maths content don't worry, it's not too scary. Frank Alright, so that. Frank Dubstep intro music means that this is impact quantum. The podcast for engineers who are curious about the coming revolution in quantum computing. I'm your host Frank Lavigna and my cohost will not be able to join us today. So as we promised in kind of the original show. Frank We're not going to kind of do that. We're gonna try to get to a more regular cadence. In these shows so this is show number Q. Although technically third in the series. Frank This show was rated 2 Schrodinger's 'cause. We will get into a little bit of technical detail but don't let that scare you off I'm going to talk about. Uh. Frank Cubits and Anne, how they work? My name is Frank Levin. Yeah, i'ma data in AI architect who got quantum fever not that long ago. In November 2019, when I saw kind of the The Amazing stuff that's just around the corner. Frank Um so today is about qubits and there's a whole meme about this. The original song referred to magnets. But I think if they were writing this song. Today, they would be writing this about. Frank Um. Frank They would write about. Frank Cubits hang on spotlight and performance hang on. Hey cool, it does that now Alright. They took my feedback let me start this over if you're watching this live I really appreciate it. I will be monitoring chat hey modern day tech. How's it going? Frank Uh, if you're watching this live, I appreciate you turning in live your listing later on the podcast. I will try to be very descriptive in the time that I have between now and. Frank My next meeting. Frank Alright so if if Insane Clown Posse were writing a new song. Today, they would probably talk about freaking cubits or how do they work? Frank So there was a whole Internet meme about it already on. To paraphrase something from one of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, they didn't say fricking. You have been warned. Frank So this is a? Frank Part of my big quantum presentation called Quantum Physics in 30 minutes or less. Frank Um? Frank Bye for people who have mixed feelings about it, hence mathematics. Frank Um this is the big barrier. I think for a lot of folks when they want to get into quantum computing. There's a lot of math. There's a lot of weird, kind of quantum physics and you hear a lot of things, said about quantum if you do a search on the Internet on quantum. There's all sorts of interesting kind of metaphysical stuff, not going to touch into that, but what makes quantum weird. Frank Is how we normally interact with the world. We normally interact. You know whether it's a baseball, whether it's the moon, we interact, which known as Newtonian or classical mechanics, right? If I held a this smart phone. Frank Right and I Drop it. It's going to fall fall, the floor. Maybe the glass will break. Maybe it won't. Frank But it's not going to fire. Let it go. It's not going to go up and blast off and hit the ceiling. It's not going to stay there in place. If I were to able to throw this fast enough, I would be able to get this to the moon. If I get through this a little bit less faster than that, I could get this into orbit, right? So that's kind of how things work, right? If I. Frank Fight smacking against my other hand it's going to make a noise and possibly hurt, but we can all measure based on the mass of this and the acceleration. How hard of that force is going to hit across the hand. I guess if you're really clever you can figure out loud that smack would be. Frank Um, so quantum mechanics deals with stuff that's really, really small, basically smaller than. Frank A smaller than an Atom or at the atomic level, right? So at this point in our normal world you know, here is kind of the scale of a a human hair, or the. Frank 100 micrometres Frank Then we get down into kind of the genes and the virus is somewhere between 10 to 100 nanometers. Nano being a billionth. Frank Um? Frank And viruses are obviously very much on people's minds these these days, but smaller than that smaller than proteins. You get molecules, small molecules, an atomic structures, so inside. Frank That Tomic structure is where things kind of start. Frank Getting different an I actually did listen to you and while I was on vacation, I read a book on quantum computing, an applied approach. Interesting book. Frank But there was even more fascinating ...
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    22 mins
  • Applications of Quantum Computing

    Applications of Quantum Computing
    Sep 18 2020

    Recently, Frank was debating the applications of quantum computing with a friend.

    He then realize two things: it's about more than breaking cryptography and predicting the future is hard.

    Oh yeah, and saving the world.

    This show is rated 1 Schroedinger and was originally recorded live.

    View the live stream here:

    https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:6712736063196057601/
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    19 mins
  • Can Quantum Computing Prevent Another AI Winter?

    Can Quantum Computing Prevent Another AI Winter?
    Oct 15 2020

    Hello and welcome to Impact Quantum, a podcast about quantum computing for developers and engineers.

    This episode is entitled "Can Quantum Computing Prevent Another AI Winter?" was recorded on a livestream and is rated one Schroedinger.

    It also contains several movie references, such as World War Z, the Terminator, and Star Wars.

    Related Links:


    • Frank's original article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/can-quantum-computing-prevent-another-ai-winter-frank-la-vigne/
    • YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6EFXFrCZ3E
    • LinkedIn Live: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/frank-lavigne_can-quantum-computing-prevent-another-ai-activity-6722490021682671616-MEpT



    Thanks for listening to Impact Quantum.

    We know you're busy and we appreciate you listening to our podcast.

    But we have a favor to ask: please rate and review our podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you subscribe to us.

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    18 mins
  • Azure Quantum is Here

    Azure Quantum is Here
    Feb 3 2021

    Microsoft places Azure Quantum into public preview.

    Does this mean that enterprises are going to start embracing Quantum Computing?

    What can you do now to prepare for a quantum career?

    Links

    http://franksworld.com/2021/01/25/quantum-computing-for-computer-scientists/

    https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/01/microsofts-azure-quantum-platform-is-now-in-public-preview/

    http://franksworld.com/category/quantum-computing/

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-quantum-cloud-computing-plans-take-another-big-step-forward/
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    27 mins
  • Announcing the New Impact Quantum Website

    Announcing the New Impact Quantum Website
    Aug 27 2021

    In this episode, Frank announces the new website that will keep you up to date on all the happenings in the quantum computing realm.

    This episode is entitled "Now is the Time to Prepare for the Quantum Computing Revolution" and was recorded on a livestream and is rated one Schroedinger.

    Here is your host, Frank La Vigne.
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    29 mins
  • What & Why Quantum Computing?

    What & Why Quantum Computing?
    Sep 23 2021
    In this episode, Frank and Andy welcome our first guest to the show.Dr Mark Jackson is a Quantum Evangelist at Cambridge Quantum Computing, which may just be the best job title I have ever heard.This episode is entitled "What and Why Quantum Computing?" and is rated one and a half Schroedingers. It could be 2 Schroedingers or just one. You will have to observe the entire episode to collapse the wave function.LinksCambridge Quantum Computinghttps://cambridgequantum.com/Transcript 00:00:00 BAILey Hello and welcome to impact quantum. 00:00:02 BAILey A podcast about quantum computing for developers and engineers. 00:00:06 BAILey In this episode, Frank and Andy welcome our first guest to the show. 00:00:11 BAILey Doctor Mark Jackson is a quantum evangelist at Cambridge Quantum Computing, which may just be the best job title I have ever heard. 00:00:19 BAILey This episode is entitled what and why Quantum Computing and is rated 1 1/2 Schrodinger's. 00:00:26 BAILey It could be. 00:00:27 BAILey Two Schrodinger's or just one. 00:00:29 BAILey You will have to observe the entire episode to collapse the wavefunction. 00:00:33 BAILey Now on. 00:00:34 BAILey With the show. 00:00:36 BAILey But first, here's some dubstep. 00:00:47 Frank Hello and welcome to impact quantum. 00:00:51 Frank The podcast where we. 00:00:52 Frank Explore this new. 00:00:53 Frank Field of quantum computing from an engineer's perspective. Maybe you're a software engineer. Maybe you're a data engineer. 00:00:59 Frank But you keep hearing about this thing called quantum computing, which is going to change everything. 00:01:04 Frank And I happen to believe that it will change everything, and to that end I. 00:01:07 Frank Hey I have my trusty co-host from data driven. 00:01:11 Frank With me Andy Leonard. 00:01:12 Andy Hey Frank, thanks for for bringing me along as folks will quickly learn, you know way more about quantum computing. 00:01:20 Andy Than I do. 00:01:21 Andy So I guess I'm just here for my pretty faves. 00:01:24 Frank Of course, of course we are. 00:01:25 Frank Actually recording this in video on teams, but come with me with us for the first time in impact quantum history. 00:01:33 Frank We have a guest and it's Doctor Mark Jackson. 00:01:36 Frank Uh, who has probably the coolest job title I have heard in about a decade or two? 00:01:43 Frank Welcome to the show. 00:01:43 Frank Mark, you're our first guest ever. 00:01:45 Dr. Mark Jackson Thank you Frank. 00:01:46 Dr. Mark Jackson Thank you Andy. 00:01:47 Dr. Mark Jackson It's great to be here. 00:01:49 Frank Uh, so as Andy said, you know, I do. 00:01:52 Frank When I you know I would use the term knows more as a very relative term part of the if you're listening to the show and you've listened to the archives. 00:02:01 Frank Part of the reason why we haven't had a lot of shows is because I really kind of hit my cerebral limit at the time to talk about so. 00:02:09 Frank Given that quantum is still a relatively new field and there's a shortage of experts in the field, but I think you know we were. 00:02:17 Frank I was blessed to get in contact with Mark where we can talk about kind of this with an expert because he's a quantum evangelist. 00:02:27 Dr. Mark Jackson Yes, it's a. 00:02:28 Dr. Mark Jackson It's a pleasure to be here and I am Cambridge, quantum quantum evangelist. 00:02:33 Dr. Mark Jackson I'm glad you like my title. 00:02:34 Dr. Mark Jackson It's it's pretty unique. 00:02:36 Frank That is very cool. 00:02:37 Frank Uhm so So what? 00:02:39 Frank You know, what does a First off? 00:02:41 Frank How did you get into quantum? 00:02:43 Frank What's your background? 00:02:44 Frank Is your background in quantum physics? 00:02:46 Frank Or computing or. 00:02:46 Dr. Mark Jackson My background is in yes, so my background is actually in superstring theory, if you're. 00:02:51 Dr. Mark Jackson Familiar with that? 00:02:53 Dr. Mark Jackson Yeah, for 15 years I did that. 00:02:54 Dr. Mark Jackson I earned my pH. 00:02:56 Dr. Mark Jackson In string theory from Columbia University under the supervision of Brian Greene, who you might recognize. 00:03:02 Dr. Mark Jackson And then I did it. 00:03:02 Frank In fact, he's the one. 00:03:03 Frank Who's documentaries on string theory I I do enjoy? 00:03:07 Dr. Mark Jackson Yes, I I'm actually in that, uh, I have a very brief cameo. 00:03:10 Dr. Mark Jackson I was a student and and half my face is in it for. 00:03:13 Dr. Mark Jackson Half a second. 00:03:14 Dr. Mark Jackson Oh, very cool, very cool. 00:03:16 Frank That's awesome, you're real selected. 00:03:18 Dr. Mark Jackson So, uh, so, so yes, that was my moment of fame. 00:03:21 Dr. Mark Jackson Uh, back when I was a grad student and so then I I did research in that area for about 10 years ...
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    48 mins