In this video, Chetan Nayak discusses the latest research and engineering advancements on Microsoft’s path to topological quantum computing. This episode explores:
The promise of topological qubits and how their unique properties can provide built-in protection against errors, paving the way for scalable, fault-tolerant quantum systems.
Breakthrough measurements that validate the approach, including recent experiments demonstrating key operations such as distinct fermion parity measurements.
Materials and device innovations that enable the creation of topological phases and Majorana zero modes at the heart of this architecture.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the Microsoft Quantum lab in Redmond.
About the speaker
Chetan Nayak | Technical Fellow and VP of Quantum Hardware and Systems Engineering, Microsoft
Dr. Nayak is a pioneer of the study of quantum matter, including topological and non-equilibrium phases. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a PhD in physics from Princeton. He was an assistant, associate, and full professor at UCLA, a visiting professor at Nihon University in Tokyo, and is a professor of physics at UCSB. Chetan was a trustee of the Aspen Center for Physics and an editor of Annals of Physics. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship and a National Science Foundation CAREER award. He has published more than 150 refereed articles with more than 20,000 citations and has been granted more than 20 patents. Chetan Nayak | Technical Fellow and VP of Quantum Hardware and Systems Engineering, Microsoft.
