In this episode of the Microsoft Quantum Innovator series, join Dr. Krysta Svore, Dr. Jenni Strabley and Ester De Nicolás Benito as they explore how hybrid supercomputers will run computations on highly reliable logical qubits.
A hybrid supercomputer that combines both classical and quantum capabilities has the potential to solve classically intractable problems and help address the most pressing global issues. These hybrid supercomputers will run computations on highly reliable logical qubits. Scientifically valuable problems will start to be solved with around 100 reliable logical qubits while commercial-scale solutions will require upwards of 1000 reliable logical qubits. To make this potential a reality, scientific and engineering breakthroughs are required. Recently, Microsoft and Quantinuum announced a key breakthrough that launches the field into reliable quantum computing by creating the most reliable logical qubits on record, with logical error rate 800 times better than the error rate of the physical qubits. This marks a crucial milestone on the path to a hybrid classical-quantum supercomputer capable of transforming research and innovation across many industries. Join us to learn more about the results of this collaboration and how the collective advancement of quantum hardware, error diagnostics and correction, and reliable quantum computing will accelerate science through hybrid applications.
About the speakers
Dr. Krysta Svore Distinguished Engineer and Vice President of Advanced Quantum Development, Microsoft
Dr. Krysta Svore is passionate about empowering people and organizations around the world with quantum computing and realizing a scaled quantum machine. Her team designs and delivers Microsoft Quantum, the most diverse cloud platform for quantum research and discovery, and is developing a comprehensive software stack for scalable quantum computing including languages, compilers, and mappings to quantum hardware. Her team designs open software including Q# and QIR. Dr. Svore has published over 70 refereed articles and filed over 30 patents. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She won the 2010 Yahoo! Learning to Rank Challenge with a team of colleagues, received an ACM Best of 2013 Notable Article award, and was recognized as one of Business Insider Most Powerful Female Engineers of 2018. A Kavli fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, she also serves as an advisor to the National Quantum Initiative, the Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee of the Department of Energy, and the ISAT Committee of DARPA, in addition to numerous other quantum centers and initiatives globally.
Dr. Jenni Strabley | Senior Director of Offering and Product Management, Quantinuum
Dr. Jenni Strabley is the Senior Director of Offering and Product Management for Quantinuum, responsible for hardware and integrated software offerings. Dr. Strabley joined Honeywell Quantum Solutions in February 2021 after a fourteen-year career in Honeywell Aerospace, first starting in technology R&D for inertial sensors and atomic clocks, then moving into program management, technical management, operations, and offering and product management. Prior to Honeywell, Dr. Strabley was a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, studying neutral atom quantum computing. She received a Ph.D in atomic physics from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Strabley has 19 awarded patents in technologies ranging from atomic clocks, atomic sensors, and micro optics.
Ester De Nicolás Benito | Senior Director of Growth, Strategy, and Innovation, Microsoft
Ester de Nicolás Benito is a Senior Director of Growth, Strategy, and Innovation serving the Strategic Missions and Technologies division at Microsoft, where she leads a team responsible for creating, incubating and executing new business strategies, categories and offerings on Quantum computing and other strategic investments. In her role, Ester creates new growth scenarios, driving thought leadership connecting vision and technology roadmap. She holds a master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering specialized in microelectronics and robotics and started her career as a researcher in medical technologies. She has performed different roles in areas such as High-Performance Computing, Open-Source Software, Cloud computing, and Artificial Intelligence both in HP and Microsoft for the last 20 years.
