There’s a common understanding at this point that quantum computing is ungraspable to the layman and possibly even to scientific experts. This very publication has spoken to leading minds in the field who admit that it’s difficult to pin down, its essence not able to be communicated sufficiently. Gil Herrera, research director at the Nation...
Executive Mosaic has selected Jen Sovada, a senior advisor at SandboxAQ and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, as chair of the Quantum Group for the 4×24 Executive Leadership Series. The 4×24 Executive Leadership Program invites esteemed executives and government leaders to a series of networking and dinner events to form relationships...
Jason Miller, a nearly two-decade Google veteran, has joined quantum computing company PsiQuantum to serve as senior vice president of product management. Miller announced his move in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. The executive is responsible for leading PsiQuantum’s product management team, which works to provide customers with software and hard...
IonQ has agreed to acquire all the operating assets of Qubitekk as part of a push to broaden its presence in the quantum networking industry. College Park, Maryland-based IonQ said Wednesday it expects the acquisition to close within the next six months and help expand its technology portfolio in quantum network security and protection and...
Quantum computing is just over the horizon for the federal government, and agencies are gearing up for a future in which post-quantum cryptography, or PQC, defines information security. Moving these efforts forward is the Office of Management and Budget, which in July published a report detailing the steps federal organizations must take to imp...
Tom Lash assumed his current role as CEO of Vibrint in February 2023, bringing three decades of experience in the technology sector and a long history of serving national security and intelligence-focused clients to the company. At Vibrint, he is responsible for driving innovation and cultivating technology partnerships to advance the company’s gr...
Quantic Electronics, an Arcline Investment Management company, has acquired M-Wave Design, a manufacturer of radio frequency and microwave components for aerospace, defense and quantum computing applications. Ross Sealfon, CEO of Quantic, said in a statement published Wednesday that the M-Wave product portfolio complements the electronic component c...
In our everyday lives, we have seemingly unlimited computing capabilities at our very fingertips. But at the tactical edge — often in remote environments with limited or no connectivity — that’s not usually the case. The question defense leaders are grappling with in today’s data-driven world is: How do we get mission critical data, services...
Supercomputing provider PsiQuantum created its first-ever government advisory board to keep abreast of the latest quantum technologies and developments applicable to the sector. The new board includes Wash100 awardees Robert Sharp, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and Michele Flournoy, former undersecretary of defense ...
The federal government has turned its attention toward quantum in recent years as quantum technology advances and the risks associated with it increase. But quantum is largely misunderstood, and experts in the quantum field are working to demystify the subject as its prevalence grows in both the public and private sectors. “Quantum information sci...
