The quantum revolution is closer than you think! In the past, quantum computing was largely reserved for researchers, physicists, and scientists with direct access to physical quantum computing systems, and the scale of problems that could be solved was limited due to the number of available physical qubits. But the game has changed, thanks to the cloud and hybrid algorithms that take advantage of both classical and quantum computing resources. Today, D-Wave's cloud access and hybrid algorithms are allowing programmers around the world to develop and run practical, real-world applications on live quantum computers in real-time. Users and private companies have already built over 250 early applications on D-Wave’s computers in industries ranging from automotive to machine learning, aerospace, finance, and beyond.

In this presentation, David Mikulin, Director of Systems Software at D-Wave, and Alex Koszegi, Support Engineer at D-Wave, will discuss quantum computing, quantum annealing, D-Wave's technologies, and some of the early applications that customers have built to date. They will also give a live demonstration of Leap, including the online IDE, D-Wave’s hybrid solvers, and the Ocean SDK, to show how programmers can get started building and running their own quantum applications that run on a live quantum computer in real-time.

No quantum mechanics knowledge required!

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Alex Koszegi earned a B.S.EE from the University of Victoria, and is a Service & Support Engineer at D-Wave Systems. She experiences the entire technology stack, from installing quantum processors to developing customer-facing material. She especially enjoys introducing people to the quantum learning journey.

David Mikulin is the Director, Systems Software at D-Wave Systems, responsible for the Leap quantum application environment as well as the public APIs that give D-Wave customers real-time cloud access to the company’s quantum processors. While at D-Wave, David has led the Systems Software team's development efforts for the original Leap launch in 2018 as well all subsequent Leap releases. David has over 25 years of experience in the software industry.