VivaTech: What’s Next in Quantum Computing?

In the panel at VivaTech focussing on "What's next for quantum computing?", Horizon's CEO Dr Joe Fitzsimons highlighted two key barriers to quantum computing: the daunting task of building practical and scalable quantum computers and the lack of the necessary tools and talent to fully harness the potential of quantum computing.

What the winning quantum hardware architecture will be is open to debate, but the fundamentals of processing quantum information are almost the same. For Horizon, it means to build hardware-adaptive solutions where classical code can be compiled for different architectures.

For end users on the business side “there really isn’t a reason to be locked into a particular technology at this stage and not be able to move in future,” says our CEO Joe Fitzsimons. “I guess the most obvious advice is don’t sign a 10-year contract with anyone and keep your options open beyond two years.”

The full recording of the panel "What's next for quantum computing?" is accessible on the conferences’ website after registration.