Where the rubber meets the code…. It was an honor and a privilege to be invited to the first IBM Quantum Practitioners Forum, which was held the day after IBM Quantum Summit 2022 in The Greatest City on Earth. Dr. Paul Nation and his team did a fantastic job of blowing minds, and the only feedback…

Osprey 433 was the least significant announcement! I just returned from the IBM Quantum Summit 2022, and I’m still digesting all the announcements as I type. But, what was clear to me almost immediately is that IBMers are stressing on social media the unveiling of Osprey and its 433 qubits. …

Which backend should you choose? Classiq’s Quantum Circuit Analyzer is a unique tool, as far as I’ve seen, in that it can help you select which quantum computer, out of the many it can transpile your circuit for, you might want to run your circuit on. …

A Measurement Error Mitigation Library Are you looking for a ridiculously easy way to mitigate measurement errors? Well, look no further! How does four lines of code sound? I first learned about mthree from Dr. Paul Nation while researching ways to mitigate measurement errors for “Teaching Qubits to Sing: Mission Impossible?” …

The time to find users is now. To follow up on my recent article titled, “Quantum Product Evaluations,” I’ve been noticing some non-quantum organizations making some rather peculiar selections in regard to their quantum solutions. I’ve evaluated some of these offerings, and some of them just aren’t ready for primetime. …

How’s your quantum product doin’? One of the advantages of being an “independent” quantum algorithm designer is that I am allowed to use any tools I can get my hands on. Since I don’t work for QABC company, I’m not limited to using QABC’s tools. For example, I can use QXYZ company’s tools. …

As I recently discussed in an article titled “Quantum Talent Neural Network,” not everything on your CV carries the same weight. Your PhD in physics, for example, outweighs the online physics course I audited. Your thesis on quantum error correction outweighs the QEC-themed summer school I attended. Your Thesis Matters Speaking of your…

TL;DR: Suppress it. I recently enjoyed one heck of a creative streak. The reason, in my unprofessional opinion, was that I had been working on something highly technical. Absolutely zero creativity was involved. “What was it,” you ask? It was a legal document. To my knowledge, analytical thought is a left-brained activity, while…

What matters, and by how much? Quantum talent is like an artificial neural network: everything has a weight. Also, every job specification has its own model, so the weights for a quantum algorithm developer role are different than the weights for a software engineering role. For example, a quantum algorithm developer role probably requires a PhD…