Abdullah Khalid
Quantum Information Scientist
Assistant Professor, Habib University
12th January 2020
How to start a quantum computing startup in Pakistan?
IBM
Quantum Computing Research
Quantum Computing Startups
IBM
What can this do?
Which one is the Ace of Spades?
2.5 shot on average
1 shot always!
Quantum Computers are helicopters not faster cars!
Laptop
Super computer
Quantitative
Qualitative
Quantum computer
Solve computational problem = Go from A to B
Quantum computers can
simulate atoms, molecules and materials,
exponentially faster than classical computers.
Quantum computers can
maybe do machine learning and optimization
exponentially faster than classical computers.
Quantum computers can
break all currently used asymmetric encryption protocols
exponentially faster than classical computers.
Quantum computers CANNOT
do industrial optimization
predict the stock market
optimize airline schedules
predict the stock market
optimize airline schedules
NP-Complete problems
exponentially faster than classical computers.
Easy for classical computer
Easy for Quantum Computers
Difficult for both classical and quantum computers
Computational Problems
Difficult for classical Computers
Cryptography
"Top secret info"
"Top secret info"
"hf72h18v82ja9"
You
You
Military
Bank
Email provider
Military
Quantum Key Distribution
Secret key: 1011101111010... for symmetric key encryption
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How classical computers work?
Quantum Computers
How to start a quantum computing startup in Pakistan
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