Abdullah Khalid
Quantum Information Scientist
Assistant Professor, Habib University
12th January 2020
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How to start a quantum computing startup in Pakistan?
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IBM
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Quantum Computing Research
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Quantum Computing Startups
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What can this do?
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Which one is the Ace of Spades?
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2.5 shot on average
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1 shot always!
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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.
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Quantum computers can
maybe do machine learning and optimization
exponentially faster than classical computers.
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Quantum computers can
break all currently used asymmetric encryption protocols
exponentially faster than classical computers.
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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
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"Top secret info"
"Top secret info"
"hf72h18v82ja9"
You
You
Military
Bank
Email provider
Military
Quantum Key Distribution
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Secret key: 1011101111010... for symmetric key encryption
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How classical computers work?
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Quantum Computers
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How to start a quantum computing startup in Pakistan
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How to start a quantum computing startup in Pakistan
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