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Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business

By : Arunkumar Krishnakumar
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Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business

By: Arunkumar Krishnakumar

Overview of this book

Are quantum computing and Blockchain on a collision course or will they be the most important trends of this decade to disrupt industries and life as we know it? Fintech veteran and venture capitalist Arunkumar Krishnakumar cuts through the hype to bring us a first-hand look into how quantum computing and Blockchain together are redefining industries, including fintech, healthcare, and research. Through a series of interviews with domain experts, he also explores these technologies’ potential to transform national and global governance and policies – from how elections are conducted and how smart cities can be designed and optimized for the environment, to what cyberwarfare enabled by quantum cryptography might look like. In doing so, he also highlights challenges that these technologies have to overcome to go mainstream. Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business explores the potential changes that quantum computing and Blockchain might bring about in the real world. After expanding on the key concepts and techniques, such as applied cryptography, qubits, and digital annealing, that underpin quantum computing and Blockchain, the book dives into how major industries will be impacted by these technologies. Lastly, we consider how the two technologies may come together in a complimentary way.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
5
Interview with Dr. Dave Snelling, Fujitsu Fellow
7
Interview with Dr. B. Rajathilagam, Head of AI Research, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
9
Interview with Max Henderson, Senior Data Scientist, Rigetti and QxBranch
11
Interview with Sam McArdle, Quantum Computing Researcher at the University of Oxford
14
Interview with Dinesh Nagarajan, Partner, IBM
18
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Index

The Airbus quantum computing challenge

The first-ever commercial passenger flight took off on January 1, 1914, from St. Petersburg to Tampa. It's now more than a century since that happened, but innovation in aviation and airlines has largely plateaued, if not stagnated. Apart from the more recent initiatives from Elon Musk, Sir Richard Branson, and Jeff Bezos, that are focused on interstellar travel, we have hardly seen any major upgrades to air travel.

The airline industry has been mostly a loss-making endeavor, and just getting the business model right is hard enough for airline companies. Any research and development initiatives are few and far between in this industry.

This status quo might be changing, as Airbus is pioneering innovation efforts for the aviation industry. Their focus on quantum computing initiatives is especially interesting. They have set up a quantum computing application center in Newport, Wales. They have partnered with the Welsh government...