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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

Nation States and Cyberwars

We live in an age where data can be a more powerful weapon than an atom bomb. Data is being used to win elections in the biggest economies of the world. Nation states are looking at deploying cyberwars to attack each other tactically and strategically. As a result, data protection of national intelligence and defense secrets is becoming extremely important.

According to a report released by the International Data Corporation (IDC), the data that we are creating is expected to reach 175 zettabytes by 2025. A zettabyte is a billion terabytes, or 1021 bytes. Much of this data is expected to be on cloud infrastructure. Therefore, we will need to ensure that this entire infrastructure is cyber secure.

We saw in Chapter 3, The Data Economy, how the rise of data creation has led to several technology paradigms. For instance, AI finally became relevant and viable after going through several winters. Thanks to the success of the internet, the network...