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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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19
Index

The Data Economy

Recently, one of the chandeliers at my home got faulty and the electric circuit had some weird wiring issues. The bulbs attached to the chandelier started flickering, and within an hour or two all the bulbs had fused out following a few dangerous sparks. We had to get it fixed, but something else happened as well. My five-year-old, who saw it happen mentioned "Appa, this chandelier is losing internet connection, see, even the bulbs are not glowing anymore, can we please check the internet?"

I was surprised by the comment, and it made me realize the world we lived in. The next generation are so immersed in a world that is seamlessly connected, that they might not imagine it ever being otherwise. Such connectivity has its own challenges. Connectivity results in interactions, and interactions in turn result in data – really big data. Data resulting from these interactions is only valuable, however, if it can be sourced, managed...