EP 27 | A Beginner’s Guide to Quantum Computing with Jessica Pointing

What type of computer has the potential to solve some of the world’s most complex problems in seconds instead of billions of years? Quantum computers have the ability to solve some of the world’s most complex problems. In this episode, I chat with Jessica Pointing who is a Ph.D. Quantum Computing Research about the fundamentals of this new and exciting technology   Jessica Pointing is a PhD student in Physics at the University of Oxford specializing in quantum computing, and previously was a PhD student in Computer Science at Stanford University as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. She completed her bachelor's degree in Physics and Computer Science at Harvard University with high honors and as a John Harvard Scholar in the top 5%, after spending her first two years of university studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She founded the Stanford Quantum Computing Association and the Harvard College Quantum Computing Association. She has been invited to give keynote and innovation talks about quantum computing at conferences around the world, including IBM Think and Oracle Code One and was the audience-voted winner for the Quantum Matters Science Communication Competition hosted by the Museum of Science. Jessica has interned as a researcher at KBR at NASA Ames Research Center, a software engineer at Google, management consultant at McKinsey and Company, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, and strategist at Morgan Stanley. Jessica was selected for the Forbes 30 under 30 list in the Science category.  She was selected to be on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Quantum Applications.   What you will learn: •What is Quantum Computing (QC) and how it works •Real-world problems that QC can potentially help solve •Pros and cons of QC? •Skills needed to thrive in this field •The need for diversity in QC   Help us raise $2000 in scholarships for Black/African American students studying Computer Science or STEM by buying a t-shirt or donating directly here: https://www.bonfire.com/techunlocked/ We appreciate your support!!   Follow Tech Unlocked for updates and career tips: Twitter: https://twitter.com/techunlockedpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techunlockedpod/   Connect with Jessica Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessicapointing Website: https://jessicapointing.com/   Connect with Grace: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraceMacjones LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracemacjones   Questions about sponsorship? Email us [email protected]