This talk will cover recent work by the Quantum Economic Development Consortium Standards Committee, as well as other players, in advancing the level of sophistication and general availability of benchmarking techniques for evaluating the performance of quantum computers. It will include an overview of the motivation behind these works and their positioning within a broader effort to foster the development of standards and benchmarks for quant...

In today’s digital age, government organizations are collecting more data than ever before. However, many agencies are struggling to make sense of this data, which is often siloed across different departments, systems, and classifications. Enterprise-level data analytics offers a solution to this problem, allowing government organizations to break down data silos and gain a more comprehensive view of their operations. Join us as topic ex...

The federal government has continued to refine current standards to better fit the needs of American people. Millions of Americans heavily rely on government-funded benefit programs to maintain their livelihoods. The stresses and burdens that come with interacting with the government, such as needing the services of Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, Social Security, etc. need to be eliminated in order to elevate the customer experie...

This presentation is geared to the managerial ranks seeking tutelage on crafting a strategy addressing the quantum space for their organization. We’ll share our experiences, best practices, lessons learned, education, and use-cases from 4+ years of leading the quantum initiative for a fortune-5 healthcare organization. We’ll leave time for a robust Q&A session and maybe some live quantum experiments (time permitted).

Modern cybersecurity measures such as post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and zero trust architecture (ZTA) are essential to protect U.S. critical infrastructure and ensure a resilient nation. And with a flurry of comprehensive initiatives coming from the Executive Branch, Pentagon, NSA, and NIST, it can be challenging for U.S. government CIOs and CISOs to determine where to prioritize resources. But PQC and ZTA aren’t mutually exclusive: ef...

To address the dynamic challenge of Insider Threats, organizations must have an agile process that should include training and the need to stay connected with their internal policies, external requirements, evolving risk discovery technology, best practices from within and other organizations, and government lessons learned. Simply stated, training is not a one-and-done or calendar-based ‘check the box activity.’ It is a critical c...

In the digital age, government agencies face increasing threats from spyware that can compromise sensitive information and undermine national security. To combat this, many government organizations are taking proactive measures by implementing executive orders and directives to ban specific applications on their mobile devices. However, this approach presents challenges in terms of scalability, visibility, and keeping up with rapidly evolving...

As quantum computer research continues to advance rapidly, there are advances at all the levels of the quantum computer system stack: from designs of physical qubits to architectures of networked-connected quantum computers. In particular, more and more of quantum computers are becoming available as cloud-based services through IBM Quantum, Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure, and others. These deployments make quantum computers more easily accessi...

Google Quantum AI aims to build a useful quantum computer, and to identify impactful, societally beneficial applications for our quantum computers. In this talk, Kate will share more about the team’s roadmap and recent progress, including reaching their second major milestone: the first experimental demonstration that it is possible to scale quantum error correction, using it to improve performance with increasing qubit number. Bio: Kate...

Federal agencies must undergo the complex and laborious process of security authorization to operate (ATO) for each information system (IS) in accordance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA). Currently, most agencies rely on manual documentation processes. These include popular productivity tools to capture the applicable security controls and the status/plans of implementation of the controls for each IS as well as...