The Extraordinary World of Quantum Computing

The classical computer on your lap or housed in your data centre manipulates data represented with a binary encoding -- quantum computers are different. They use atomic level mechanics to represent multiple data states simultaneously, leading to a phenomenal exponential increase in the representable state of data, and new solutions to problems that are infeasible using today's classical computers. This session assumes no prior knowledge of quantum technology and presents a introduction to the field of quantum computing, including an introduction to the quantum bit, the types of problem suited to quantum computing, a demo of running algorithms on IBM's quantum machines, and a peek into the future of quantum computers.