This research project aims at better understanding the challenges facing Quantum Information Technology (QIT) in order to successfully integrate into the existing "classic" Information Technology (IT) framework.
What's New
Sep 2010: Interview with Geordie Rose, D-Wave's founder and Chief Technology Officer.
Jun 2010: Interview with Matt Purkepille, author of the Cove quantum computer programming framework aiming at providing a practical development platform for commercial developers.
Jun 2010: Interview with Erika Jones, PhD student George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia whose thesis work focuses on quantum computing and genetic algorithms.
May 2010: Interview with Marco Lanzagorta, a scientific consultant for the US Department of Defense at a major research laboratory in Washington DC, and an affiliate associate professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Apr 2010: Interview with Zhenghan Wang from Station Q, a Microsoft Research group working on topological quantum computing.
Apr 2010: Interview with Scott Aaronson, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. Scott is also the author of the popular Shetl-Optimized blog and the Complexity Zoo wiki.
Mar 2010: QIT Survey now publicly available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/qitsurvey
Mar 2010: Initial data collection round in progress (for selected individuals)
Feb 2010: pilot survey completed
Jan 2010: survey questionnaire and basic advocacy materials drafted
Dec 2009: web site release
Oct-Nov 2009: planning, QIT survey design, establish contact list, marketing/advocacy plan
Sep 2009: project started