This informal paper is designed to provide a brief but meaningful introduction to quantum computing — the process and significance of using quantum computers to address compute-intensive application problems, but without getting bogged down in any of the detailed technical jargon. …

This informal paper is designed to provide a brief but meaningful introduction to quantum computers, but without getting bogged down in any of the detailed technical jargon. …

Premature commercialization of quantum computing will be counterproductive and lead to unnecessary disenchantment with the long-term potential for quantum computing. At the extreme, this disenchantment could lead to a Quantum Winter in two to three years due to failure to meet excessive expectations. Despite the dramatic progress of quantum computing…

Quantum computing desperately needs to show some realistic results addressing more than toy-like problems within the next two to three years if a Quantum Winter is to be averted. This informal paper proposes a quantum computer with 48 fully-connected near-perfect qubits as an ideal goal for the next two to…

I phrase it as a question, but it does seem unavoidable — that quantum computing requires quantum Fourier transform (QFT) or comparable techniques which rely on fine granularity of phase angles that does not currently exist in near-term quantum computers and is unlikely to ever exist in any real quantum…

Sifting through all of the hype of press releases and puffy articles about quantum computing, it’s very difficult to discern the capabilities of a particular quantum computer, or what quantum computing capabilities are needed for a particular quantum algorithm or application. This informal paper proposes a very simplified label to…

Rather than see Intel build its own quantum computers and compete with the other quantum computing vendors, imagine what it would be like to see Intel focus on designing, producing, and selling components which enable others to easily design and build their own quantum computers. Intel could do for quantum…

Information in a quantum computer may possess nuances that significantly distinguish it from information in a classical computer. This informal paper explores these nuances of distinction. This should provide a sound foundation upon which to build a sound understanding of quantum computing. …

Just as classical computing is furthered by the activities of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), quantum computing needs its own professional organization, which might be called the Association for Quantum Computing Machinery (AQCM). Eventually the two could be merged as classical computing and quantum computing eventually merge into universal…