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New Zealand Sunday Seminars: Quantum Computing: How We Got Here, and Where We're Going Next

  • November 1, 2025

Description: The field of quantum computing has received increasing amounts of media attention in the last few years. In step with this, it's increasingly difficult to discriminate between fundamental scientific progress, and hype. As quantum computing becomes more prevalent, it's important for scientists and non-scientists alike to understand the core ideas and implications of society constructing a large-scale quantum computer. In this this talk, we will review the history of quantum computation, the current state of affairs, and how things are shaping up for the future. Along the way, we'll dispel common myths around the industry, with the goal of providing a fair and balanced overview, and to highlight key differences with 'classical' computation.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Jeffrey Marshall obtained a PhD in the field of quantum computation from the University of Southern California. After this he joined the NASA Quantum AI Lab (QuAIL), and more recently transitioned to Silicon Quantum Computing. His main research interests include: noisy quantum systems, classical simulation of quantum systems, quantum error correction, quantum computing with photons.

These FREE seminars are held via Zoom and are open to all current Mensa members (NZ and international) and invited guests.

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Please note the date and time for the seminar: Sunday, Nov. 2 at noon (NZST) / Saturday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. (Central Time). To learn the start time where you live, consider using WorldTimeBuddy.

For more information, contact Mary Ellen Gordon at seminars@mensa.org.nz.