UChicago PhD Student Qiaohong Wang Joins PsiQuantum Internship for 10- to 20-Year Fault-Tolerant Computing Push
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Updated · Quantum Zeitgeist · Aug 8
UChicago PhD Student Qiaohong Wang Joins PsiQuantum Internship for 10- to 20-Year Fault-Tolerant Computing Push
1 articles · Updated · Quantum Zeitgeist · Aug 8
Summary
Qiaohong "Joanna" Wang, a PhD student at the University of Chicago, is spending the summer at PsiQuantum to build expertise in fault-tolerant quantum computing beyond her doctoral work on near-term algorithms.
PsiQuantum is pursuing silicon-photonics quantum computers, a different path from many rivals using superconducting or trapped-ion systems, giving Wang exposure to a distinct hardware and computational framework.
That work shifts her toward error-corrected systems designed to overcome quantum noise, while still drawing on her background in quantum algorithms for chemistry and materials science.
Wang said quantum computing could transform fields such as drug discovery, energy and materials research over the next 10 to 20 years by modeling complex quantum systems beyond classical computers' reach.