NOMCON 2020!
June 3rd-6th
June 3rd-6th
Quantum Computing has undergone rapid development in the past decade, emerging into a brand new industry. Leveraging the fundamental laws of nature to build computational algorithms and hardware, enterprises and academia have been steering the direction of this field. The general public still may not have much insight into the subject, however. In the midst of COVID when most people are learning at home, Kitty Yeung started a project on Hackaday.io to educate the community about quantum computing through a comic strip. This presentation aims to provide an introduction to the theory and show how to learn and program a quantum computer.
What are the problems you aim to help solve with this project?:
Help people learn at home about the emerging technology quantum computing and democratize knowledge.
What are some of the major challenges you have encountered and how did you address them?:
Quantum computing is an intellectually challenging topic and requires certain technical background. These create the hurdles for the public to get a general understanding. To demystify the topic, I use comics to communicate the concepts in a straight-forward way, aiming to give learners some literacy in this new industry.
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Kitty Yeung is a physicist, artist, maker, fashion designer and musician based in Germany. She works at Microsoft Quantum Systems as a Senior Program Manager on quantum computing education. Prior to that, Kitty worked as a research scientist, hardware engineer and user experience designer at Intel, and Manager of the Microsoft Garage program in Silicon Valley, California. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard University (thesis: Engineering Plasmonic Circuits in 2-Dimensional Electron Systems) and a M.Sci., B.A. and M.A. in Natural Sciences from University of Cambridge. Kitty's career has been focusing on physics while pursuing artistic endeavors through painting, music and graphic novel creations. She is passionate about integrating technology, science, design and art. Kitty has been using comics to communicate quantum computing concepts. On the side, her fashion brand, Art by Physicist (shop.kittyyeung.com) creates unique and timeless science- and nature-themed clothing and accessories. Using her paintings printed on fabrics through eco-friendly processes and 3D printing on-demand production to achieve sustainable and STEAM fashion. Kitty frequently gives technical and career talks reflecting her passion and experience in quantum computing, wearables industry, digital transformation, and internal startups. See her work on www.artbyphysicistkittyyeung.com
