Najafi Yazdi of Adjunct professor of Mechanical Engineering at McGill

The making of MonarQ: The first Canadian Superconducting Quantum Computer for Public Research.

Quantum Computing is an exciting and emerging technology which holds great promise for humanity.  In this seminar, we briefly overview quantum computing technology and its potential applications. We will then describe the architecture and subsystems that make MonarQ, the first Canadian superconducting quantum computer to be delivered this year to CalculQuebec for public research.

Biography:

Dr. Alireza Najafi Yazdi is a deep-tech entrepreneur with interest in cutting-edge technologies which hold great promise for positive impact on humanity.

Realizing the computational power of semiconductor-based computers is not enough to tackle some of the most important challenges facing humanity, Alireza founded Anyon Systems, a world-leading quantum computing company based in 2014. His goal since then has been to revolutionize the world by introducing quantum computing platforms with applications in areas such as artificial Intelligence, drug design, and cyber-security.

Anyon Systems now delivers turn-key Near-term, Intermediate-Scale, Quantum (NISQ) computers to early adopters ranging from government agencies, high performance computing centers, pharmaceuticals, and tech companies active in artificial intelligence and big data.

Alireza is also an adjunct professor of Mechanical Engineering at McGill, where he supervises doctoral students Alireza holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from McGill (2012). Prior to founding Anyon,
Alireza was a postdoctoral research fellow at McGill University, and RWTH Aachen.

Besides his technical work, Alireza is an avid student of geopolitics, especially the role of technology in shaping modern geopolitical events and world order.

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