Jonathan Reiner is interviewed by Yuval Boger and describes his path from condensed-matter physics to leading the Product Solutions team at Quantum Machines. They discuss the rising complexity of quantum control, customer trends toward fidelity, low-latency compute, and automated calibration, as well as QM’s products such as QUA, Qualibrate, and OPX-NIC for error-correction workflows. Jonathan shares insights on scaling control electronics, the skills needed to operate quantum computers, and his preference for spin qubits. The conversation concludes with a discussion of IP protection practices.

Title: Jonathan Reiner, Director of Product Solutions, Quantum Machines

Author: The Superposition Guy’s Podcast

Publication Date: Jan 05 2026

Episodes

1. Jonathan Reiner, Director of Product Solutions, Quantum Machines

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Reiner describes his path from condensed‑matter physics to leading the Product Solutions team at Quantum Machines. Topics include the rising complexity of quantum control, customer trends toward fidelity, low‑latency compute, and automated calibration, as well as QM’s products such as QUA, Qualibrate, and OPX‑NIC for error‑correction workflows. He shares insights on scaling control electronics, the skills needed to operate quantum computers, and his preference for spin qubits. The conversation concludes with a discussion of IP‑protection practices.

Date: Jan 05 2026 Duration: 31:50

2. Kike Miralles, Investment Director, Intel Capital

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Miralles talks about corporate‑venture investing in quantum technologies. He explains Intel Capital’s focus on quantum hardware and middleware, compares leading modalities, and outlines emerging themes such as QPU scale‑out networking, hybrid classical–quantum error correction, and the growing role of logical qubits as a core metric. The episode also covers check sizes and stages, government‑heavy revenue, PR and hype in quantum, expected consolidation among hardware players, and what differentiates strong quantum investors and startups.

Date: Dec 22 2025 Duration: 28:07

3. Joe Ghalbouni, President of Ghalbouni Consulting

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Dr. Ghalbouni discusses how he helped a major hedge fund move from quantum curiosity to concrete education, use‑case discovery, and POCs. He argues that the real bottleneck today is not hardware but algorithms and sector‑aware problem mapping. The conversation explores where quantum is most promising in financial services (optimization, quantum‑machine learning), quantum‑inspired methods on classical hardware, PQC and QKD roadmaps, and what it takes to move a quantum solution into production.

Date: Dec 08 2025 Duration: 28:32

4. Elevating Quantum Women’s Voices

Guests: Biliana Rajevic (Quantum Brilliance), Rachel Rayner (science communicator/comedian), Alison Goldingay (UNSW) – The program is designed to empower women in the quantum industry to communicate effectively and build visibility. Topics include storytelling, audience adaptation, Zoom‑presentation challenges, “Quantum Comedy” shows, and a “60‑second challenge” explaining single‑photon detection and diamond‑based quantum computing in plain English. The episode also discusses the broader importance of diversity in the quantum ecosystem.

Date: Nov 24 2025 Duration: 35:48

5. Laurence Coldicott, Senior Content Director at Quantum.Tech

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Coldicott, curator of global quantum‑technology conferences, talks about enterprise engagement expanding beyond finance to logistics, pharma, and defense, and how agendas now balance computing with “quantum‑defense” topics like PQC and QKD. He contrasts U.S. scale and federal momentum with Europe’s fragmented landscape, notes attendance growth to over a thousand, and describes a successful new event in Doha. Advice to speakers: be candid about maturity, challenges, and near‑term value.

Date: Nov 10 2025 Duration: 21:02

6. Bill Wisotsky, Principal Quantum Systems Architect at SAS

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Wisotsky discusses SAS’s vendor‑agnostic, hybrid approach to quantum and analytics. Highlights include D‑Wave warm‑starts for kidney‑exchange solutions, QML pilots for fraud, bankruptcy modeling, and disaster response. He offers a pragmatic definition of “quantum advantage,” treating QPUs as another processing unit alongside CPUs/GPUs, and reflects on rapid progress toward error correction.

Date: Oct 27 2025 Duration: 24:20

7. Sergio Gago, CTO of Cloudera (former Head of AI & Quantum at Moody’s)

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Gago discusses a practical, problem‑first path to quantum in finance. He contrasts annealers and gate‑based systems, emphasizes hybrid workflows for portfolio optimization and Monte Carlo risk, and explores fraud detection and knowledge‑graph use cases. He stresses rigorous benchmarking against top‑end GPUs/FPGAs, explainability for regulators, and total cost of ownership over lab metrics. The episode also touches on post‑quantum cryptography, realistic definitions of “quantum advantage,” and disciplined pilots.

Date: Oct 13 2025 Duration: 42:37

8. Constanza Bustamante, Research Fellow, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Bustamante discusses quantum policy at the nexus of national and economic security. She contrasts China’s state‑led, scale‑oriented model with the U.S.’s science‑first, private‑sector translation approach; traces bipartisan continuity from the National Quantum Initiative Act; and examines Europe’s growing techno‑nationalism. Topics include tariffs, quantum sensing as an “atomic advantage,” research‑security safeguards, and more.

Date: Sep 29 2025 Duration: 42:43

9. Cisco Quantum Networking with Vijoy Pandey and Reza Nejabati

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Pandey (Outshift incubation) and Nejabati (head of quantum research) discuss Cisco’s strategy to enable distributed quantum computing and a future “quantum internet.” Cisco will not build QPUs but will focus on room‑temperature, telecom‑band entanglement networking, pushing modality complexity to the edge via transducers and entanglement‑mode conversion. They argue that scale‑out plus scale‑up will reach “million usable qubits” faster.

Date: Sep 16 2025 Duration: 29:24

10. Bert de Jong, Director of the Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA) at Berkeley Lab

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – de Jong describes how QSA develops superconducting, trapped‑ion, and neutral‑atom technologies in parallel and the importance of certification for verifying quantum computations. Topics include integrating quantum into HPC at NERSC, cost and scaling challenges, DOE focus on scientific (not cryptographic) applications, creative error‑correction approaches, industry collaboration, workforce training, and a five‑year timeline for practical scientific impact.

Date: Sep 01 2025 Duration: 29:07

11. Sebastian Weidt, CEO & Co‑founder, Universal Quantum

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Weidt explains Universal Quantum’s approach to building scalable trapped‑ion computers, focusing on error‑free modular connections, laser‑free control, and integrated electronics. He contrasts their 70 K cooling and qubit‑shuttling architecture with other modalities, discusses trade‑offs such as gate speed, and notes that algorithmic execution speed can offset slower clock cycles. The conversation also covers €70 M DLR contracts, software emphasis, market education, and the company’s engineering‑heavy team.

Date: Aug 18 2025 Duration: 23:58

12. Scott Buchholz, Global Quantum Computing Lead, Deloitte

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Buchholz explains how Deloitte helps clients understand quantum technology and its potential applications, bridging technical jargon and business needs. Topics include timelines for commercial usefulness, vendor selection, learning curves, quantum‑inspired machine‑learning solutions, and more.

Date: Aug 04 2025 Duration: 16:57

13. Tal David, Co‑Founder & CEO, Quantum Art

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – David discusses Quantum Art’s full‑stack trapped‑ion architecture, emphasizing sophisticated multi‑qubit gates, optical tweezers, and dynamic reconfigurability for scaling to millions of qubits. Roadmap highlights a 50‑qubit system by 2025 and a 1,000‑qubit system by 2027, with a long‑term goal of a million‑qubit system. He also mentions collaborations with NVIDIA and BlueQubit.

Date: Jul 21 2025 Duration: 23:03

14. Scott Genin, Vice President of Materials Discovery, OTI Lumionics

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Genin outlines OTI’s materials‑design programs (OLEDs, cathode patterning) and the integration of quantum‑inspired methods due to current quantum‑computing limitations. He shares a novel encoding method that lets OTI emulate up to 80 qubits classically, improving simulation capabilities, and discusses potential quantum impact on vibronic‑spectra calculations.

Date: Jul 07 2025 Duration: 30:45

15. Preeti Chalsani & Harley Johnson, Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Chalsani (Chief Quantum Officer, Intersect Illinois) and Johnson (CEO) discuss the rapid creation of IQMP, a state‑backed initiative to support quantum‑computing and microelectronics scale‑up. Topics include the $500 M infrastructure investment, early tenants (PsiQuantum, Diraq), workforce development, cross‑sector collaboration, Illinois’ advantages, infrastructure timelines, and community impact.

Date: Jun 19 2025 Duration: 34:38

16. Michele Dallari & Marco Polini, Co‑founders, Planckian

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – The duo describes Planckian’s superconducting chip architecture that uses global control and always‑on ZZ interactions to drastically reduce wiring complexity. They discuss controlling many qubits with just a few classical lines, early experimental progress, software adaptations, Italy’s quantum ecosystem, and recent advances in pulse engineering.

Date: Jun 02 2025 Duration: 26:06

17. Romana Schirhagl & Deepak Veeregowda, Co‑founders, QT Sense

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – QT Sense develops NV‑center sensors in nanodiamonds for biomedical applications. Romana explains magnetic‑noise measurements of free radicals inside cells (a sub‑cellular MRI). Deepak discusses the Quantum Nova product for research and diagnostics, highlighting subcellular resolution, nanomolar sensitivity, and the goal of impacting millions of patients by 2030.

Date: May 19 2025 Duration: 31:30

18. Andrea Tabacchini, VP Quantum Solutions, Quantum Brilliance

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Tabacchini describes diamond‑based, room‑temperature quantum accelerators for edge applications (robotics, satellites). He covers deterministic defect placement, scalable nanoelectronics, a target of 60–100 qubits by 2029, and the vision of low‑power quantum processors working alongside classical systems.

Date: May 05 2025 Duration: 26:39

19. Michelle Simmons, CEO, Silicon Quantum Computing

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Simmons explains the company’s phosphorus‑in‑silicon‑28 qubits, multi‑nucleus spin registers, all‑to‑all connectivity, and industry‑leading fidelities. She discusses three products (quantum‑machine‑learning, analog simulation, fault‑tolerant computing) and the roadmap toward an error‑corrected system.

Date: Apr 21 2025 Duration: 26:29

20. Maud Vinet, CEO & Co‑founder, Quobly

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Vinet talks about building large‑scale silicon‑qubit computers, leveraging semiconductor expertise, and the biggest challenge being qubit control rather than fabrication yield. She shares her transition from semiconductor R&D, partnerships with fabs (e.g., STMicroelectronics), and timelines for significant qubit counts.

Date: Apr 07 2025 Duration: 21:15

21. David Rivas, CTO, Rigetti

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Rivas outlines Rigetti’s full‑stack superconducting approach, captive quantum fab, proprietary control systems, chiplet‑based scaling, 3D signaling, and the path toward large‑scale fault‑tolerant quantum computing. He also discusses public‑company challenges and the importance of hands‑on experimentation.

Date: Mar 24 2025 Duration: 28:28

22. Daniel Porat & Emanuele Dalla‑Torre, Quantymize

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Porat and Dalla‑Torre discuss quantum optimization and hybrid algorithms. Their Efficient Correlated Optimization algorithm reduces qubit requirements for combinatorial problems. Topics include real‑world use cases (energy, e‑commerce), commercial quantum advantage, balancing publishing with business strategy, and the Israeli quantum landscape.

Date: Mar 10 2025 Duration: 21:29

23. Matthijs Rijlaarsdam, Co‑founder & CEO, QuantWare

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Rijlaarsdam explains QuantWare’s VIO 3D chip architecture that tackles fan‑out, component integration, and yield to enable millions of qubits. He covers business models (packaged chips, foundry services), heat and signal‑routing challenges, error correction, and the importance of storytelling in the quantum industry.

Date: Feb 24 2025 Duration: 30:34

24. Konstantinos Karagiannis, Protiviti

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Karagiannis discusses quantum’s dual promise: transformative use cases and post‑quantum cryptography threats. He emphasizes the need for cryptographic agility, hybrid solutions, and early adoption in finance and government, as well as challenges around QKD and vendor landscapes.

Date: Feb 10 2025 Duration: 26:55

25. Shahin Khan, Founding Partner & Analyst, OrionX

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Khan explores the intersection of quantum computing and high‑performance computing (HPC). He explains why HPC is a natural early adopter, the role of QPUs alongside GPUs/CPUs, scaling challenges, quantum’s potential for tensor‑based problems, and the broader implications for energy efficiency and scientific discovery.

Date: Jan 27 2025 Duration: 28:05

26. Frédéric Rivain, CTO, Dashlane

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Rivain discusses Dashlane’s preparation for the post‑quantum era: testing cryptographic algorithms, implementing crypto‑agility, and addressing “Harvest‑Now‑Decrypt‑Later” threats. The episode also covers NIST standardization, migration challenges, AI‑powered phishing, and government readiness for “Q‑Day.”

Date: Jan 06 2025 Duration: 22:07

27. Simon Borger, Patent Attorney

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Borger talks about the evolving IP landscape for quantum technologies, global patent trends, startup vs. large‑company filing strategies, balancing academic publishing with IP protection, and the rise of European and Chinese filing activity.

Date: Dec 23 2024 Duration: 24:07

28. Tobias Lindstrom, Head of Science, National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Lindstrom explains NPL’s role in bridging academia and industry, quantum benchmarking, standardization, communications, sensing, computing, and the broader quantum supply chain. He also discusses neutrality in measurement services and future outlooks.

Date: Dec 16 2024 Duration: 24:25

29. Zoran Krunic, Senior Manager of Data Science, Amgen

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Krunic covers quantum machine learning for clinical‑trial data, challenges of regulated environments, combining quantum with generative AI, and scaling quantum efforts in biopharma.

Date: Dec 09 2024 Duration: 25:35

30. Toby Cubitt, Co‑founder, CTO & Chief Science Officer, Phasecraft

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Cubitt discusses Phasecraft’s efficient algorithms for near‑term hardware, hybrid quantum‑classical approaches for materials science, the need for higher gate fidelities, and prospects for commercially useful quantum results.

Date: Dec 02 2024 Duration: 23:17

31. Jannes Stubbeman, CEO, Aqora

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Stubbeman explains Aqora’s “Kaggle for Quantum” platform, supporting hackathons, benchmarking use cases, and logistics of running competitions.

Date: Nov 25 2024 Duration: 21:28

32. Yianni Gamvros & Iordanis Kerenidis, Co‑founders, Quantum Signals

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – They discuss a B2B software startup for financial services that combines classical AI pipelines with future quantum enhancements, focusing on large‑scale transaction optimization and quantum‑inspired methods.

Date: Nov 18 2024 Duration: 32:45

33. Yuval Boger, Chief Commercial Officer, QuEra Computing

Interviewed by guest host Jack Krupansky – Boger shares his quantum journey, QuEra’s roadmap, government support, the potential for a “quantum winter,” and the integration of quantum computing into the broader HPC ecosystem.

Date: Oct 28 2024 Duration: 55:05

34. Whurley, Founder & CEO, Strangeworks

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Whurley talks about his transition from Honest Dollar to Strangeworks, bridging science and business communication, the symbiotic relationship between AI and quantum, partnerships, hiring plans, and optimism for future breakthroughs.

Date: Oct 22 2024 Duration: 26:18

35. Prof. Tim Spiller, Director, UK Quantum Communications Hub

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Spiller describes work on quantum key distribution (QKD) and networking, advancements in short‑ and long‑range communications (including CubeSat‑based QKD), the transition from research to commercialization, IP transfer, industry partnerships, and global quantum initiatives.

Date: Oct 15 2024 Duration: 29:20

36. Shmuel Bachinsky, CEO & Co‑founder, Quantum Transistors

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Bachinsky outlines a second‑generation quantum computer using diamond‑based spin qubits, silicon photonics, and CMOS control, aiming for higher operating temperatures and better two‑qubit gate fidelity.

Date: Oct 07 2024 Duration: 22:58

37. Rob Schoelkopf (Chief Scientist) & Ray Smets (CEO), Quantum Circuits Inc.

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – They discuss a dual‑rail qubit approach that reduces error rates via hardware‑level error detection and correction, cost‑efficiency, and a full‑stack solution for scaling superconducting qubits.

Date: Sep 30 2024 Duration: 35:17

38. Renaud Béchade, Founder & CEO, Anzaetek

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Béchade talks about quantum machine learning for hospitals, managing limited medical data, federated learning, hardware‑software co‑design, and the Korean quantum ecosystem.

Date: Sep 23 2024 Duration: 30:07

39. Constantin Gonciulea & Charlee Stefanski, Authors of Building Quantum Software

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – They discuss their book aimed at developers, covering Grover’s algorithm, quantum Fourier transform, hybrid algorithms, and their high‑performance quantum simulator.

Date: Sep 16 2024 Duration: 28:58

40. Mariia Mykhailova, Principal Quantum Software Engineer, Microsoft Quantum

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Mykhailova describes her book Quantum Programming in Depth, teaching practical quantum‑algorithm implementation, bridging basic concepts to advanced techniques, and the state of quantum‑programming tools.

Date: Sep 09 2024 Duration: 25:31

41. Hrant Gharibyan, CEO & Co‑founder, BlueQubit

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Gharibyan outlines quantum‑algorithm and software solutions for material simulation and optimization, DARPA collaborations, hardware‑agnostic approaches, and near‑term quantum‑advantage prospects.

Date: Sep 02 2024 Duration: 28:07

42. Shengtao Wang & Jonathan Wurtz, QuEra Computing

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – They discuss algorithm development for neutral‑atom quantum computers, error‑correction breakthroughs, applications in chemistry and materials science, and the skills needed for quantum‑computing careers.

Date: Aug 26 2024 Duration: 31:53

43. “Chris” (ChatGPT), Quantum‑Computing Expert at an HPC Center

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – After interviewing over 100 humans, the podcast talks to a machine. Topics include integrating quantum into HPC, hybrid models, user education, scaling challenges, and quantum’s impact on optimization, cryptography, and machine learning.

Date: Aug 19 2024 Duration: 32:29

44. Richard Murray, CEO & Co‑founder, Orca Computing

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Murray discusses photonic quantum computers built from telecom components, near‑term applications in machine learning and optimization, and challenges of manipulating single photons for qubit gates.

Date: Aug 12 2024 Duration: 26:33

45. Chris Bishop, Quantum Emcee & Multimodal Careerist

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Bishop shares his journey from music to technology, experiences as a studio musician, web producer, IBM employee, and now a freelance consultant, writer, and podcast host in quantum.

Date: Aug 05 2024 Duration: 22:09

46. Dr. Bob Sutor, VP & Practice Lead, The Futurum Group

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Sutor reflects on his 40‑year career, his recent book Dancing with Qubits, and the current state and future directions of quantum computing.

Date: Jul 29 2024 Duration: 30:34

47. Natasha Sachdeva & Michael Biercuk, Q‑CTRL

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – They discuss combinatorial‑optimization research, error‑mitigation tools, quantum computing and sensing, and practical business implications.

Date: Jul 22 2024 Duration: 30:06

48. Kathrin Spendier, Technical Prize Director, XPRIZE

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Spendier explains the XPRIZE Quantum Applications competition, its $5 million prize purse, application process, target problems, and the importance of collaboration.

Date: Jul 15 2024 Duration: 24:37

49. Members of the Keysight Technologies Team (Lon Hintze, Clayton Crocker, John Dorighi, Philip Krantz)

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – They discuss Keysight’s support for quantum projects, testing needs across modalities, benchmarking, AI integration, and broader industry trends.

Date: Jul 09 2024 Duration: 37:17

50. Nardo Manoloto, Managing Partner, Qubits Ventures

Interviewed by Yuval Boger – Manoloto talks about investments in quantum and future‑computing technologies, the imminent reality of quantum AI, global quantum economies, and the role of venture studios in de‑risking investments.

Date: Jul 01 2024 Duration: 21:18