Kike Miralles, investment director at Intel Capital, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. They talk about corporate venture investing in quantum technologies. Kike explains Intel Capital’s focus on quantum hardware and middleware, compares leading modalities, and outlines emerging themes like QPU scale-out networking, hybrid classical–quantum error correction, and the growing role of logical qubits as a core metric. He also discusses 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 in today’s market.

The Superposition Guy’s Podcast – Episode List (cleaned)

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

Date: Jan 05 2026 Duration: 31 min 50 s

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.

2. Kike Miralles – Investment Director, Intel Capital

Date: Dec 22 2025 Duration: 28 min 07 s

Kike Miralles, investment director at Intel Capital, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. They talk about corporate‑venture investing in quantum technologies. Kike explains Intel Capital’s focus on quantum hardware and middleware, compares leading modalities, and outlines emerging themes like QPU scale‑out networking, hybrid classical–quantum error correction, and the growing role of logical qubits as a core metric. He also discusses 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 in today’s market.

3. Joe Ghalbouni – President of Ghalbouni Consulting

Date: Dec 08 2025 Duration: 28 min 32 s

Dr. Joe Ghalbouni, a quantum‑communication PhD who moved from academia into Point72’s innovation team and now runs Ghalbouni Consulting, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. They discuss how he helped a major hedge fund move from quantum curiosity to concrete education, use‑case discovery, and POCs, and why he believes 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—from optimization to quantum machine learning—and how quantum‑inspired methods on classical hardware are already delivering value. They also cover PQC and QKD roadmaps, what it really takes to move a quantum solution into production, and why Joe is surprisingly optimistic about seeing useful quantum advantage in specific use cases within the next few years.

4. Elevating Quantum Women’s Voices

Date: Nov 24 2025 Duration: 35 min 48 s

Biliana Rajevic (Head of External Communications, Quantum Brilliance & co‑founder of Quantum Women), Rachel Rayner (science communicator & comedian), and Alison Goldingay (quantum researcher, UNSW) discuss the “Elevating Quantum Women’s Voices” program, an initiative designed to empower women in the quantum industry to communicate effectively and build their visibility. They share insights from the program’s curriculum—storytelling, audience adaptation, and Zoom‑presentation challenges. Rachel describes her “Quantum Comedy” shows, while Alison and Biliana demonstrate the program’s “60‑second challenge” by explaining single‑photon detection and diamond‑based quantum computing in plain English. The episode also explores the broader importance of diversity in the quantum ecosystem.

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

Date: Nov 10 2025 Duration: 21 min 02 s

Laurence Coldicott, curator of global quantum‑technology conferences, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. They discuss how enterprise engagement has expanded beyond early adopters in finance to logistics, pharma, and defense—and how agendas now balance computing with “quantum‑defense” topics like PQC and QKD. Laurence contrasts U.S. scale and federal momentum with Europe’s fragmented landscape, notes attendance growth from hundreds to over a thousand, and describes a successful new event in Doha. He emphasizes keeping conferences pragmatic and hype‑free, prioritizing practitioner talks and real case studies, and offers advice to speakers: be candid about maturity, challenges, and near‑term value.

6. Bill Wisotsky – Principal Quantum Systems Architect, SAS

Date: Oct 27 2025 Duration: 24 min 20 s

Bill Wisotsky joins Yuval Boger to discuss SAS’s vendor‑agnostic, hybrid approach to quantum and analytics. Highlights include D‑Wave warm‑starts that let SAS prove optimal kidney‑exchange solutions in seconds, as well as QML pilots for fraud and bankruptcy modeling and disaster response. He shares a pragmatic definition of “quantum advantage,” treating QPUs as just another PU alongside CPUs/GPUs, and why rapid progress toward error correction—and ideas like Penrose’s—keep him learning.

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

Date: Oct 13 2025 Duration: 42 min 37 s

Sergio 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. Sergio stresses rigorous benchmarking against top‑end GPUs/FPGAs, explainability for regulators, and total cost of ownership over lab metrics. The conversation also touches on post‑quantum cryptography (offense vs. defense), realistic definitions of “quantum advantage,” and why disciplined pilots—and candid vendor comparisons—matter more than hype.

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

Date: Sep 29 2025 Duration: 42 min 43 s

Constanza 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 through today; and examines Europe’s growing techno‑nationalism and reciprocity gaps. Constanza argues broad tariffs risk hobbling a nascent U.S. quantum supply chain, explores quantum sensing as a near‑term “atomic advantage,” weighs research‑security safeguards against academic openness, and more.

9. Cisco Quantum Networking – Vijoy Pandey & Reza Nejabati

Date: Sep 16 2025 Duration: 29 min 24 s

Vijoy Pandey (leads Cisco’s Outshift incubation group) and Reza Nejabati (head of quantum research) discuss Cisco’s strategy to enable distributed quantum computing and a future “quantum internet.” They explain why Cisco won’t build QPUs, focusing instead on room‑temperature, telecom‑band entanglement networking. The conversation covers pushing modality complexity to the edge via transducers and entanglement‑mode conversion, and the argument that scale‑out plus scale‑up will reach “million usable qubits” faster.

10. Bert de Jong – Director, Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA), Berkeley Lab

Date: Sep 01 2025 Duration: 29 min 07 s

Bert describes how the QSA develops superconducting, trapped‑ion, and neutral‑atom technologies in parallel, and the importance of certification in verifying quantum computations. They discuss the roadmap for integrating quantum into HPC at NERSC, cost and scaling challenges of large systems, and DOE’s focus on scientific—not cryptographic—applications. Bert also highlights creative error‑correction approaches, industry collaboration opportunities, workforce‑training needs, and why he believes quantum will deliver practical scientific impact within five years.

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

Date: Aug 18 2025 Duration: 23 min 58 s

Sebastian explains Universal Quantum’s unique approach to building scalable trapped‑ion quantum computers, focusing on overcoming key scaling challenges—error‑free modular connections, laser‑free control, and integrated electronics—rather than rushing small systems to market. He contrasts their 70 K cooling and qubit‑shuttling architecture with other modalities, addresses trade‑offs like gate speed, and notes that algorithmic execution speed can offset slower clock cycles. The episode also covers €70 M DLR contracts, the emphasis on software alongside hardware, and the view that quantum utility will likely emerge north of 10 000 qubits.

12. Scott Buchholz – Global Quantum Computing Lead, Deloitte

Date: Aug 04 2025 Duration: 16 min 57 s

Scott explains how Deloitte helps clients understand quantum technology and its potential applications, particularly in solving business problems. They discuss timelines for quantum computing becoming commercially useful, Deloitte’s role in bridging technical jargon and business needs, vendor selection guidance, learning‑curve insights, and Deloitte’s work in developing quantum‑inspired machine‑learning solutions.

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

Date: Jul 21 2025 Duration: 23 min 03 s

Tal discusses Quantum Art’s full‑stack trapped‑ion architecture, emphasizing sophisticated multi‑qubit gate operations, optical tweezers for segmenting ion chains, and dynamic reconfigurability for scaling up to millions of qubits. He outlines the roadmap (50‑qubit system by 2025, 1 000‑qubit system by 2027, goal of a million‑qubit system), challenges and advantages of their approach, collaborations with NVIDIA and BlueQubit, and the importance of focusing on scalable architectures.

14. Scott Genin – VP Materials Discovery, OTI Lumionics

Date: Jul 07 2025 Duration: 30 min 45 s

Scott outlines his role overseeing materials design and simulation programs (OLEDs, cathode patterning). He highlights OTI’s growth and strategic integration of quantum‑inspired methods due to current quantum‑computing limitations. Scott 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 and the need for meaningful results in a competitive business environment.

15. Preeti Chalsani & Harley Johnson – Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park (IQMP)

Date: Jun 19 2025 Duration: 34 min 38 s

Preeti (Chief Quantum Officer, Intersect Illinois) and Harley (CEO, IQMP) discuss the rapid creation and ambitious goals of the state‑backed IQMP, a $500 M infrastructure investment supporting quantum computing and microelectronics scale‑up. They cover early tenants (PsiQuantum, Diraq), workforce development, cross‑sector collaboration, Illinois’ unique advantages, infrastructure timelines, community impact, and managing expectations in a fast‑moving field.

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

Date: Jun 02 2025 Duration: 26 min 06 s

Michele and Marco discuss Planckian’s novel superconducting chip architecture, which uses global control and always‑on ZZ interactions to drastically reduce wiring complexity and improve scalability. They explain controlling many qubits with just two or three classical lines, early‑stage experimental progress, software adaptations for compiling algorithms, Italy’s growing quantum ecosystem, collaborative chip manufacturing, and recent advances in pulse engineering to compensate for fabrication imperfections.

17. Romana Schirhagl & Deepak Veeregowda – Co‑founder & CEO, QT Sense

Date: May 19 2025 Duration: 31 min 30 s

QT Sense develops quantum‑sensing technology using NV‑center sensors in nanodiamonds for biomedical applications. Romana explains how the technology measures magnetic noise from free radicals inside cells, akin to a small‑scale MRI. Deepak discusses the product Quantum Nova, available for research and diagnostics, particularly in cancer and infectious‑disease detection. The technology offers subcellular resolution and nanomolar sensitivity, with sensors that move and rotate inside living systems. QT Sense aims to impact millions of patients by 2030.

18. Andrea Tabacchini – VP Quantum Solutions, Quantum Brilliance

Date: May 05 2025 Duration: 26 min 39 s

Andrea discusses Quantum Brilliance’s compact, diamond‑based quantum accelerators for edge applications (robotics, satellites). He explains nitrogen‑vacancy (NV) center technology enabling stable qubits without cryogenic cooling, deterministic defect placement, scalable nanoelectronics, and a target of a commercial 60–100‑qubit quantum computer by 2029. Andrea envisions low‑power quantum processors working alongside classical systems and expects practical quantum applications within five years, driven by growing investment.

19. Michelle Simmons – CEO, Silicon Quantum Computing

Date: Apr 21 2025 Duration: 26 min 29 s

Michelle’s company uses phosphorus atoms in silicon‑28 to create high‑fidelity, low‑noise qubits with exceptional coherence. She highlights multi‑nucleus spin registers for all‑to‑all connectivity and native multi‑qubit operations, achieving industry‑leading fidelities. The discussion covers three products (quantum machine learning, analog simulation, fault‑tolerant quantum computing), the expected date of an error‑corrected system, and key roadmap accelerators.

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

Date: Apr 07 2025 Duration: 21 min 15 s

Maud explains Quobly’s mission to build large‑scale quantum computers based on silicon qubits, leveraging decades of semiconductor expertise. She argues the biggest challenge lies in qubit control rather than fabrication yield, shares her transition from semiconductor R&D to quantum, partnerships with fabs like STMicroelectronics, and the anticipated timeline for achieving significant qubit counts.

21. David Rivas – CTO, Rigetti Computing

Date: Mar 24 2025 Duration: 28 min 28 s

David discusses Rigetti’s full‑stack approach to superconducting quantum computers, including its captive quantum fab and proprietary control systems. He explains the chiplet‑based scaling strategy, 3D signaling, logical‑qubit roadmap, vertical integration benefits, and challenges of being a public company.

22. Daniel Porat & Emanuele Dalla‑Torre – CEOs, Quantymize

Date: Mar 10 2025 Duration: 21 min 29 s

Daniel and Emanuele discuss quantum optimization and hybrid quantum‑classical algorithms. Daniel describes Quantymize’s focus on real‑world optimization (energy, e‑commerce, scheduling). Emanuele explains their Efficient Correlated Optimization algorithm, which reduces qubit requirements for complex combinatorial problems. They also cover Israel’s quantum landscape, commercial quantum advantage today, and balancing research publishing with business strategy.

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

Date: Feb 24 2025 Duration: 30 min 34 s

Matthijs explains QuantWare’s VIO technology—a 3D chip architecture that tackles fan‑out, component integration, and yield challenges to enable quantum chips with millions of qubits. He outlines the business model (packaged chips, foundry services, packaging), discusses heat, signal routing, error correction, and the importance of storytelling in the quantum industry.

24. Konstantinos Karagiannis – Quantum Computing Services Lead, Protiviti

Date: Feb 10 2025 Duration: 26 min 55 s

Konstantinos discusses the dual aspects of quantum computing: transformative use cases and threats in post‑quantum cryptography. He emphasizes the need for cryptographic agility, hybrid solutions, and early adoption in financial services and government. The conversation covers quantum key distribution challenges, the evolving vendor landscape, and how organizations can prioritize their post‑quantum journeys.

25. Shahin Khan – Founding Partner & Analyst, OrionX

Date: Jan 27 2025 Duration: 28 min 05 s

Shahin explores the intersection of quantum computing and high‑performance computing (HPC). He explains why HPC is a natural early adopter of quantum technologies, the role of QPUs alongside GPUs/CPUs, and how quantum aligns with global megatrends. Topics include scaling challenges, quantum’s potential to revolutionize tensor‑based problems, energy efficiency, scientific discovery, and the importance of rational exuberance and realistic expectations.

26. Frédéric Rivain – CTO, Dashlane

Date: Jan 06 2025 Duration: 22 min 07 s

Frédéric discusses Dashlane’s preparation for the post‑quantum era: testing cryptographic algorithms, implementing crypto‑agility, and anticipating “Harvest‑Now‑Decrypt‑Later” threats. The episode covers NIST standardization, migration challenges to post‑quantum cryptography, evolving credential security, AI‑powered phishing attacks, government preparedness for “Q‑Day,” and more.

27. Simon Borger – Patent Attorney (physicist turned IP specialist)

Date: Dec 23 2024 Duration: 24 min 07 s

Simon shares insights on the evolving intellectual‑property landscape in quantum technologies. He discusses global patent trends, the role of startups vs. large companies, challenges of filing patents for quantum innovations, balancing academic publishing with IP protection, the rise of European filings, and nuances of Chinese patent strategies.

28. Tobias Lindstrom – Head of Science, Department of Quantum Technologies, NPL (UK)

Date: Dec 16 2024 Duration: 24 min 25 s

Tobias explains the critical role of national measurement institutes in the quantum ecosystem. He describes how NPL bridges academia and industry, quantum benchmarking and standardization, advancements in quantum communications, sensing, and computing, the evolving quantum supply chain, and the future outlook for quantum technologies.

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

Date: Dec 09 2024 Duration: 25 min 35 s

Zoran discusses leveraging quantum machine learning for clinical‑trial data, challenges of implementing new technologies in regulated environments, combining quantum computing with generative AI, and strategies for scaling quantum efforts in biopharma.

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

Date: Dec 02 2024 Duration: 23 min 17 s

Toby talks about Phasecraft’s quantum‑algorithm development for near‑term hardware, bridging the gap between quantum demonstrations and useful applications. Topics include hybrid quantum‑classical algorithms for materials science, hardware‑specific optimization, the need for higher gate fidelities, commercial‑use timelines, and AI‑quantum synergy.

31. Jannes Stubbeman – CEO, Aqora

Date: Nov 25 2024 Duration: 21 min 28 s

Jannes discusses Aqora’s “Kaggle for Quantum” platform, providing an operating system for quantum hackathons. He covers origins, support for hardware vendors, benchmarking quantum use cases, logistics of hosting competitions, and the broader impact on the quantum ecosystem.

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

Date: Nov 18 2024 Duration: 32 min 45 s

Yianni and Iordanis describe their B2B software startup for financial services, combining classical AI pipelines with future quantum enhancements. They discuss optimizing large financial transactions with transformer‑based models, quantum‑inspired methods, early successes, a quantum hackathon they are organizing, and future plans.

33. Yuval Boger – Chief Commercial Officer, QuEra Computing (guest‑hosted)

Date: Oct 28 2024 Duration: 55 min 05 s

Yuval shares his journey into quantum, discusses Google’s investment, QuEra’s roadmap, government support, and the potential for a “quantum winter.” The conversation also covers quantum’s place in the broader HPC ecosystem, production‑scale deployment expectations, talent acquisition challenges, and more.

34. Whurley – Founder & CEO, Strangeworks

Date: Oct 22 2024 Duration: 26 min 18 s

Whurley talks about his transition from Honest Dollar to Strangeworks, bridging science and business communication in quantum, moving from quantum‑only to advanced computing, the symbiotic relationship between AI and quantum, partnership strategies, hiring plans, and optimism for future breakthroughs.

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

Date: Oct 15 2024 Duration: 29 min 20 s

Tim describes the Hub’s work on quantum key distribution (QKD) and quantum networking, including CubeSat‑based QKD. He discusses the transition from research to commercialization within the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme, IP transfer, industry partnerships, ethical considerations, and global quantum initiatives.

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

Date: Oct 07 2024 Duration: 22 min 58 s

Shmuel outlines Quantum Transistors’ approach using diamond‑based solid‑state spin qubits combined with silicon photonics and CMOS control planes. He contrasts this with silicon‑based qubits, emphasizing higher operating temperatures and better two‑qubit gate fidelity, and discusses scalability, funding, and future growth.

37. Rob Schoelkopf & Ray Smets – Quantum Circuits Inc.

Date: Sep 30 2024 Duration: 35 min 17 s

Rob (chief scientist) and Ray (CEO) discuss Quantum Circuits’ dual‑rail qubit approach, focusing on error detection and correction at the hardware level, cost‑efficiency, full‑stack solutions, scaling potential of superconducting qubits, and next steps for their technology.

38. Renaud Béchade – Founder & CEO, Anzaetek

Date: Sep 23 2024 Duration: 30 min 07 s

Renaud talks about Anzaetek’s quantum machine‑learning solutions for hospitals, managing limited medical data, federated learning, and quantum applications for personalized medicine. He also covers hardware‑software co‑design, the Korean quantum ecosystem, and future quantum applications in finance and optimization.

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

Date: Sep 16 2024 Duration: 28 min 58 s

Charlee (software engineer) and Constantin (math & quantum expert) discuss their book aimed at developers with basic math and programming backgrounds. They cover quantum algorithms (Grover’s, quantum Fourier transform), hybrid quantum‑classical algorithms, their high‑performance quantum simulator, current quantum software tools, scaling challenges, and business impact in optimization and finance.

40. Mariia Mykhailova – Principal Quantum Software Engineer, Microsoft Quantum; Author

Date: Sep 09 2024 Duration: 25 min 31 s

Mariia describes her book Quantum Programming in Depth, which teaches practical skills for implementing real quantum algorithms. She emphasizes a solid foundation in quantum programming, bridging basic concepts to advanced techniques, and shares insights on current quantum programming tools, teaching challenges, and future applications. (Manning book; use code SPG45 for 45 % off.)

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

Date: Sep 02 2024 Duration: 28 min 07 s

Hrant discusses BlueQubit’s focus on quantum algorithms and software for complex classical and quantum problems (material simulation, optimization). He highlights a DARPA collaboration with neutral‑atom quantum computers, work with Honda Research Institute on image‑classification algorithms, hardware‑agnostic approaches, and the path toward near‑term quantum advantage.

42. Shengtao Wang & Jonathan Wurtz – QuEra Computing

Date: Aug 26 2024 Duration: 31 min 53 s

Shengtao and Jonathan discuss quantum algorithm development and applications of neutral‑atom quantum computers at QuEra. Topics include recent breakthroughs in error correction, fault tolerance, chemistry and materials‑science problems, hybrid quantum‑classical systems, required skills for quantum careers, and scaling challenges.

43. “Chris” (ChatGPT) – Quantum Computing Expert, HPC Center

Date: Aug 19 2024 Duration: 32 min 29 s

After interviewing over 100 humans, Yuval interviews a machine. “Chris” (ChatGPT) discusses integrating quantum computing into high‑performance‑computing environments, hybrid classical‑quantum models, user education, scaling quantum resources, and the impact on optimization, cryptography, and machine learning.

44. Richard Murray – CEO, Orca Computing

Date: Aug 12 2024 Duration: 26 min 33 s

Richard explains Orca’s photonic quantum computers built from existing telecom components and optical fibers. He highlights practical near‑term applications in machine learning and optimization, challenges of manipulating single photons for qubit gates, and multiplexing techniques to scale the systems.

45. Chris Bishop – Quantum Emcee & Multimodal Careerist

Date: Aug 05 2024 Duration: 22 min 09 s

Chris shares his journey from music to technology, IBM, and quantum consulting, writing, and podcast hosting. He emphasizes interdisciplinary skills, adapting to emerging tech fields, and the importance of diverse career experiences in the quantum era.

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

Date: Jul 29 2024 Duration: 30 min 34 s

Bob reflects on his 40‑year industry career, recent book Dancing with Qubits (demystifying quantum for non‑physicists), and current/future directions of quantum computing.

47. Natasha Sachdeva & Michael Biercuk – Q‑CTRL

Date: Jul 22 2024 Duration: 30 min 06 s

Natasha and Michael discuss Q‑CTRL’s research on combinatorial‑optimization problems, error‑mitigation tools, and modified algorithms. They cover practical business implications, future directions, and the broader quantum landscape.

48. Kathrin Spendier – Technical Prize Director, XPRIZE Quantum Applications

Date: Jul 15 2024 Duration: 24 min 37 s

Kathrin explains the XPRIZE Quantum Applications competition, its $5 million prize purse, application process, targeted problem types, and the importance of collaboration among participants.

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

Date: Jul 09 2024 Duration: 37 min 17 s

The team discusses comprehensive support for quantum projects, advantages and testing needs of various modalities, the growing significance of benchmarking and AI integration in quantum computing, and more.

50. Nardo Manoloto – Managing Partner, Qubits Ventures

Date: Jul 01 2024 Duration: 21 min 18 s

Nardo talks about Qubits Ventures’ 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.