Event SummaryAfter the Austin Forum’s huge September presentation
event on quantum computing featuring Strangeworks founder and CEO,
whurley, it became clear that there is strong interest in quantum
computing in Austin—including a number of professionals working in
this field for various companies. So, we’re going to have a meetup
and see just how strong this interest is, and hopefully help people
learn how they can contribute to, transition into, or at least learn a
lot more about quantum computing! Please join us and bring any friends
and colleagues who are interested in, or working in, quantum computing
and adjacent fields! About the Moderators Amy Golem, Senior
Regional Sales Manager, PASQALAmy Golem is the Senior Regional Sales
Manager for North America at PASQAL – a full-stack neutral atom
quantum computing company. Amy has worked in the quantum computing
industry since 2018 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Management, Information and Systems from SMU. William "whurley"
Hurley, Founder and CEO, Strangeworkswhurley is founder and CEO of
Strangeworks, an Eisenhower Fellow, a Senior Member of the IEEE,
founder of the Quantum Computing Standards Workgroup at the IEEE, the
first Ambassador to CERN and Society, and the co-author of "Quantum
Computing For Babies” and the upcoming “Quantum Computing for
Dummies” (available for pre-order now). Prior to starting
Strangeworks he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs [NYSE: GS].
He came to Goldman Sachs via the acquisition of his second startup,
Honest Dollar. Prior to Honest Dollar whurley founded Chaotic Moon
Studios which was acquired by Accenture [NYSE: ACN]. William V.
Oxford, Ph.D., CEO, Anametric, Inc.Wil received his Ph.D. in
Biomedical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science from
University of North Carolina in 1987. He spent the first 14 years of
his professional life working at Apple, first at their Cupertino CA
headquarters and subsequently in Austin TX, where he worked at the
Somerset joint Design Center on PowerPC CPU designs. After Apple, Wil
joined LifeSize Communications, where he was the primary designer of
the LifeSize Phone; the world’s most advanced conference telephony
system. LifeSize was acquired for $405M by Logitech in in 2009. After
LifeSize, Wil founded Rubicon Labs, Inc where he built a novel
cyber-security platform aimed at the IoT market. In 2017, Wil spun his
current company, Anametric, Inc. out of Rubicon Labs. Anametric is a
fabless semiconductor company building Quantum Photonics chips with an
initial market in the telecommunications and security space. Over the
last 6 years, Anametric has successfully executed several multi-$M
contracts with the US Air Force for their patented Quantum
Photonics-based chip designs. Wil is the holder of 47 issued US
patents and has many more still pending. Stacy Vu, Chief of
Staff, StrangeworksStacy Vu is the Chief of Staff at whurley, Inc.
She is a skilled professional in project management, executive
support, and digital marketing. Stacy has played a vital role in
optimizing operations at whurley, Inc. She also offers executive
support to whurley, the CEO & Founder of Strangeworks. Apart from her
responsibilities at whurley, Inc., Stacy is the author of an
AI-focused blog called VUGRL (vugrl.com). Her blog features the latest
AI technologies and provides useful tips on utilizing AI tools like
Midjourney and ChatGPT. She has also authored a Quantum Coloring Book,
titled Quantum Adventures which can be found on Amazon.Stacy has a
wealth of experience in various roles across multiple industries. She
served as a graphic design consultant in internal communications at
Expedia, Inc., led rebranding initiatives at Ronco, and spent 12 years
at IBM. During her time at IBM, she worked as a Senior Multimedia
Developer and created product demos for technical marketing, as well
as digital assets for ibm.com. In this role, she received an
Outstanding Innovation Award for Implementing New and Compelling
Awareness Generation Programs on the Tivoli Web Site. As a Web
Program Manager, she built a team that supported marketing and sales
enablement, designed dynamic multimedia assets for go-to-market
campaigns, and managed the day-to-day operations of the product
website. In addition, she was a Web Developer for IBM Tivoli's
Internet Business unit. Stacy also holds a US Patent - Method and
system for distributing image-base content on the internet.
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