Quantum Computing Meetup

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.