Challenges and Directions of Quantum Information Technology

In the past decade, the quantum computing community has expanded from a small,research-focused group of physicists, engineers and mathematicians to a large andinterdisciplinary field that includes experts from all domains including industry,government, and academia. As a result, we have seen accelerated progress towardunderstanding the scope of quantum computing, pushing its hardware technology,developing applications, and advancing error correction protocols. In this talk, I wouldlike to share my five-year vision for advancing quantum information technology, includinghow we will push the limits and what the key challenges to realizing frictionless quantumcomputing are—that is, quantum computing integrated seamlessly with high performancecomputing resources.