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banking.]]></description><link>https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/from-curiosity-to-infrastructure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/from-curiosity-to-infrastructure</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Poonam Parihar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:14:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JY-8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1184b8ec-3caf-4007-971a-2bfcc0182d42_1920x1080.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JY-8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1184b8ec-3caf-4007-971a-2bfcc0182d42_1920x1080.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Wells Fargo</span> shows how to run a long&#8209;term, governed programme covering both quantum advantage and post&#8209;quantum security. <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Mastercard </span>shows <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">how to lead </span>on industry&#8209;wide post&#8209;quantum cryptography standards and migration, turning security into a strategic differentiator for an entire ecosystem. Regulators in the UK, EU and APAC are turning these corporate strategies into system&#8209;wide expectations, with explicit timelines and milestones. For founders, the task in hand is to -</p><blockquote><p>align technology and narrative with this reality, </p><p>design for hybrid quantum+classical architectures, </p><p>build for crypto&#8209;agility, </p><p>lead with concrete use cases, and </p><p>position your solution as part of a bank&#8217;s quantum&#8209;safety and quantum&#8209;advantage story. </p></blockquote><p>Done well, you are not just selling a product, <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">you are helping wire quantum into the plumbing of the global financial system.</span></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.quantopinion.ai/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">QuantOpinion is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><h1><strong>How Quantum.Tech Boston framed quantum for banks.</strong></h1><p>Quantum.Tech Boston 2026 brought together investors, enterprise technologists and financial institutions for a wide&#8209;ranging assessment of where quantum computing stands and where it is headed and three voices specifically <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Michael Baczyk (HeartCore Capital), John Licata (ServiceNow) and Esco Sanchez Martinez (BBVA) </span>anchored this narrative well. </p><p>Last year was marked as the International Year of Quantum Science, and 2026 is being opened as the &#8220;century of Quantum Industry,&#8221; with quantum penetrating adjacent domains such as photonics and semiconductors and, increasingly, being framed as <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">future infrastructure for finance rather than a laboratory curiosity.</span> Across investors, enterprise technologists and banks, the message is consistent. that the science era of quantum is giving way to an industry era in which quantum sits alongside photonics, semiconductors and high&#8209;performance classical computing as part of the technology stack that underpins financial systems.</p><p></p><h3>The strategic shift is also visible in how enterprises talk about quantum. </h3><p>It is now a boardroom&#8209;level topic rather than a niche R&amp;D concern, driven by market movements that financial institutions can no longer ignore. <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">More than 300 organisations already fund quantum programmes with multi&#8209;million&#8209;dollar budgets,</span> spanning proofs of concept, co&#8209;invested development and long&#8209;term research lines. This is not because the hardware is &#8220;ready&#8221; in a general sense, as c<span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">urrent platforms still exhibit error rates on the order of one in every 1,000 to 10,000 operations, far from the one&#8209;in&#8209;a&#8209;billion reliability demanded by many production workloads</span> - but because banks have concluded that <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">they must build capabilities early </span>if they want credible quantum&#8209;advantage and post&#8209;quantum security positions by the 2030s.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>On the technical side, the reality remains that<span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> truly practical quantum algorithms are concentrated in specialised domains such as number theory, cryptography and physics simulations</span>, and that the path to commercial impact runs through <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">direct experimentation on real financial problems.</span> </p></div><p>This is driving a move towards <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">modular, hybrid architectures</span> in which quantum processors act as co&#8209;processors alongside HPC and edge systems, supported by more advanced error correction and careful selection of &#8220;quantum&#8209;amenable&#8221; subroutines.</p><p>Crucially, this system&#8209;level thinking is already visible in the financial sector. At Quantum.Tech, Banks did not present isolated pilots or science projects. instead <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">they presented roadmaps.</span> Those roadmaps link concrete <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">use cases </span>(portfolio optimisation, risk simulation, fraud detection, routing), structured experimentation frameworks and post&#8209;quantum cryptography migration plans into a single narrative about how quantum becomes part of a bank&#8217;s infrastructure over the next decade.</p><p>In the coming sections we unpack what those roadmaps actually contain, how they intersect with global regulatory timelines, and what they mean for founders and technologists who want to plug into this shift rather than watch it from the sidelines.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Across institutions, the pattern is consistent and aligns with global guidance from the Bank for International Settlements and the G7 Cyber Expert Group. Here&#8217;s a deeper look at a  few of them. </p><h2><strong>BBVA: Proving business value with real use cases</strong></h2><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>BBVA&#8217;s role in this story is to demonstrate how quantum can move from conceptual promise to measured business value in finance.</p></div><p>In collaboration with <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Multiverse Computing</span>, BBVA has run proof&#8209;of&#8209;concept projects on portfolio optimisation using real market data. The objective is to identify allocation strategies that maximize <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">risk&#8209;adjusted returns (Sharpe ratio)</span> under constraints such as<span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> risk limits, liquidity and regulatory requirements</span>. Instead of working with toy models, the joint team<span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> benchmarks</span> quantum and classical technologies on realistic portfolios to test whether quantum or quantum&#8209;inspired methods can achieve better outcomes.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/from-curiosity-to-infrastructure?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/from-curiosity-to-infrastructure?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><p>Beyond specific results, BBVA&#8217;s collaborations is focussing on <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">building a reusable framework for quantum adoption</span>. In documented work with partners, BBVA has benchmarked quantum and classical algorithms on representative <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">CVA (Credit Valuation Adjustment) workloads, identified subroutines that are most &#8220;quantum&#8209;amenable,&#8221;</span> and designed a workflow to integrate quantum hardware as it becomes available, supported by systematic evaluation and integration practices. The impact is that BBVA now has a credible quantum adoption roadmap anchored in quantitative analysis, not just aspiration. They can reuse the workflow for new assets, new hardware generations or new vendor stacks, making quantum exploration a structured process rather than a sequence of disconnected pilots.</p><p>BBVA&#8217;s approach illustrates a core principle for the industry:</p><p><em> start with high&#8209;value, well&#8209;understood problems, measure business metrics rather than just technical ones, and codify the process into reusable frameworks so future hardware can plug in with minimal friction.</em></p><h2><strong>Wells Fargo: a long&#8209;term quantum and PQC programme</strong></h2><p>Wells Fargo provides a complementary example, showing how a major bank can run <span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">quantum as a long&#8209;term, governed programme.</span></p><p>Wells Fargo joined the IBM Quantum Network in 2019, giving it early and sustained access to IBM&#8217;s quantum hardware and software. It has dedicated internal teams working on quantum algorithms, has published multiple papers, and has tested its work on some of<span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> IBM&#8217;s largest processors, including the 433&#8209;qubit IBM Osprey.</span> Internally, the framing is not about immediate commercial advantage but about <span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">building a library of mathematical capabilities and quantum&#8209;friendly algorithms </span>that can be deployed as hardware becomes more capable. The recommended approach, as articulated by Wells Fargo&#8217;s leaders, is &#8220;<span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">low&#8209;intensity but long&#8209;term</span>&#8221;: avoid putting all discretionary spend on quantum, but maintain consistent research, experimentation and partnerships.</p><p>On security, Wells Fargo has developed a <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">post&#8209;quantum cryptography risk model and a phased roadmap</span>. It identifies and documents valuable information assets and how they are encrypted, researches the state of emerging quantum computers and quantum&#8209;safe cryptography, estimates risk and prioritises assets by sensitivity and exposure, secures assets through mitigation such as<span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> stronger keys and hybrid schemes,</span> and plans organisational migration to quantum&#8209;safe cryptography, including continuous awareness and skills development. The bank stresses <span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">crypto&#8209;agility, </span>designing systems to pivot between encryption protocols without compromising continuity, and emphasises inventories and audits to map cryptographic dependencies and vendor exposure.</p><p>Wells Fargo&#8217;s programme shows how a bank can <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">integrate quantum into risk management, cyber resilience and technology planning, </span>treating both quantum advantage and quantum threats as part of its core governance responsibilities.</p><p></p><h2><strong>Mastercard: industry&#8209;wide PQC leadership</strong></h2><p>Mastercard occupies a distinct position as a global payments network. Its imperative is <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">less about running quantum algorithms for its own advantage and more about protecting the entire payments ecosystem</span> while guiding others through the transition.</p><p>Mastercard has released a white paper that effectively serves as a roadmap for post&#8209;quantum cryptography in the financial sector. It identifies cryptographic inventory as the immediate priority: </p><blockquote><p>institutions must know what protocols are running, </p><p>where keys and certificates are stored, and </p><p>which data flows they protect. </p></blockquote><p></p><h4>It clarifies the risk boundary: </h4><p>symmetric cryptography such as AES is considered secure against known quantum attacks, while public&#8209;key cryptography used for key establishment and signatures is the vulnerable layer. </p><h4>It recommends specific steps:</h4><p>adopting hybrid TLS combining classical and post&#8209;quantum algorithms to mitigate HNDL risks, and planning for digital signature migration with crypto&#8209;agile solutions capable of swapping algorithms as standards mature. </p><p>The paper ties these<span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> technical recommendation</span>s to global mandates and frameworks such as the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act and CNSA 2.0, pointing to compliance horizons around 2033 for certain systems.</p><p>Mastercard uses its position to <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">provide guidance to the broader ecosystem</span>. It encourages organisations to <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">build crypto&#8209;agility</span>, monitor quantum hardware roadmaps and explore quantum applications like <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">optimisation and fraud detection </span>while keeping realistic timelines. It works with vendors and standards bodies to ensure that PQC algorithms and hybrid schemes can be deployed across <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">complex, global infrastructure without fragmentation</span>. </p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>In essence, Mastercard&#8217;s roadmap is as much about translating technical standards into practical, actionable implementation plans for thousands of institutions as it is about securing its own network.</p></div><p>Taken together, <span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">BBVA, Wells Fargo and Mastercard show three facets of the same story:</span> proving value on real portfolios, running quantum and post&#8209;quantum as a governed, long&#8209;term programme, and translating technical standards into implementation plans for thousands of institutions. Across these and other banks, quantum roadmaps are not marketing arte-facts,  they are structured programmes that blend<span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> opportunity </span>(optimisation, simulation, fraud detection) with <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">obligation </span>(PQC migration, crypto&#8209;agility, regulatory timelines). Underneath the different brand narratives, the backbone of those programmes is remarkably consistent.</p><h3>It begins with 1. <strong>awareness and inventory</strong>. </h3><p>Banks raise internal awareness about quantum opportunities and risks, and conduct cryptographic inventories to identify <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">which systems use which algorithms, where keys and certificates live, and what data flows they protect.</span> In parallel, they map high&#8209;value use cases where classical computing is hitting limits: portfolio optimisation, risk simulation, fraud detection, network routing.</p><h3>2.<strong>risk assessment and prioritization</strong>. </h3><p>Institutions assess quantum risk by data sensitivity, regulatory requirements and system criticality, prioritizing &#8220;high&#8209;value, long&#8209;lived&#8221; assets most exposed to &#8220;Harvest Now, Decrypt Later&#8221; attacks. They also rank candidate <span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">quantum&#8209;advantage use cases by business impact, data availability and &#8220;quantum&#8209;amenability.</span>&#8221;</p><h3>3. <strong>pilots and hybrid deployment</strong>. </h3><p>Banks run time&#8209;boxed proofs of concept with quantum vendors and partners on selected use cases, designing hybrid architectures where classical high&#8209;performance computing is augmented by quantum or quantum&#8209;inspired accelerators. Success is measured in business terms:<span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> Sharpe ratio improvement, false&#8209;positive reduction, runtime and cost savings, not just technical benchmarks.</span></p><h3>4. <strong>migration and scale</strong>. </h3><p>Successful pilots move into production where they show <span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">clear advantage</span>. At the same time, banks begin <span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">phased migration </span>to post&#8209;quantum cryptography, starting with highest&#8209;risk systems and expanding to core banking, payments and data&#8209;at&#8209;rest protection. Quantum workflows are integrated into<span data-color="#ffff00" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> </span><span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">existing MLOps and model&#8209;risk frameworks: </span>versioning, monitoring, A/B testing against classical baselines.</p><p>and Finally, </p><h3><strong>5. monitoring, agility and governance</strong>.</h3><p>Institutions establish<span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> continuous </span>cryptographic assurance and crypto&#8209;agility, <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">tracking system&#8209;level metrics </span>such as error rates, qubit overhead, cost per useful computation and security posture. Quantum is embedded into governance: </p><blockquote><p>board reporting, </p><p>regulatory compliance, </p><p>crisis exercises.</p></blockquote><p>None of these are possible in a one&#8209;off project. They present a multi&#8209;year transformation plan with budgets, governance structures and explicit timelines often stretching to 2030&#8211;2035.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.quantopinion.ai/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share QuantOpinion&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.quantopinion.ai/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share QuantOpinion</span></a></p><p></p><h1><strong>Regulatory timelines for quantum&#8209;safe finance</strong></h1><p>The banks&#8217; roadmaps do not exist in a vacuum. They are anchored in a global regulatory horizon that sets expectations and timelines. for example, </p><p><span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">The Bank for International Settlements </span>published &#8220;Quantum&#8209;readiness for the financial system,  a roadmap&#8221; that defines three phases for the system: </p><blockquote><p>Engagement &amp; Awareness, </p><p>Planning &amp; Coordination, and </p><p>Execution &amp; Oversight. </p></blockquote><p>It calls for <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">system&#8209;wide risk assessments, coordinated migration timelines and clear communication </span>from authorities to institutions. </p><p>The G7 Cyber Expert Group has also issued a roadmap for migration to quantum&#8209;resistant cryptography, outlining six activities: </p><blockquote><p>Awareness &amp; Preparation, </p><p>Discovery &amp; Inventory, </p><p>Risk Assessment &amp; Planning, </p><p>Migration Execution, </p><p>Migration Testing, and </p><p>Validation &amp; Monitoring, and noting 2035 as a typical horizon for broad migration across government and private systems. These frameworks provide common scaffolding for national roadmaps.</p></blockquote><p><span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">In the UK, the National Cyber Security Centre</span> has published a detailed roadmap with explicit phases and dates: </p><blockquote><p>internal pilots and hybrid TLS in test environments (2025&#8211;2026), </p><p>priority systems such as customer auth and payments (2026&#8211;2028), </p><p>enterprise&#8209;wide deployment and PQC&#8209;only transitions (2028&#8211;2031), and </p><p>full PQC deployment for priority systems with legacy classical algorithms disabled (2031&#8211;2035).</p></blockquote><p></p><p> It also recommends a five&#8209;step methodology: </p><ol><li><p>Discover (cryptographic inventory), </p></li><li><p>Assess (quantum risk), </p></li><li><p>Prioritise (systems by urgency), </p></li><li><p>Deploy (hybrid cryptography) and </p></li><li><p>Monitor (continuous assurance and crypto&#8209;agility). </p></li></ol><p></p><p><span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">The Bank of England </span>has signaled a forthcoming quantum computing roadmap focused on cybersecurity, risk management and data analysis to guide banks and fintechs in understanding quantum impacts and mitigation strategies.</p><p><span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">In the EU, the Digital Operational Resilience Act</span> introduces operational resilience and crypto&#8209;agility expectations, while broader guidance encourages <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">prioritising high&#8209;risk use cases</span> by 2030&#8211;2031 and widespread PQC adoption by the mid&#8209;2030s. </p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>Much of this guidance remains advisory, giving member states flexibility, but the direction is clear: <span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">financial institutions must prepare</span> for quantum&#8209;related cyber risks and embed crypto&#8209;agility into ICT risk management.</p></div><p>In APAC and neighboring regions, the <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Monetary Authority of Singapore</span> issued an advisory requiring financial institutions to<span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> assess and mitigate </span>quantum&#8209;related cybersecurity risks, pushing them to start inventories and risk assessments. <span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">The Bank of Israel h</span>as mandated that banks and payment providers submit quantum transition preparedness plans by early 2026, forcing formal internal roadmaps and readiness checks. </p><p>all these actions show that quantum risk is moving into the category of<span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> supervised risk,</span> with regulators expecting structured plans and reporting.</p><p></p><h1><strong>Implications for founders: plugging into the roadmaps</strong></h1><p>For founders in quantum, AI or deep tech, the shift from curiosity to infrastructure is both an opportunity and a filter.</p><p>If you&#8217;re building in quantum, AI or infra, you want your product to sit inside the bank&#8217;s roadmap, not off to the side. a good place to start  is by deciding where you naturally plug in: </p><blockquote><p>Discovery (helping map systems and crypto), </p><p>Pilots (running and benchmarking quantum/AI experiments), </p><p>Migration (PQC tooling and integration), or </p><p>Monitoring (crypto&#8209;agility and assurance). </p></blockquote><p>Then talk in the language banks and regulators already use, for example NCSC&#8217;s 2028/2031/2035 phases, DORA, MAS, Bank of Israel, and show, very concretely,<span data-color="#ffff00" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> </span><span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">which milestones you&#8217;re helping them hit.</span></p><p>Next is to <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">steal BBVA&#8217;s playbook.</span> </p><p>Pick one or two high&#8209;value problems you can explain in a sentence - </p><blockquote><p>portfolio optimisation, </p><p>risk modelling, </p><p>fraud detection, </p><p>routing. </p></blockquote><p>and show how your<span data-color="#ffff00" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> </span><span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">hybrid quantum+AI approach moves the numbers people care about and </span>wrap that in a simple, reusable evaluation framework so a bank can test you once and then reuse the pattern across desks and regions. That&#8217;s how you become part of the commercial tipping point Esco talks about, not just a one&#8209;off pilot.</p><p>On the technical side, if you assume hybrid from day one ie quantum as a coprocessor next to HPC and edge systems, and not a standalone magic box, it can help you design for crypto&#8209;agility and PQC readiness, your product can live comfortably in the same world as Mastercard&#8217;s and Wells Fargo&#8217;s security roadmaps. </p><h2>Quantum Safety first not just quantum advantage</h2><p>this means you help banks <span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">see and manage quantum risk</span>, stress&#8209;test portfolios and systems more robustly, <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">catch more fraud, and satisfy the emerging expectations </span>around quantum&#8209;related cyber and operational resilience. If you can tell that story clearly, <span data-color="#ff9900" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">you&#8217;re not just selling a tool, you&#8217;re helping build the systems,</span> talent and use cases that let quantum function as critical infrastructure at scale.</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/from-curiosity-to-infrastructure?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading QuantOpinion! 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7 likes &#183; Poonam Parihar</div></a></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Window of Light: Why Silicon Photonics Is Becoming Strategic Infrastructure for AI and Quantum]]></title><description><![CDATA[From data&#8209;centre optics to quantum sensing, silicon photonics is slowly becoming the backbone of national AI and semiconductor strategies, with the UK poised to become a global beachhead.]]></description><link>https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/the-window-of-light-why-silicon-photonics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/the-window-of-light-why-silicon-photonics</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Poonam Parihar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:49:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pVvx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb730d5a5-8530-43fd-b384-fc7a645c39f8_1920x1410.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pVvx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb730d5a5-8530-43fd-b384-fc7a645c39f8_1920x1410.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pVvx!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb730d5a5-8530-43fd-b384-fc7a645c39f8_1920x1410.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pVvx!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb730d5a5-8530-43fd-b384-fc7a645c39f8_1920x1410.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pVvx!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb730d5a5-8530-43fd-b384-fc7a645c39f8_1920x1410.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pVvx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb730d5a5-8530-43fd-b384-fc7a645c39f8_1920x1410.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pVvx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb730d5a5-8530-43fd-b384-fc7a645c39f8_1920x1410.jpeg" width="1456" height="1069" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b730d5a5-8530-43fd-b384-fc7a645c39f8_1920x1410.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1069,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Silicon photonics wafer used for Ayar Labs TeraPHY&#8482; 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><h1>At its core, silicon photonics is about putting light onto chips. </h1><p>Photonic integrated circuits route photons through waveguides and optical devices fabricated on silicon, delivering far higher bandwidth at much lower energy per bit than traditional copper interconnects. This technology already underpins the <strong><span data-color="#e06666" style="color: rgb(224, 102, 102);">fibre&#8209;optic transceivers and co&#8209;packaged optics </span></strong>that keep hyperscale data centres alive, quietly enabling the AI training runs and inference farms that have become part of the<strong> <span data-color="#e06666" style="color: rgb(224, 102, 102);">world&#8217;s critical infrastructure.</span></strong></p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>Globally, the data curve is a bit unforgiving: </p></div><h4>&#8220;more parameters, more models, more sensors, more users, all demanding high&#8209;speed, low&#8209;latency connectivity between compute, storage, and the edge&#8221;</h4><p></p><p>Traditional electronic links are hitting hard limits in power and performance. Silicon photonics offers a way out, turning light into a first&#8209;class signalling medium on the same kinds of wafers and in the same kinds of fabs that already underpin the semiconductor industry. That makes it both a t<strong>echnological shift and an industrial one: </strong></p><p>you don&#8217;t just need clever devices.  you need </p><blockquote><p>foundries, </p><p>prototyping lines, and </p><p>packaging ecosystems to make them at scale.</p></blockquote><p></p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>The US has already signaled the scale of its ambition. </p></div><p>2026 market research report <em><span data-color="#00ff00" style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">&#8220;Silicon Photonics: The Window of Opportunity is Open,&#8221;</span></em> by CORNERSTONE sets out the global scale of the silicon photonics opportunity and the emerging race to capture it. It highlights major US federal and private commitments, including NVIDIA&#8217;s planned 6.5 billion dollar investment into silicon photonics, as part of a broader push to anchor AI infrastructure and data&#8209;centre optics on home soil. the report contrasts this with European ambitions to build a flourishing <span data-color="#ffd966" style="color: rgb(255, 217, 102);">SiPh</span> industry through a 400 million euro photonic integrated circuit pilot line, and cites external market analysis projecting silicon photonics revenues of at least 46.5 billion dollars by 2035. Together with Asia&#8217;s existing manufacturing strength, this framing makes clear that we are not just watching a technology trend, but a global competition over <span data-color="#e06666" style="color: rgb(224, 102, 102);">who will own the infrastructure and sovereign capability underpinning the next generation of AI and quantum systems</span>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cTlM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8e5bf0b-b643-4024-bc43-582e21967b8c_1800x1200.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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</p></div><p></p><p>Another highlight is the energy&#8209;efficient optical AI accelerators and optical neuromorphic computing as emerging application, using light to perform the multiply&#8209;accumulate operations and parallel data movement that define modern AI workloads. </p><p>interestingly, the same silicon photonics stack is also being pulled into 5G infrastructure, autonomous vehicle LiDAR, environmental sensing, and biomedical diagnostics, creating a broad base of demand that strengthens the case for investment in dedicated photonics infrastructure. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://quantopinion.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share QuantOpinion&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" 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The report is explicit: </p><p><span data-color="#ffd966" style="color: rgb(255, 217, 102);">SiPh</span><span data-color="#e06666" style="color: rgb(224, 102, 102);"> will &#8220;facilitate the scaling and practical application of quantum systems,&#8221; from communications to sensors, and this is one of the reasons the current window of opportunity is so time&#8209;sensitive.</span></p><p>Regionally, this story is both optimistic and full of friction. The CORNERSTONE report surveys 500 decision&#8209;makers across five markets - the US, UK, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands, and finds that confidence in the ability to scale silicon photonics is high everywhere, but highest in the US at 88 percent, followed by Spain at 87 percent and the UK at 82 percent, with Germany and the Netherlands slightly behind at 70 and 69 percent. That confidence is tempered by shared bottlenecks: prohibitive foundry costs, lengthy prototyping timelines, restrictive NDAs and licence terms (flagged by about a fifth of respondents), and high tariffs (cited as a major obstacle by roughly a third of respondents overall, with the UK figure matching that average).</p><p>This is what turns the narrative firmly into &#8220;semiconductor infrastructure&#8221; territory.  that landmark growth depends on access to scale&#8209;up infrastructure and commercial pilots as they bridge the gap between one&#8209;off research runs and repeatable, qualifiable manufacturing that investors and customers can trust. Without them, promising designs stall at the prototype stage; with them, silicon photonics can ride the AI and quantum hardware waves instead of being swamped by them.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.quantopinion.ai/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.quantopinion.ai/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p>On the ground, the race is clearly multi&#8209;regional. 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum computing for database optimisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quantum computing is starting to matter in places businesses actually feel: speed, efficiency, and decision-making.]]></description><link>https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/quantum-computing-for-database-optimisation-d64f2bd65bb8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/quantum-computing-for-database-optimisation-d64f2bd65bb8</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Poonam Parihar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cbdbaa5d-66ba-4ee7-aaa4-ab8f6456206b_788x443.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mJKe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fe5328b-411c-4d22-8c6a-6ab61c5a76ff_788x443.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mJKe!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fe5328b-411c-4d22-8c6a-6ab61c5a76ff_788x443.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mJKe!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fe5328b-411c-4d22-8c6a-6ab61c5a76ff_788x443.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mJKe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fe5328b-411c-4d22-8c6a-6ab61c5a76ff_788x443.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mJKe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fe5328b-411c-4d22-8c6a-6ab61c5a76ff_788x443.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mJKe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fe5328b-411c-4d22-8c6a-6ab61c5a76ff_788x443.jpeg" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4fe5328b-411c-4d22-8c6a-6ab61c5a76ff_788x443.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:null,&quot;width&quot;:null,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mJKe!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fe5328b-411c-4d22-8c6a-6ab61c5a76ff_788x443.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mJKe!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fe5328b-411c-4d22-8c6a-6ab61c5a76ff_788x443.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mJKe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fe5328b-411c-4d22-8c6a-6ab61c5a76ff_788x443.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mJKe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fe5328b-411c-4d22-8c6a-6ab61c5a76ff_788x443.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Quantum computing is starting to matter in places businesses actually feel: speed, efficiency, and decision-making.</strong></p><p>A new <strong>USC research project i</strong>s exploring how quantum processors could help databases make better decisions about how to run queries, schedule transactions, and choose indexes. The work is backed by a f<strong>ive-year NSF CAREER Award worth $627,250, and the early prototypes have already shown more than 10x performance gains on benchmark tasks </strong>compared with conventional database optimisers.</p><p>In plain English, this is about <strong>making databases smarter.</strong> Databases sit behind almost everything digital, from transport systems and telecom networks to finance, logistics, and industrial software. When a database is slow or inefficient, the whole system feels it. If a better optimisation method can speed up those decisions, the benefits can spread across the business.</p><h3>Why this&nbsp;matters</h3><ul><li><p>Databases do not just store data; they decide how to search, sort, and process&nbsp;it.</p></li><li><p>The hardest part is often not the data itself, but choosing the best way to handle&nbsp;it.</p></li><li><p>Quantum computing may help with these &#8220;choose the best option&#8221; problems because it can explore many possibilities at&nbsp;once.</p></li><li><p>The USC project is not trying to replace classical databases, but to add quantum as a specialist tool for the toughest optimisation tasks.</p></li><li><p>That hybrid approach is more realistic for industry because companies can keep existing systems and still test quantum as an accelerator.</p></li></ul><h3>What the project is&nbsp;doing</h3><ul><li><p>It focuses on query planning, which means deciding the best route for a database to answer a&nbsp;request.</p></li><li><p>It looks at transaction scheduling, which is about making sure many actions happen smoothly without conflicts.</p></li><li><p>It also studies index selection, which is the database equivalent of choosing the right shortcuts so searches run&nbsp;faster.</p></li><li><p>The goal is to find where quantum gives real advantage, not just theoretical interest.</p></li><li><p>The project aims to create practical tools that developers can actually use, rather than requiring deep quantum expertise.</p></li></ul><h3>Why founders should&nbsp;care</h3><ul><li><p>If you build software for data-heavy industries, this points to a future where optimisation becomes a competitive edge.</p></li><li><p>Faster query planning can mean faster dashboards, quicker alerts, and better real-time decisions.</p></li><li><p>Better scheduling can improve throughput in logistics, telecoms, and industrial operations.</p></li><li><p>Lower database overhead can also mean lower cloud costs and better system responsiveness.</p></li><li><p>For founders, this is a signal to watch for optimisation bottlenecks in your own stack, because that is where quantum may land&nbsp;first.</p></li></ul><h3>The bigger&nbsp;takeaway</h3><p>The important thing here is not that quantum databases are ready for mainstream use tomorrow. The important thing is that the technology is getting specific enough to matter: a real problem, a real project, real funding, and early evidence of performance gains. That is how new infrastructure usually starts and not with a finished product, but with one hard problem that gets noticeably better.</p><h3>Want to stay ahead of the quantum and AI&nbsp;curve?</h3><p>&#9883;&#65039; Read more quantum market analysis at <a href="http://quantopinion.ai/">QuantOpinion.ai</a></p><p>&#129302; Join the AI conversation at <a href="https://blog.aiunfiltered.dev/">AI Unfiltered</a></p><p>&#128640; Get deep-tech building strategies at <a href="https://www.intelligentfounder.ai/">IntelligentFounder.ai</a></p><p>&#129309; Connect with me on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pariharpoonam/">LinkedIn</a></p><div><hr></div><p><a href="https://quantopinion.ai/quantum-computing-for-database-optimisation-d64f2bd65bb8">Quantum computing for database optimisation</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/poonamparihar/quantum-computing-for-database-optimisation-d64f2bd65bb8">Poonam Parihar</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum‑Safe Deadlines Just Got Real]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you thought &#8220;quantum&#8209;safe security&#8221; was something for the distant future, think again.]]></description><link>https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/quantum-safe-deadlines-just-got-real-5b0cec21f7b1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/quantum-safe-deadlines-just-got-real-5b0cec21f7b1</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Poonam Parihar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:27:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7afdda30-b1ba-41b5-b4c5-edd2288c4501_1768x1070.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://quantopinion.ai/quantum-safe-deadlines-just-got-real-5b0cec21f7b1?source=rss----5ecdc4c57c3e---4" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7BdD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb31add1b-1f39-46f8-ba8c-33c2bf2511a0_1768x1070.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7BdD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb31add1b-1f39-46f8-ba8c-33c2bf2511a0_1768x1070.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7BdD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb31add1b-1f39-46f8-ba8c-33c2bf2511a0_1768x1070.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7BdD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb31add1b-1f39-46f8-ba8c-33c2bf2511a0_1768x1070.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7BdD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb31add1b-1f39-46f8-ba8c-33c2bf2511a0_1768x1070.jpeg" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b31add1b-1f39-46f8-ba8c-33c2bf2511a0_1768x1070.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:null,&quot;width&quot;:null,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://quantopinion.ai/quantum-safe-deadlines-just-got-real-5b0cec21f7b1?source=rss----5ecdc4c57c3e---4&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7BdD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb31add1b-1f39-46f8-ba8c-33c2bf2511a0_1768x1070.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7BdD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb31add1b-1f39-46f8-ba8c-33c2bf2511a0_1768x1070.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7BdD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb31add1b-1f39-46f8-ba8c-33c2bf2511a0_1768x1070.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7BdD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb31add1b-1f39-46f8-ba8c-33c2bf2511a0_1768x1070.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>If you thought &#8220;<strong>quantum&#8209;safe security</strong>&#8221; was something for the distant future, think again. Big players and governments have moved their deadlines much closer, and that changes the game for everyone.</p><h2><strong>What Just Happened?</strong></h2><p><strong>Microsoft</strong> has decided it wants to be &#8220;<strong>quantum&#8209;safe&#8221; by 2029</strong>, pulling its internal deadline forward by four years. Google has also brought its own <strong>post&#8209;quantum cryptography</strong> plans forward to the same year.</p><p>At the same time:</p><p><a href="https://quantopinion.ai/quantum-safe-deadlines-just-got-real-5b0cec21f7b1?source=rss----5ecdc4c57c3e---4">Continue reading on Medium &#187;</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Quantum a National Capability Stack!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Quantum headlines looks something like below -]]></description><link>https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/making-quantum-a-national-capability-stack-2d3a9e1c0f5f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/making-quantum-a-national-capability-stack-2d3a9e1c0f5f</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Poonam Parihar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:27:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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quantum chip is vastly more reliable than its previous version, reinforcing that hardware error rates and stability are improving at the device level.</p></li><li><p>Vendors like Quantinuum and HPE, along with NVIDIA and major HPC centers, are working to integrate quantum systems with high&#8209;performance computing and AI infrastructure, pushing hybrid quantum&#8211;classical workflows toward production.</p></li><li><p>In Europe and the UK, new programs and strategies are funding quantum&#8209;ready, modular data-center infrastructure, photonics-based platforms, and national hubs across communications, computing, imaging, sensing, and timing.</p></li><li><p>Dedicated initiatives such as the Grand Challenge on Quantum Sensors for Inertial Navigation highlight that quantum sensing and navigation in GNSS&#8209;denied environments are now treated as strategic capabilities in their own right.</p></li></ul><p><a href="https://medium.com/poonamparihar/making-quantum-a-national-capability-stack-2d3a9e1c0f5f">Continue reading on Medium &#187;</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum computing is entering a global hardware selection phase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quantum computing has moved beyond the question of whether qubits can be built.]]></description><link>https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/quantum-computing-is-entering-a-global-hardware-selection-phase-8f0e26b14e2e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/quantum-computing-is-entering-a-global-hardware-selection-phase-8f0e26b14e2e</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Poonam Parihar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:06:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ERvb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14988f63-59a0-48aa-a420-a34c2dee4136_3200x1792.png" length="0" 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The real contest now is between competing hardware platforms, each trying to prove it can scale into a useful, fault-tolerant machine. This is not a single-country story: the US, UK, Europe, Canada, and Asia are all backing different approaches, and <strong>none has yet achieved clear dominance.</strong></p><p>Unlike classical computing, which eventually converged on CMOS transistors, quantum computing is still in a <strong>multi-architecture era</strong>. Trapped ions, neutral atoms, photonic systems, superconducting qubits, and silicon spins all exist today as serious contenders. Each optimizes a different dimension of the problem &#8212; <strong>fidelity, scale, networking, speed, or manufacturability, </strong>and each carries its own <strong>engineering bottlenecks.</strong></p><h2><strong>Why this moment matters - </strong></h2><p><a href="https://medium.com/poonamparihar/quantum-computing-is-entering-a-global-hardware-selection-phase-8f0e26b14e2e">Continue reading on Medium &#187;</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Finance and Pharma: How Quantum Will Reshape Advanced Manufacturing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quantum computing is shifting from a scientific milestone to a strategic tool that boardrooms can no longer ignore.]]></description><link>https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/beyond-finance-and-pharma-how-quantum-will-reshape-advanced-manufacturing-cff399750978</link><guid 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Quantum computing is shifting from a scientific milestone to a strategic tool that boardrooms can no longer ignore.</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/poonamparihar/beyond-finance-and-pharma-how-quantum-will-reshape-advanced-manufacturing-cff399750978">Continue reading on Medium &#187;</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The $2 Trillion Quantum Leap: Unpacking the 2035 Economic Impact & Why Quantum Computing is Finally…]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, quantum computing has been measured almost exclusively by the abstract metrics of the physics lab: coherence times, gate&#8230;]]></description><link>https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/the-2-trillion-quantum-leap-unpacking-the-2035-economic-impact-why-quantum-computing-is-finally-753e42fe0a44</link><guid 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class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PTtI!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3061e7e5-0ca2-4086-a8f4-a7fa779e7629_1375x784.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PTtI!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3061e7e5-0ca2-4086-a8f4-a7fa779e7629_1375x784.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PTtI!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3061e7e5-0ca2-4086-a8f4-a7fa779e7629_1375x784.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PTtI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3061e7e5-0ca2-4086-a8f4-a7fa779e7629_1375x784.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>For decades, quantum computing has been measured almost exclusively by the abstract metrics of the physics lab: coherence times, gate&#8230;</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/poonamparihar/the-2-trillion-quantum-leap-unpacking-the-2035-economic-impact-why-quantum-computing-is-finally-753e42fe0a44">Continue reading on Medium &#187;</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who’s Adopting Quantum?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quantum technologies are often talked about as if they all belong in the distant future.]]></description><link>https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/whos-adopting-quantum-8cc438f7210e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/whos-adopting-quantum-8cc438f7210e</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Poonam Parihar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:17:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6edc6d01-c2a1-46f5-a758-a8d91f5771d1_1600x912.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://quantopinion.ai/whos-adopting-quantum-8cc438f7210e?source=rss----5ecdc4c57c3e---4" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EPSr!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ecf599f-2f50-483b-ba50-2ffb81004700_1600x912.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EPSr!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ecf599f-2f50-483b-ba50-2ffb81004700_1600x912.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EPSr!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ecf599f-2f50-483b-ba50-2ffb81004700_1600x912.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EPSr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ecf599f-2f50-483b-ba50-2ffb81004700_1600x912.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EPSr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ecf599f-2f50-483b-ba50-2ffb81004700_1600x912.jpeg" 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EPSr!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ecf599f-2f50-483b-ba50-2ffb81004700_1600x912.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EPSr!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ecf599f-2f50-483b-ba50-2ffb81004700_1600x912.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EPSr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ecf599f-2f50-483b-ba50-2ffb81004700_1600x912.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a><p>Quantum technologies are often talked about as if they all belong in the distant future. In reality, a growing number of large&#8230;</p><p><a href="https://quantopinion.ai/whos-adopting-quantum-8cc438f7210e?source=rss----5ecdc4c57c3e---4">Continue reading on Quantopinion &#187;</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum at Hannover Messe ( Germany) 2026: early, small, but no longer abstract]]></title><description><![CDATA[I visited Hannover Messe last week and my observations and take aways about Industrial AI are available on Intelligent Founder ai here as&#8230;]]></description><link>https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/quantum-at-hannover-messe-germany-2026-early-small-but-no-longer-abstract-57e229b0fca5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/quantum-at-hannover-messe-germany-2026-early-small-but-no-longer-abstract-57e229b0fca5</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Poonam Parihar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:48:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b22d556e-ad88-42e2-8e2c-f43dd74670a9_2400x1368.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://quantopinion.ai/quantum-at-hannover-messe-germany-2026-early-small-but-no-longer-abstract-57e229b0fca5?source=rss----5ecdc4c57c3e---4" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dqSD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f4cfcbe-b948-468f-889f-6ee30e92a0de_2400x1368.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dqSD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f4cfcbe-b948-468f-889f-6ee30e92a0de_2400x1368.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dqSD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f4cfcbe-b948-468f-889f-6ee30e92a0de_2400x1368.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dqSD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f4cfcbe-b948-468f-889f-6ee30e92a0de_2400x1368.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dqSD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f4cfcbe-b948-468f-889f-6ee30e92a0de_2400x1368.png" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dqSD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f4cfcbe-b948-468f-889f-6ee30e92a0de_2400x1368.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dqSD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f4cfcbe-b948-468f-889f-6ee30e92a0de_2400x1368.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dqSD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f4cfcbe-b948-468f-889f-6ee30e92a0de_2400x1368.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dqSD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f4cfcbe-b948-468f-889f-6ee30e92a0de_2400x1368.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I visited Hannover Messe last week and my observations and take aways about Industrial AI are available on Intelligent Founder ai here as&#8230;</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/poonamparihar/whos-adopting-quantum-8cc438f7210e">Continue reading on Medium &#187;</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum Britain: Where the Strategy Is Working and Where the Work Continues!]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this World Quantum Day, Britain finds itself in an unusual position: a country that genuinely believes it can win a technology race it&#8230;]]></description><link>https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/quantum-britain-where-the-strategy-is-working-and-where-the-work-continues-171c0f056560</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/quantum-britain-where-the-strategy-is-working-and-where-the-work-continues-171c0f056560</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Poonam Parihar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:12:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/16143aea-cf13-450d-805e-398943643828_1600x912.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://quantopinion.ai/quantum-britain-where-the-strategy-is-working-and-where-the-work-continues-171c0f056560?source=rss----5ecdc4c57c3e---4" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GR-N!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92baf0d3-dec8-44b6-a203-85ebbfeee0b3_1600x912.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GR-N!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92baf0d3-dec8-44b6-a203-85ebbfeee0b3_1600x912.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GR-N!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92baf0d3-dec8-44b6-a203-85ebbfeee0b3_1600x912.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GR-N!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92baf0d3-dec8-44b6-a203-85ebbfeee0b3_1600x912.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GR-N!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92baf0d3-dec8-44b6-a203-85ebbfeee0b3_1600x912.png" 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>On this World Quantum Day, Britain finds itself in an unusual position: a country that genuinely believes it can win a technology race it&#8230;</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/poonamparihar/quantum-britain-where-the-strategy-is-working-and-where-the-work-continues-171c0f056560">Continue reading on Medium &#187;</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google’s New Quantum Bet & Why Two Types of Machines Matter (Even If You’re Not a Physicist)]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you follow AI and deep&#8209;tech even casually, you&#8217;ve probably seen a steady drumbeat of &#8220;quantum is coming&#8221; headlines.]]></description><link>https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/googles-new-quantum-bet-why-two-types-of-machines-matter-even-if-you-re-not-a-physicist-3951c12ae015</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.quantopinion.ai/p/googles-new-quantum-bet-why-two-types-of-machines-matter-even-if-you-re-not-a-physicist-3951c12ae015</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Poonam Parihar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:44:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/16f279a4-1e24-4467-9409-4c77b2add7e2_1920x1080.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://quantopinion.ai/googles-new-quantum-bet-why-two-types-of-machines-matter-even-if-you-re-not-a-physicist-3951c12ae015?source=rss----5ecdc4c57c3e---4" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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