Launch of Quantum Women: “Elevating, Empowering & Inspiring Current & Future Women in Quantum Tech & STEM”
After many months of preparation, The Quantum Insider is happy to announce the launch of Quantum Women.
A professional network of current and rising women leaders in quantum tech in Australia, the organization’s vision is to see every woman working in quantum tech and quantum-adjacent fields achieve their full professional potential.
Its launch event featured three distinguished quantum leaders: Founder and CEO of Silicon Quantum Computing Michelle Simmons, Head of School of Physics at UNSW Prof. Susan Coppersmith, and Principal Researcher at Microsoft Maja Cassidy who spoke about their experience building a career in quantum tech/science and shared captivating and inspirational personal stories.
Sponsors of the event were QuintessenceLabs , Quantum Brilliance, Sydney Quantum Academy, and The Quantum Terminal!
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James Dargan
James Dargan is a writer and researcher at The Quantum Insider. His focus is on the QC startup ecosystem and he writes articles on the space that have a tone accessible to the average reader.
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Silicon Quantum Computing
SQC aims to commercialise the research produced from Australia Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology. They envision a 10-qubit quantum integrated circuit prototype in silicon by 2023.
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Microsoft
Microsoft engages in the creation and licensing of software for both consumer and enterprise use. The company is renowned for its development of Windows operating systems and the Office suite designed for productivity. Microsoft's structure encompasses three major segments of roughly equal size: productivity and business processes, which encompasses legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, and Dynamics; the intelligence cloud, which includes offerings like Azure, Windows Server OS, and SQL Server; and more personal computing, which covers Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and a range of Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops.
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