Mario Piattini, Alarcos Research Group leader and aQuantum CRO, gave on 19th January 2023 the conference “An Introduction to Quantum Computing” for professors and senior researchers at the Bío Bío University (Chile).

In his presentation Mario exposes different topics: Industrial revolutions, Basic quantum concepts, Quantum computers, Quantum software and Quantum Software Engineering; the experience aQuantum has accumulated in these years dedicated to research and development projects such as  “QHealth: Quantum pharmacogenomics applied to aging.

In addition, a part of the seminar was dedicated to delving into different challenges posed by practical quantum computing in real cases of the industry, as when developing and using tools such as QuantumPath® (a Quantum Software Development and Lifecycle Application Platform).

This conference is part of the activities that aQuantum carries out in aQNetwork, a network of which the Universidad del Bío Bío is an active member.