TSD Summit Sessions: Quantum, semiconductors and security with Dr Pete Shadbolt @ASPICanberra
TSD Summit Sessions: Quantum, semiconductors and security with Dr Pete Shadbolt  @ASPICanberra
Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
This episode of Stop the World is a deep dive into quantum computing with Dr Pete Shadbolt, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at PsiQuantum, and Alex Capri, Research Fellow at the Hinrich Foundation. 








The conversation provides a breakdown of quantum computing and explores the challenges and profound opportunities that the technology could bring. Alex and Pete discuss how quantum computing can be applied in a practical sense, from biotech to the battlefield, and they examine the potential security implications of the technology and how we can ensure it is used for good.  








They also discuss the importance of encouraging more diversity in the quantum sector, particularly to strengthen supply chain security and resilience. Finally, Pete details what PsiQuantum’s planned quantum computer in Queensland will look like and how it will be built. 








This conversation was recorded in September at The Sydney Dialogue - ASPI’s premier policy summit for critical, emerging and cyber technologies. You can watch the conversation on ASPI’s YouTube channel here (youtube.com/watch?v=CxPi_47T0jk&list=PL0-bcfeS6XTcWNys1fGdxHxQYYoiSZUY5&index=12)
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TSD Summit Sessions: Quantum, semiconductors and security with Dr Pete Shadbolt

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