Virtual Panel Discussion: How to Build a Quantum Workforce
Channel: IBM Research
Date: 2020-07-30

This virtual roundtable, "How to Build a Quantum Workforce," brings together leaders from IBM, NYU and Howard University to discuss how educators are working to address the talent shortage in one of the fastest-growing STEM fields: quantum computing. 

Moderator Jeffrey Hammond, Vice President, Principal Analyst Serving CIO Professionals, Forrester Research, and panelists Abe Asfaw, Global Lead of Quantum Education, IBM Quantum; Tina Brower-Thomas, Education Director and Howard University Executive Director, Center for Integrated Quantum Materials; and Javad Shabani, Assistant Professor of Physics and Chair of the Shabani Lab, New York University discuss digital learning’s role in accelerating quantum skills-building and the interdisciplinary skillsets essential for a career in quantum computing.