Falling in love with equations in a closet: Jacob Biamonte at TEDxCrocetta

Jacob Biamonte is a Mathematical Physicist working to understand the fundamental limits the laws of physics place on computers. He was a research scientist on the design team working towards building the worlds first commercial quantum computer, and obtained his PhD at the University of Oxford. Before joining us at the ISI Foundation here in Torino, he held research and teaching positions at several institutions including the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo as well as Harvard University. He is on the editorial board of several prominent research journals and actively contributes technical blog articles to the Azimuth Project, which is devoted to using methods from Mathematics and particularly, techniques developed in quantum theory, to address environmental challenges. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations) Video by Bruno Gallizzi Photography http://www.brunogallizzi.com/