The Physical Realization of Qubits | Distinguished Speaker David DiVincenzo

As part of the Distinguished Speakers series at the Qiskit Global Summer School, Professor David DiVincenzo shares a personal and scientific reflection on the early development of quantum computing. He revisits his groundbreaking work at IBM, including the formulation of the DiVincenzo criteria, and traces the progress of qubit technologies from early theoretical proposals to today’s experimental platforms. Along the way, he highlights influential ideas, collaborators, and turning points that helped guide the field toward the scalable quantum machines we’re building today.