Interview: Oliver Wick, Technology Scouting, Lead Quantum Computing, BMW Research, Technology and Innovation
Oliver Wick, Technology Scouting, Lead Quantum Computing at BMW Research, Technology and Innovation answers our questions on the biggest challenges facing Quantum technology and where BMW's focus is within Quantum in the near future.
What are you most looking forward to at the Quantum.Tech conference?
- Collecting different roadmaps from quantum industry regarding maturity of the configured QC-technology stack
- Collecting results and efforts for using quantum technology in an industry use case
What do you think are the biggest challenges facing the adoption of Quantum technology in 2019/ 2020?
- Invest in Quantum Computing without a short-time return of business value
Looking ahead a year from now, how do you see the adoption of Quantum computing progressing?
- There will be a huge progress in all layers of the quantum computing stack
What is going to be the biggest area of focus for your organisation within Quantum over the next 12 months?
- Optimization, Simulation and accelerated machine learning use cases
- Build up a quantum ecosystem for the BMW Group
For Industry: What are the most important factors you consider in selecting a new Quantum solution partner?
- Trust paired with social and technical excellence
If you’d like to learn more about Oliver’s work at BMW, go to: https://www.bmwgroup.com/en/company/bmw-group-news/artikel/a-quantum-leap-for-mobility.html
To view when Oliver is speaking at Quantum.Tech, Boston, go to: https://www.quantumtechcongress.com/speakers/oliver-wick