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The Post-Quantum World

The Post-Quantum World

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Follow The Post-Quantum World, where Protiviti and our guests explore quantum computing and its business impacts, benefits and threats.

Quantum computing capabilities are exploding, causing disruption and opportunities, but many technology and business leaders still don’t understand the impact quantum will have on their business. Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready. In our bi-weekly podcast series, The Post-Quantum World, Protiviti Associate Director and host Konstantinos Karagiannis is joined by quantum computing experts to discuss hot topics in quantum computing, including the business impact, benefits and threats of this exciting new capability.

Visit www.protiviti.com/postquantum to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.

For questions or additional information, contact Konstantinos Karagiannis: konstantinos.karagiannis@protiviti.com.Copyright Protiviti
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  • PQC Job Market Soaring and the Year of Quantum Seriousness – with YouTuber Addie LaMarr

    PQC Job Market Soaring and the Year of Quantum Seriousness – with YouTuber Addie LaMarr
    Apr 1 2026
    In this landmark five-year special episode, host Konstantinos Karagiannis welcomes Addie LaMarr, a YouTuber and former cryptographer with eight years of experience in the Air Force and a history of writing cybersecurity policy for the Department of Justice. LaMarr identifies 2026 as the “beginning of quantum seriousness,” a year where global regulations are forcing a transition to protect critical data longevity from a growing tsunami of threats. Drawing from her military background, she emphasizes that cryptography is often a matter of life and death, sharing a sobering example of “Identify Friend or Foe” systems where a single cryptographic error can cause an aircraft to be treated as a hostile target.
    The conversation also explores the strategic and societal shifts required as quantum computing matures. LaMarr argues that now is the optimum time for cybersecurity professionals to pivot into post-quantum cryptography (PQC) specialization, noting that such a move could yield pay bumps similar to those who transitioned to AI jobs. However, she pairs this optimism with a warning about how massive computational power could be used to build digital twins and manipulate autonomy. Finally, she cautions that the world may not receive a formal warning when Q-Day arrives, as nations will likely hide their quantum breaking capabilities to maintain informational dominance, much like the secrecy surrounding the cracking of the Enigma code in World War II.
    For more information on Addie LaMarr, visit www.addielamarr.com/.

    Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/US-en/technology-consulting/quantum-computing-services to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.
    Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on all socials: @KonstantHacker
    Questions and comments are welcome!
    Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.
    The views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not represent the views of, nor are they endorsed by, Protiviti Inc., The Post-Quantum World, or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, shareholders, or subsidiaries. None of the content should be considered investment advice, as an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, or as an endorsement of any company, security, fund, or other securities or non-securities offering. Thanks for listening to this podcast. Protiviti Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, including minorities, females, people with disabilities, and veterans.
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    31 m
  • The Fall and Rise of a Quantum Company Boosting Algorithmic Development – with Sumit Kapur of Zapata Quantum

    The Fall and Rise of a Quantum Company Boosting Algorithmic Development – with Sumit Kapur of Zapata Quantum
    Mar 18 2026
    Zapata’s back! A tough stretch including a difficult SPAC deal, a brief move into AI, and a $20 million debt forced the company to shut down in 2024. But in this episode, Sumit Kapur, CEO of Zapata Quantum, talks with host Konstantinos Karagiannis about how the company made a remarkable comeback. They discuss the intense restructuring, the strong support from the quantum computing industry, and how Zapata’s seven years of intellectual property proved too valuable to give up.
    The conversation goes into the prospects of quantum utility, focusing on Quantum Intermediate Representation (QIR)—a universal translator that abstracts the immense complexity of hybrid computing. Sumit explains why the industry is entering a critical arms race for application intelligence and why even skeptics are now predicting that milestones like Shor’s algorithm could be achieved far sooner than previously imagined. From collaborating with DARPA on quantum benchmarking to finding the company’s new north star in a post-SPAC world, this episode showcases resilience plus a forward-looking roadmap for the next decade of quantum edge.
    For more information on Zapata Quantum, visit https://zapataquantum.com/.

    Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/US-en/technology-consulting/quantum-computing-services to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.
    Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on all socials: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and X: @ProtivitiTech.
    Questions and comments are welcome!
    Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.
    The views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not represent the views of, nor are they endorsed by, Protiviti Inc., The Post-Quantum World, or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, shareholders, or subsidiaries. None of the content should be considered investment advice, as an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, or as an endorsement of any company, security, fund, or other securities or non-securities offering. Thanks for listening to this podcast. Protiviti Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, including minorities, females, people with disabilities, and veterans.
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    32 m
  • Q-Day 10x Closer Than We Thought—Pinnacle Paper Accelerates RSA Factoring — with Felix Thomsen and Paul Webster of Iceberg Quantum

    Q-Day 10x Closer Than We Thought—Pinnacle Paper Accelerates RSA Factoring — with Felix Thomsen and Paul Webster of Iceberg Quantum
    Mar 4 2026
    The groundbreaking Pinnacle Architecture paper has sent shockwaves through the quantum computing industry by demonstrating that RSA-2048 encryption could potentially be cracked with just 100,000 physical qubits. This is a massive order-of-magnitude reduction from previous estimates that once reached into the millions. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis as he sits down with Felix Thomsen and Paul Webster from Iceberg Quantum as they explain the techniques in the paper and its serious potential ramifications. By leveraging high-efficiency LDPC codes and a novel modular architecture, the team explains how they’ve bridged the gap between theoretical quantum error correction and practical hardware implementation, effectively accelerating the timeline toward Q-Day. More than one quantum computing hardware roadmap has us reaching 100,000 physical qubits before 2030! And there’s no reason to believe future work couldn’t lower the qubit requirements even more.

    Beyond the security implications, the architecture is also a blueprint for the first generation of utility-scale quantum systems. Thomsen and Webster detail how their modular design—featuring dedicated processing units, magic engines, and shared memory—can be optimized for “slow” hardware like trapped ions or applied to life-changing scientific breakthroughs in quantum chemistry and material science. Whether you are a cryptographer bracing for the post-quantum transition or a scientist eager to see the first practical applications of fault-tolerant quantum computing, you’ll need to understand this paper’s potential impact.

    For more information on Iceberg Quantum, visit https://www.iceberg-quantum.com/.

    To read the Pinnacle paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.11457.


    Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/US-en/technology-consulting/quantum-computing-services to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready.
    Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on all socials: @KonstantHacker and follow Protiviti Technology on LinkedIn and X: @ProtivitiTech.
    Questions and comments are welcome!
    Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021.
    The views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not represent the views of, nor are they endorsed by, Protiviti Inc., The Post-Quantum World, or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, shareholders, or subsidiaries. None of the content should be considered investment advice, as an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, or as an endorsement of any company, security, fund, or other securities or non-securities offering. Thanks for listening to this podcast. Protiviti Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, including minorities, females, people with disabilities, and veterans.
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    32 m
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