Episode 115: Quantum in Motion: Scaling Trust, Talent & Technology with Dr. Bob Sutor

Entangled Things

In this episode of Entangled Things, Patrick and Ciprian welcome back quantum tech pioneer Dr. Bob Sutor, recognized as one of the top 20 individuals shaping the Quantum Technology Revolution.
Together, they explore the evolving frontiers of quantum innovation—from the significance of Majorana fermions to the role of error correction and the delicate balance between logical and physical qubits. The conversation navigates the DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, the urgent need to build a quantum-ready workforce, and how AI may accelerate quantum advancements.
Dr. Sutor also shares insights into:

• Quantum time and motion precision
• The potential of distributed quantum computing and networking
• Maintaining public trust amidst bold (and occasionally flawed) tech claims
• A global survey of the major players pushing the boundaries in quantum tech

Whether you're a quantum researcher or just curious about what’s next, this episode offers both perspective and foresight on where quantum is headed—and what it’ll take to get there.
Tune in now. The quantum future isn’t waiting.

Dr. Bob Sutor has been a technical leader and executive in the IT industry for over 40 years.

Bob’s industry role is to advance quantum technologies by building strong business, partner, technical, and educational ecosystems. The singular goal is to evolve quantum to help solve some of the critical computational problems facing society today. Bob is widely quoted in the press, delivers conference keynotes, and works with industry analysts and investors to accelerate understanding and adoption of quantum technologies.

Sutor is now Vice President and Chief Quantum Advocate at Infleqtion / ColdQuanta, a hardware and software company working on quantum computing and sensing. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo (New York, USA).

More than two decades of Bob’s career were spent in IBM Research in New York. During his time there, he worked on or led efforts in symbolic mathematical computation, optimization, AI, blockchain, and quantum computing. He was also an executive on the software side of the IBM business in areas including middleware, software on Linux, mobile, open source, and emerging industry standards.

Bob is a theoretical mathematician by training, has a Ph.D. from Princeton University, and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College.

He’s the author of a book about quantum computing called Dancing with Qubits which was published in 2019. He is also the author of the 2021 book Dancing with Python, an introduction to Python coding for classical and quantum computing.

Areas in which he’s worked: quantum computing, AI, blockchain, mathematics and mathematical software, Linux, open source, standards management, product management and marketing, computer algebra, and web standards.