World Quantum Day Forum: The Importance of Quantum Technology in a Data-Driven World

In this forum, the four invited speakers will give a short overview of quantum computing in today's world. The titles and respective speakers are:

Unlocking Quantum Intelligence: Bridging the Gap Between Quantum Computing and AI
Muhammad Hafiz Laili is the head of the Quantum Intelligence Center at MIMOS Berhad. With a background in photonics research, he advances quantum computing and AI for industries like finance, healthcare, and agriculture, driving innovation in Malaysia's quantum and AI ecosystem.

Quantum Computing in the Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum (NISQ) Era
Paul Tan is a co-founder of AQSolotl Pte Ltd and the lead of quantum control at the National Quantum Computing Hub (NQCH), Singapore. He earned his MSc in Physics from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) studying superconducting qubit control and calibration under Rainer Dumke. His current research includes quantum control, quantum-classical hybrid computing and implementation of quantum error correction.

Challenges and Opportunities in Hybrid Quantum-Classical Algorithms for Financial Optimization and Machine Learning
Thiparat is a theoretical and computational physicist working on the intersection of physics, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and quantum information. He received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from Harvard. He currently leads the Chula Intelligent and Complex Systems Research Unit, and co-founded Quantum Technology Foundation (Thailand).

Quantum Machine Learning for Research on Climate Change
Choong Pak Shen is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Mathematical Research (INSPEM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Besides, theoretical physics, he is interested in developing quantum use cases and gamification of quantum theory.