The quantum internet – with Kian van der Enden

The Royal Institution
The Royal Institution
34,626
0
Published 2023-10-05
What is the quantum internet, and why do we need it? Discover the internet of the future.

Watch the Q&A here:    • Q&A: The quantum internet – with Kian...  
Subscribe for regular science videos: bit.ly/RiSubscRibe

This talk was recorded at the Ri on 13 September 2023.

The information quantum computers can provide us with will be worlds away from standard computers. Because of this, the standard internet alone will not suffice in allowing us to access this quantum information; a quantum internet must be developed to keep up with the immense increase in computational power.

Join Kian van der Enden as he explores how we can build the internet the future will need, a quantum internet and whether it will be truly unhackable.

In this talk, discover everything about this exciting technology and its applications both for the quantum and current internet. From the usefulness of quantum teleportation to how this could shape our world.

--

Kian van der Enden obtained his Master's degree in Applied Physics at the TU Delft. During his studies he co-founded the Delft Hyperloop team where he designed and built its signature magnetic levitation system, leading it to a championship victory in Elon Musk's ‘SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition‘ in 2017. Following this, he worked at Microsoft's Quantum Architecture department as Research Intern in 2018 after graduating at QuTech on the development of a magnetic field insensitive superconducting qubit.

Kian is now building the world's first metropolitan scale Quantum Internet in the Hanson lab, where he aims to demonstrate a scalable and reliable hardware platform as the start of a future European Quantum Internet.

Kian is also one of the QuTech Speakers. He gives talks to various audiences of all backgrounds and is often requested to appear on podcasts and TV shows. He is one of the Faces of Science appointed by the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences), where he explains through blog posts and public appearances what it is like to be a scientist.

--
A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos happen, especially:

modsiw, Anton Ragin, Edward Unthank, Robert L Winer, Andy Carpenter, William Hudson
Don McLaughlin, efkinel lo, Martin Paull, Ben Wynne-Simmons, Ivo Danihelka, Kevin Winoto, Jonathan Killin, Stephan Giersche, William Billy Robillard, Jeffrey Schweitzer, Frances Dunne, jonas.app, Tim Karr, Alan Latteri, David Crowner, Matt Townsend, THOMAS N TAMADA, Andrew McGhee, Paul Brown, David Schick, Dave Ostler, Osian Gwyn Williams, David Lindo, Roger Baker, Rebecca Pan
--


The Ri is on Twitter: twitter.com/ri_science
and Facebook: www.facebook.com/royalinstitution
and TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@ri_science
Listen to the Ri podcast: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ri-science-podcast
Our editorial policy: www.rigb.org/editing-ri-talks-and-moderating-comme…
Subscribe for the latest science videos: bit.ly/RiNewsletter

Product links on this page may be affiliate links which means it won't cost you any extra but we may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through the link.
All Comments (21)
  • @hellodavidryan
    Wonderful talk. I also enjoy how you describe diamond-NV, and the challenges taking QPUs out of the lab, which was something that was a challenge in my time at Quantum Brilliance (which uses diamonds for room-temp quantum accelerators). And of course, I love even more that you and the team got out and got it working. Will be following along your journey on the EQI/QuTech mission. Great work mate.
  • @cscott024
    Great talk, but one minor correction. Bell (and the recent Nobel prize team) did not prove that hidden variables don't work. They proved that LOCAL hidden variables theories don't work. So Einstein's motivation for hidden variables was a moot point. Bell actually respected Bohmian mechanics, the leading hidden variables theory, and I think it was him that said Bohm made hidden variables work "in the way that Einstein would have liked least." Even the press announcement for the Nobel prize got this little detail wrong.
  • @DisIsaStickUp
    This is the defining moment. Glad to be onboard for the ride.
  • @FathomGoat
    Electron to Photon: "They still think your weightless"... Photon replies, "Well I think your biased"..
  • @chrisarmstrong8198
    Very interesting talk. Maybe could have spent an extra couple of minutes describing how a quantum repeater works.
  • @Whyiseverythingthesame
    9:46 In order to fully model the caffeine molecule, I think we have to break four bit calculation. Problem with breaking four bit calculation is that Turing's rules do not hold up because the ultimate goal of 4-bit calculation is to never stop because if it ever stops it will never be able to start again.
  • @imsorryyourewelcome
    Physicist with salesman vibe calls himself "physician" -> instructions unclear -> chaos ensues.
  • @markxxx21
    I must say that is a handsome man.
  • @davidnorman5488
    The interesting thing to me is what entities attempt to stop, sabotage or control this technology. That will tell us a lot.