Devoxx Poland 2019
from Monday 24 June to Wednesday 26 June 2019.
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Mind the Geek |
Intermediate level |
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| Room 4 | Wednesday from 15:50 til 16:40 | |
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Quantum computers are real and are starting to be used for some interesting applications. As well as many applications in finance, organic chemistry and complex dynamical systems there is an ugly elephant in the room. That elephant is Shor's algorithm. Given a sufficiently powerful quantum computer, Shor's algorithm can factorise numbers in polynomial time. I have implemented it on a quantum simulator and it has been used on real quantum computers. When quantum computers are powerful enough nearly all the encryption techniques that we currently rely on will be useless. The time is still far off when RSA will be useless but I will share some compelling reasons why we need to be taking action right now to avoid potential catastrophe in the not too distant future. Explore Quantum Computers quantum computer quantum experience inspiration |
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James Birnie
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James has worked in software delivery since the 1990s when TDD was something you studied but never did, pipelines were for carrying oil and Agile and Lean were words you used to describe athletes. James worked in a startup for 9 years where he learnt about Agile transformations and breaking up the monolith the hard way, through bitter experience. In 2015 he started a new life as a ThoughtWorks consultant and now finds himself disappointed, shocked and delighted in almost equal measure every day. |
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