Rachel Johnson

Quantum computing is moving out of the purely theoretical and into more applied conversations, especially when it comes to optimization. At the same time, AI continues to reshape how we model, predict, and solve complex problems. For students trying to break into this space, that raises an important question: What skills do you actually need to get started? The answer is not “everything.” You do not need to be an expert in quantum algorithms, machine learning, and mathematical optimization...

Washington, DC and Kaiserslautern, Germany | May 19, 2026 The Washington Institute for STEM, Entrepreneurship and Research (WISER) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM have successfully completed a joint research collaboration as part of WISER’s Quantum and AI program, advancing the understanding of quantum machine learning for real-world industrial use cases. At its core, the collaboration explored how emerging quantum computing methods can support anomaly detection...

PRESS RELEASE Washington, DC | May 12, 2026 The Washington Institute for STEM, Entrepreneurship and Research (WISER) announces the successful completion of a research collaboration with Classiq, on the Quantum Simulation of Coupled Harmonic Oscillators. The joint paper, published on arXiv, has been recognized by PennyLane as one of the Top 5 Quantum Algorithms Papers for Winter 2026 – described by PennyLane's editorial team Juan Miguel Arrazola, and Danial Motlagh as "a rare example of a...