Rachel Johnson

By: Viraj Dsouza, May 2026 Discovering Quantum Computing My interest in quantum computing can be traced back to a quantum information course that I took during my physics studies. Like many physics students, I was already fascinated by quantum mechanics, but this was the first time I encountered the idea that the same principles could be harnessed for computation. It was my first exposure to the possibility of using quantum systems not only to understand the world around us but also to...

PRESS RELEASE WISER and E.ON Advance Energy Demand Forecasting with Quantum Machine Learning Washington, DC and Essen, Germany | June 18, 2026 – The Washington Institute for STEM, Entrepreneurship and Research (WISER) announces the successful completion of a research collaboration with E.ON on energy demand forecasting using quantum machine learning. The joint project, published on arXiv, explores two hybrid quantum-classical approaches for forecasting correlated electricity consumption time...

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...