Aliro Quantum Co-Founder and CTO, To Speak At The Defense Intelligence Agency Future Technologies Symposium
By Godson Umejiego, Senior Correspondent, USA
The first pure play quantum networking company, Aliro Quantum has announced that Co-Founder and CTO, Dr. Prineha Narang, has been invited to speak at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Future Technologies Symposium. The two-day virtual event hosted by the DIA Chief Information Office (CIO) and Chief Technology Office (CTO) will take place on May 11-12, 2022.
Dr. Narang will participate in a panel discussion of Quantum Computing moderated by Ramesh Menon, Chief Technology Officer in the Office of the CIO at the Defense Intelligence Agency where he is responsible for technology and strategy planning, experimentation, and emerging technology solutions architecture. Also on the panel are Senior Subject Matter Expert for Quantum Resistant Cryptography with the National Security Agency Dr. William Layton and Head of the Cryogenic Electronics and Quantum Research Branch, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, Dr. Joanna Ptasinski. The Quantum Computing panel is on May 11th at 1420 EDT.
Dr. Narang is a renowned scholar in theoretical and computational quantum science. In addition to her role as CTO of Aliro Quantum, Dr. Narang is an Assistant Professor at Harvard University where she leads the NarangLab, an interdisciplinary group working on topics at the vibrant intersection of theoretical and computational quantum information science, condensed matter physics, and quantum photonics. UCLA recently announced that she will join their faculty in physical sciences as the Howard Reiss Chair effective July 1, 2022, and transition the NarangLab to UCLA where the team will continue and expand its work.
The DIA Future Technologies Symposium will discuss the challenges and opportunities posed by emerging technologies, current initiatives, successes, and opportunities for integration with government stakeholders, academia, and the private sector. The symposium will explore the theme of Strategic Competition, and will feature keynote speakers from the Intelligence Community, Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Academia, and Industry.
