Nobel Laureate John Martinis to Deliver Quantum Computing Lecture at UWA

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Nobel Laureate John Martinis to Deliver Quantum Computing Lecture at UWA

Curated by Shubham · TechCapsules · Nov 2, 2026

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Professor John Martinis, a 2025 Nobel laureate in physics, will give a free public lecture at the University of Western Australia on November 10. The talk will trace four decades of quantum‑computing research, focusing on superconducting qubits and how semiconductor manufacturing and systems engineering can enable scalable machines. Martinis will recount his PhD experiments from the mid‑1980s, his work at Google that led to the 2019 quantum‑supremacy demonstration, and his recent venture Qolab, which aims to commercialise superconducting processors. He also holds the London Prize (2014) and the John Stewart Bell prize (2021). The event, part of the Forrest Research Foundation Distinguished Visiting Researcher program, is open to the public with registration required and will be streamed online for wider access.

💡 Why It Matters

· Martinis’ Nobel‑level insight directly into Australia gives local researchers and industry a rare blueprint for turning quantum theory into market‑ready hardware.

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