After 12 years of work on quantum information and quantum computation, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve decided to shift my creative work to a completely new direction.<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m making this shift because I believe I can contribute more elsewhere.<\/p>\n
I became interested in quantum information and computation in 1992, and started working fulltime on it in 1995. When I started it was a tiny little field with a handful of practitioners around the world. Most scientists hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even heard of quantum computers. Those few who had would often use what they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d heard to pour cold water on the idea of ever being able to build one. Now, in 2007 the field is one of the hottest in physics, and many researchers, myself included, believe it is only a matter of time and concentrated effort before a large-scale quantum computer is built.<\/p>\n
To me this seems a propitious time to change direction.<\/p>\n
The new direction I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be working toward is the development of new tools for scientific collaboration and publication. This is a tremendously exciting area, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also one where my skills and interests seem likely to be useful. I’m a beginner in the area, and so for the next few months, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be doing a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153reconnaissance in force\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, orienting myself, figuring out what I need to learn, where I might be able to make a contribution, and launching some small projects. It ought to be a blast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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