D-Wave to Showcase Quantum Computing Applications at 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting

D-Wave Quantum Inc. will participate in the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting scheduled for October 20-23, 2024, in Seattle, Washington, showcasing how quantum computing technology addresses complex optimization challenges. Murray Thom, D-Wave's VP of quantum technology evangelism, will speak at the event's Technology Showcase on October 21, highlighting how the company's annealing quantum technology is tackling complex optimization problems for customers today. This presentation will demonstrate practical applications of quantum computing that are already delivering value to organizations across multiple sectors.

Catherine Potts, D-Wave staff technical advisor, will lead a pre-meeting exhibitor workshop on the fundamentals of quantum computing on October 19, demonstrating use case examples and real-world live applications. The workshop aims to educate attendees about quantum computing fundamentals while showing concrete examples of how this emerging technology can be applied to solve business challenges. D-Wave will also engage job seekers onsite during the event's career fair, indicating the growing demand for quantum computing expertise in the industry.

At Booth 206, D-Wave will conduct live demonstrations showcasing how quantum technology can help companies address real-world complexities for better answers and accelerated time-to-solution. These demonstrations will provide tangible evidence of quantum computing's capabilities in solving optimization problems that traditional computers struggle with. The company's technology has been used by advanced organizations including Mastercard, Deloitte, Davidson Technologies, ArcelorMittal, Siemens Healthineers, and Lockheed Martin, among others, for problems as diverse as logistics, artificial intelligence, materials sciences, drug discovery, scheduling, cybersecurity, fault detection and financial modeling.

D-Wave is the world's first commercial supplier of quantum computers and the only company building both annealing quantum computers and gate-model quantum computers. The company's mission to unlock the power of quantum computing today to benefit business and society is reflected in its practical approach to quantum applications. For more information about the company's developments, visit https://ibn.fm/QBTS. The participation in this major operations research and analytics conference underscores the maturation of quantum computing from theoretical research to practical business tool, with D-Wave positioned at the forefront of making this transformative technology accessible to enterprises seeking competitive advantages through advanced computational capabilities.