# Quantum Leap: What's Next for Optimization?

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Podcast: [Resoundingly Human](https://stenobird.com/podcast/resoundingly-human-235651)
Published: 2026-02-12T22:53:00+00:00
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## Resource

Even though we are are still navigating the AI boom and its growing impact, it's still important to also keepo looking ahead to what's next. In this episode, we're diving into a topic that sparks imagination, confusion, and maybe even a little fear: quantum computing. Joining me in this episode is Tam á s Terlaky, a longtime INFORMS member and a global leader in optimization, interior point methods, and – more recently – the future of quantum computing. Tam á s is a professor at Lehigh University and a passionate advocate for preparing the OR/MS community for the next technological wave.

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