{"podcast":{"title":"The Superposition Guy's Podcast","slug":"the-superposition-guy-s-podcast-5687613","podcast_index_feed_id":5687613,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/b0b588fc/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcast.yboger.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/29546871/29546871-1660755765934-c74add4b375d6.jpg","author":"Yuval Boger","episode_count":169,"summary":"Yuval Boger, Chief Commercial Officer at QuEra, hosts thought leaders in quantum computing, quantum sensing, and quantum communications to discuss business and technical aspects that impact the quantum ecosystem. Full transcripts are available at podcast.yboger.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T02:19:39.657554+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-superposition-guy-s-podcast-5687613"},"episode":{"title":"Brian Gaucher, co-chair of ERVA’s report on Engineering Research to Advance Quantum Technologies","slug":"brian-gaucher-co-chair-of-erva-s-report-on-engineering-research-to-advance-quantum-technologies","published_at":"2026-05-18T13:52:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-superposition-guy-s-podcast-5687613/brian-gaucher-co-chair-of-erva-s-report-on-engineering-research-to-advance-quantum-technologies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-superposition-guy-s-podcast-5687613","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/superpositionguy/episodes/Brian-Gaucher--co-chair-of-ERVAs-report-on-Engineering-Research-to-Advance-Quantum-Technologies-e3fo43s","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/b0b588fc/podcast/play/116182588/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-28%2F59f316db-bf4e-0db3-c47f-ae493e84dbba.mp3","summary":"Yuval Boger interviews Brian Gaucher, an experienced engineer and IBM veteran who co-chaired ERVA’s report Engineering Research to Advance Quantum Technologies . Brian explains that while U.S. quantum science remains strong, global competition is accelerating and the key limiter is no longer physics discovery but engineering the path from “lab to fab”—scalable, manufacturable, reliable systems. They discuss why the U.S. should pursue a coordinated, semiconductor-like national strategy with shared pilot lines, standards, metrology, public-private investment, and a broader workforce—not just physicists. They also cover the report’s four pillars (materials, biology, computing, AI), the importance of domestic fabrication, and why biology and quantum sensing may deliver surprisingly near-term impact.","meta_description":"Yuval Boger interviews Brian Gaucher, an experienced engineer and IBM veteran who co-chaired ERVA’s report Engineering Research to Advance Quantum Technol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1454,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-superposition-guy-s-podcast-5687613/episodes/brian-gaucher-co-chair-of-erva-s-report-on-engineering-research-to-advance-quantum-technologies/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-superposition-guy-s-podcast-5687613/brian-gaucher-co-chair-of-erva-s-report-on-engineering-research-to-advance-quantum-technologies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}