IQT The Quantum Dragon Podcast Episode 89 – Is anyone still listening?

Alex Shih, VP of Product at Q-CTRL

I try to keep these podcasts to about 20 minutes, but Q-CTRL just has way, way, way too much going on. So go grab yourself a fresh cup of Joe, kick back in your favorite chair, and relax as Alex Shih, VP of Product at Q-CTRL, and I speak about Q-CTRL’s growth, Ironstone Opal for GPS-free navigation, Boulder Opal for quantum control, Fire Opal for error suppression, Black Opal for learning, and so much more.

Alex Shih (LinkedIn)
Q-CTRL (website)
Q-CTRL (LinkedIn)
Ironstone Opal
Boulder Opal
Fire Opal
Black Opal

I couldn’t find everything I referenced during the recording, but here’s a bunch of stuff I’ve written about Q-CTRL over the years. Now that I look at the list in its almost-entirety, I’ve probably written more about Q-CTRL than any other company, quantum or otherwise. This is definitely not a complete list.

5/25/2026 Q-CTRL’s Fire Opal on IonQ [premium]
3/29/2026 #wellplayed [premium]
3/24/2026 #82: This podcast is out of control. But, fortunately, ….
1/14/2026 Q-CTRL Open Controls [premium]
12/23/2025 The Great “Bring-Up” Debate
10/12/2025 Q-CTRL’s Black Opal’s “Ask AI” [premium]
8/19/2025 Q-CTRL’s Scale Up Removes Pain Points
8/17/2025 You’ve got questions? [premium]
8/5/2025 Q-CTRL’s Quantum Navigating Dragon
4/14/2025 The Q-CTRL-Stumped Dragon
2/4/2025 One of the Most Valuable Learning Resources
1/1/2025 The Dracarys Award: Fire Opal
6/6/2023 Quantum Beast
12/29/2022 Quantum Phase Estimation!
12/27/2022 Grover’s Algorithm with Fire Opal
12/25/2022 Classiq with Fire Opal
12/24/2022 ibm_nairobi vs. Fire Opal
12/19/2022 ibmq_belem vs. Fire Opal
12/15/2022 Review: Q-CTRL Fire Opal
11/23/2022 Quantum Sliced Bread
4/29/2022 What I Learned From Fire Opal…
4/17/2022 Q-CTRL’s Multi-Qubit Circuit Simulator
4/16/2022 Review: Black Opal’s “Programming” by Q-CTRL
4/15/2022 Review: Black Opal’s “Control” by Q-CTRL
4/14/2022 Review: Black Opal “Speedup” by Q-CTRL
3/9/2022 Q-CTRL’s Fire Opal is Awesome
1/8/2022 Practicing with Q-Ctrl’s Black Opal
1/5/2022 Review: Black Opal “Noise” by Q-Ctrl
12/22/2021 Review: Black Opal “Entanglement” by Q-Ctrl
12/21/2021 Review: Black Opal Circuits by Q-Ctrl
12/20/2021 Review: Q-Ctrl’s Black Opal Tutorials
11/5/2021 Why I Believe Q-Ctrl

Jay Guilmart, Lead Product Manager of Quantum Computing at Q-CTRL, will be speaking at Q+AI 2026 (3.0): Uncovering the Coming Wave of Quantum + AI, which is coming to New York City October 25-27, 2026.

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