Masayoshi Terabe

Mr. Masayoshi Terabe, is the head of Quantum Transformation (QX) for the Sumitomo Corporation. He is also an associate visiting professor at Tohoku University in Japan. Mr. Terabe received his M.S. in Quantum Engineering from Nagoya University in 2007 and has 13 years of engineering experience at DENSO Corporation. In 2020, he joined Sumitomo Corporation and launched the project to create a new business using quantum computing. He had been leading application demonstrations of quantum computing in mobility services, factories and air mobility control.

Advancing Social Change with Quantum Computers

Sumitomo Corporation is a Fortune 500 global conglomerate with a wide range of businesses, from underground to space. How will society change by utilizing quantum computers in the future? We created Quantum Transformation (QX), which aims to transform society by utilizing quantum computing throughout our various businesses. In this Keynote presentation, Mr. Terabe will discuss how the future quantum computing world can contribute to reducing climate change through these efforts. He will introduce various initiatives and concepts, such as: (1) real-time traffic control for large numbers of flying cars, which will bring about a paradigm shift in our current transportation systems; (2) Quantum AI which will reduce the power consumption of current AI, ultra-fast supply and demand balancing for the age of renewable energy; and (3) quantum-ready smart cities.