Date: 2024-05-23. Introduction to Hyperledger Cacti: Participants will gain insights into the functionality and architecture of Hyperledger Cacti, a platform facilitating digital asset transfers between different blockchain and DLT networks.

Date: 2024-05-23. Overview of the Secure Asset Transfer Protocol (SATP) developed under the auspices of the IETF. Participants will understand the significance of SATP in enabling seamless asset transfers between peer gateways across disparate networks.

In this session, we will cover several features of the Qiskit open source development kit that will help you to be more productive and improve performance when programming quantum computers. This will include the Qiskit Runtime feature to run hybrid quantum-classical algorithms more efficiently. We will also cover the new Qiskit Runtime Service available in the IBM Cloud.

Part 3 of an 11-session Quantum Series running from January to June. Presented by Sean Wagner (IBM). This topic is repeated at two different times to accommodate various time zones and is posted simultaneously in multiple meetup groups worldwide. The session is not prerequisite for other sessions and is not recorded. Registration is recommended via Webex.

Hands-on workshop to learn the fundamentals of programming a quantum computer using the IBM Quantum platform. We will use Circuit Composer to create quantum circuits visually and Python code with Qiskit. Attendees will run circuits on simulators and on real quantum computers in the IBM Cloud.

We will provide an introduction and overview of quantum computing and IBM Quantum. This will include a discussion on the motivation for quantum computing and how quantum computers work.

Next, we will examine the types of problems to which quantum computing might be applied. The development roadmap will be presented. The IBM Quantum platform, which provides the tooling and interfaces for programming IBM quantum computers, will be introduced.

Finally, we will highlight the IBM Quantum ecosystem which includes the IBM Quantum Network and the Qiskit community. After this session you should be empowered with the knowledge and resources you need to begin your quantum computing journey.

In this session, we will demonstrate how IBM’s Chief Privacy Office has innovated to expand its mature Privacy program into an Integrated Governance Program, adapting existing systems to address both ethical AI and privacy regulations, and move towards a continuous compliance approach.

In this session, we will demonstrate how IBM’s Chief Privacy Office has innovated to expand its mature Privacy program into an Integrated Governance Program, adapting existing systems to address both ethical AI and privacy regulations, and move towards a continuous compliance approach.

Date: 2023-12-14. Recap of the Technical Meetup Group hosted by IBM's accomplishments in 2023, acknowledging contributions from presenters and members who participated in our various sessions over the year. Also sharing plans for 2024 and the exciting sessions planned for the first quarter of next year. Note: the topic is repeated at two different times to accommodate various time zones.

We recap our accomplishments in 2023, acknowledge the contributions from all our presenters and members who participated in our various sessions over the year. We will also share our plan for 2024 and describe the exciting sessions we are planning for you in the first quarter of next year.

In this session, we delve into the future of finance powered by quantum computing. Discover how this revolutionary technology can transform the financial services industry by enhancing portfolio optimization, revolutionizing risk assessment, and even revolutionizing customer engagement. We will explore the enormous potential and real-world applications of quantum computing in finance.

In this talk, Jerry Cuomo explores the risks of incorporating ChatGPT directly into business operations and discusses open alternatives and approaches for maintaining trustworthy AI solutions. The talk covers potential security concerns, liability issues, IP complexities, open-source license considerations, and the limitations of AI development, and highlights IBM's watsonx as a viable contender with components watsonx.data, watsonx.ai, and watsonx.governance, as well as collaboration with Hugging Face.

AI and hybrid cloud are increasingly influencing IT infrastructure priorities and strategy. AI is becoming mainstream, yet data access, quality, management and privacy challenges remain. Hybrid cloud has become the norm, and 39% of data breaches studied resulted in the loss of data across multiple environments including public cloud, private cloud, and on-prem. As businesses modernize applications, they are looking to innovate and deploy as-a-service in best-fit environments to improve business outcomes. IBM Infrastructure plays an important role for our clients; it's where data, security, performance and flexibility meet mission-critical needs, particularly in regulated industries. Join Hillery Hunter, CTO and General Manager, Innovation for IBM Infrastructure to see our latest solutions and learn how we are helping clients deliver new value with future-ready infrastructure.

Quantum computers are expected to bring significant business and societal opportunity, but they also present a challenge to the modern digital economy: large-scale quantum computers will be able to break the security protocols we rely upon to safeguard our data and networks. Businesses face an imperative to prepare for this new computational era by upgrading their cybersecurity with quantum-safe cryptographic solutions. Building on IBM’s long-standing expertise in quantum technology and cryptography research, IBM Quantum has developed a comprehensive set of quantum-safe tools, capabilities, and approaches to help organizations navigate this transition. Learn how one of our clients is using IBM Quantum Safe technology to understand their risk posture, build crypto-agility, and secure their enterprise for the era of quantum.

Many organizations with data warehouses or data lakes are discovering that they are not prepared to scale AI workloads. A lack of processes and standards has led to a growing quagmire of unstructured, ungoverned data, best described as a data swamp. In this session, Paul Zikopoulos, Vice President of IBM Skills Vitality and Enablement, IBM, will introduce you to a new approach using an open source, data lakehouse strategy, which can help resolve the problems hindering your ability to put analytics and AI to work at scale. Then, Tarun Chopra, Vice President of Product Management for Data and AI, IBM, will dive into IBM watsonx.data, a fit-for-purpose data store to scale AI workloads, and how leading companies are deploying it within their data strategy.

Fireside chat exploring where the hi-tech investment community is betting in AI and technology bets, featuring Swaroop Kolluri in conversation with TechXchange host Jason Gartner.

A keynote session exploring the role of developers in an era of generative AI, including enterprise use cases, IBM’s AI and data platform with AI Assistants, and demonstrations of AI capability from the perspective of enterprises.

Fireside chat with Dr Ioana Baldini and Sneha Varghese.

Introduction to data science contests and how they can help your career.

Career Fireside Chat

Data Science Contests Introduction: How they can help your career

Overview of the EU AI Act draft, its key provisions, and how organizations can prepare for compliance. Covers requirements for high-risk AI systems, governance approaches, and practical, case-study–based guidance on responsible AI to balance innovation with safety and values.

Discussion on open-source knowledge for language models.

Overview of features of Qiskit and the IBM Quantum platform, including error mitigation and suppression techniques, circuit knitting methods, and a demonstration of a quantum chemistry calculation using Qiskit Nature.