S4E13 - Quantum Computing’s Role in Drug Discovery and Neuroscience

In this conversation, hosts Frank La Vigne and Candace Gillhoolley sit down with Helena Bahrami, a trailblazing AI and machine learning expert, entrepreneur, and quantum enthusiast currently based in Auckland, New Zealand. Together, they explore the transformative intersection of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience, uncovering how these fields are converging to tackle some of medicine’s toughest challenges—like accelerating drug discovery and finding solutions for neurodegenerative diseases.

Helena Bahrami shares her unique journey from an early fascination with quantum physics to pioneering research at the crossroads of brains, algorithms, and quantum circuits. The conversation also dive...