Michael Dascal

Michael leads the FCAT quantum computing incubator and is responsible for monitoring the quantum ecosystem and exploring collaboration, engagement, and community development opportunities. He has given multiple technical and non-technical talks in quantum computing and quantum information, and is dedicated to promoting an optimistic, but realistic understanding of quantum technologies and the quantum timeline.

Michael’s background includes a combination of industry and academic experience, including a decade in marketing and communications for Fortune 100 brands. He holds a PhD in foundations of quantum mechanics and quantum information and degrees in philosophy, physics, and linguistics.

GESDA wants to ensure that everyone has a part to play in this journey, and that the transformative impact of this technology is directed towards humanity’s most pressing challenges. GESDA recognizes the need to speeding up the availability of this emerging technology by bringing quantum experts, SDG experts and local innovators together to jointly develop use cases geared towards accelerating the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Through the creation of the Open Quantum Institute, GESDA would like to ensure that the most diverse groups and geographical regions have the opportunity to use quantum technologies so they can best tackle the challenges they face directly.