In recent years the field of quantum computing is booming. As major breakthroughs were made in the academia in the last couple of decades, some of the biggest and most innovative tech companies are investing heavy resources in the prospect of building a large-scale quantum computer that can perform useful computational tasks. Moreover, in the last few years, many startup companies were founded, with a dramatic increase in startups’ funding by venture capital funds. Quantum Machines (QM) is the first Israeli startup in this arena and the first company worldwide focusing solely on the development of comprehensive classical systems - that include both hardware and software - for controlling quantum ones.

Quantum technologies aim at using coherent quantum effects that cannot be explained by classical physics to gain some advantage over classical technologies. The success of quantum technologies depends on our ability to drive the dynamics of certain systems via controlled interactions, faster than the rate at which they lose coherence via uncontrolled ones. At QM, we are exploring some of the most fundamental challenges of quantum control as well as developing practical solutions for the growing market. In this talk we will introduce a framework for quantum control, discuss some of the fundamental challenges, and demonstrate some of our progress.