The path to Quantum Readiness :
On the eve of World Quantum Day 2024, which is an international, community-driven event on April 14,this post suggests a path to Quantum Readiness. The global race in Quantum Technologies has been accelerated, because not only are Nations putting their might and budget to push the developments, individual entrepreneurs with startups and large corporations with deep pockets for investments are also in the game. Why Quantum ? : https://mmpant.com/why-quantum/About 100 years ago, there was a revolution in Physics :the birth of Quantum Physics. Today it touches the lives of billions of people.This is a one month ( 4 week) program designed specifically for children at School between classes 9 to 12. It basically responds to the two questions Why you should learn Quantum while at School and how could you do it?Learning Quantum at School : https://mmpant.com/learning-quantum-at-school/Demystifying Quantum is a weeklong ( Monday to Friday) Whatsapp delivered course using 21st century pedagogy of ‘active learning’ ( https://mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org/recordings/38480/dont-lecture-me ) augmented with AI and chatGPT to make Quantum concepts and technology accessible to all. This is a very big challenge, because the early pioneer of Quantum concepts, Neils Bohr had said “ If Quantum Mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet”. And Richard Feynman who developed a new ‘ path integrals’ approach to Quantum Mechanics had said “ I think I can safely say that nobody understands Quantum Mechanics”. But he also emphasised the nature is Quantum and exhorted fellow Physićists to work on creating a quantum Comouter with the following words “ Nature isn’t classical, dammit, and if you want to make a simulation of nature, you’d better make it quantum mechanical.” Demystifying Quantum : https://mmpant.com/qlw1-demystifying-quantum/The first quantum revolution that gave us the transistor, laser etc. didn’t make full use of quantum mechanics. The stage for the second quantum revolution was set in the 1960s, when John Stewart Bell shook the foundations of quantum mechanics and proposed that entangled particles were correlated in strange quantum ways.The 1st Quantum Revolution : https://mmpant.com/qlw2-the-1st-quantum-revolution/The Second Quantum Revolution involves advancements in quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum sensing, and quantum materials that harness principles of quantum mechanics for practical applications.The 2nd Quantum Revolution : https://mmpant.com/qlw3-the-2nd-quantum-revolution/And Galileo had said almost 400 years earlier “ The laws of nature are written in the language of Mathematics”. To understand Quantum, there is a mathematical barrier also, but modern neuroscience says that this barrier can be overcome by the motivated. Mathematics for Quantum : https://mmpant.com/qlw4-mathematics-for-quantum/To know more, you may send an e-mail to mmpant@gmail.com or a WhatsApp message to +919810073724
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Prof. M.M.Pant has a Ph.D in Computational Physics, along with a Professional Law Degree, and has been a practitioner in the fields of Law, IT enabled education and IT implementation.
Drawing upon his experience in world class international institutions and having taught in various modes of Face-to-Face, Distance Learning and Technology Enhanced Training, Prof. Pant is now exploring the nature of institutions which will be successors to the IITs, which represented the 1960s, IIMs, which represented the 1970 and Open Universities which were the rage of 1980s & 90s.
He believes that the convergence between various media and technologies would fundamentally alter the way learning would be created, packaged, and delivered to learners. His current activities are all directed toward actual implementation of these new age educational initiatives that transform education in the post Internet post WTO era..
Prof. Pant, has been a Former Pro-Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and has been on the faculty of IIT – Kanpur (the premier Engineering institution in India), MLNR Engineering College and Faculty & Visiting Professor - University of Western Ontario-Canada.
He has been visiting scientist to research centers in Italy, England, Germany & Sweden and has delivered international lectures with about 80 papers published.
During his association of almost 15 years with the IGNOU, Prof. Pant has served as the Director Computing and has been the Member of All Bodies (i.e. School boards, Academic council, Planning board, Finance committee and the Board of management).
With his interest in Law, backed with practice of Law in a High Court, and his basic training in Science and IT, Prof. Pant has been particularly interested in the Cyber Law, Patent & trade mark issues, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues etc. and has been involved with many activities, conferences on “Law & IT”
Prof. Pant is presently;
• Advisor to Media Lab Asia - Chairman of working group on ICT for Education, chairman of PRSG handling projects on ICT for education.
• Lead Consultant for an ADB funded project for ICT in Basic Education in Uzbekistan
• Member of the drafting Group for India’s National Policy on ICT in education
• Chairman of the group creating books for class 11 and 12 students on ‘Computers and Communication Technology’ appointed by the NCERT
• Preparing a ‘Theme Paper” for the NCTE in the area of ICT and Teacher Training
• Advisor and mentor to several leading Indian and Multi-national Companies in the area of education.
Prof. Pant has in the recent past been ;
• Member – Board of Management – I I T, Delhi for 6 years (two consecutive terms)
• One-man committee to create the Project Report & Legislation for Delhi IT-enabled Open University
• Advisor to the Delhi Government on Asian Network of Major Cities Project (ANMC-21) distance learning project in association with Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
• Chairman Board of Studies, All India Management Association
With his mission to create and implement new business opportunities in the area of e-learning & learning facilitation, Prof. Pant has promoted Planet EDU Pvt. Ltd., as its Founder & Chairman, along with a team of highly experienced and skilled professionals from Education & Training, Operations, IT and Finance.
