Quantum is about near-term strategic capabilities.

Dr. Stefan Leichenauer, VP of Engineering and Lead Scientist at SandboxAQ

Following the executive orders on quantum readiness, Dr. Stefan Leichenauer, VP of Engineering and Lead Scientist at SandboxAQ, provided this exclusive comment:

These executive orders reflect something important: quantum is not just about future computing power, it is about near-term strategic capabilities. Quantum sensing is one of the clearest examples, with concrete applications in navigation, healthcare, and national security today, well ahead of large-scale quantum computers. That is exactly the kind of bridge SandboxAQ is building. We are taking quantum out of the lab and into real-world systems that matter now.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Leichenauer and CEO Jack Hidary will both be speaking at Q+AI 2026 (3.0), which is coming to New York City October 25-27.