By Quantum TechScribe
Publication Date: 2026-01-09 15:57:00
Standing room only as IBM’s Borja Peropadre lays out the roadmap to quantum advantage, and why 2026 could be the inflection point
IBM expects “strong claims of quantum advantage” to emerge this year. That was the headline message from Borja Peropadre, who leads a team of algorithm engineers at IBM Quantum, speaking to a packed room at the Fontainebleau’s CES Foundry in Las Vegas.
Peropadre was direct about IBM’s mission: “Our mission at IBM is to bring useful quantum computing to the world.” He outlined a roadmap first published in 2019, since extended to 2033, noting that “year over year, we’ve been delivering in that vision and in this roadmap.”
The presentation centred on three milestones. The first, “quantum utility,” was achieved in 2023. The second, quantum advantage, is expected this year. The third, fault-tolerant quantum computing with error correction, is targeted for 2029.
Peropadre referenced a prediction made by Jay Gambetta,…
