# Ep. 50 | AWS VP of Engineering Bill Vass on AI, Quantum Computing, and the Metaverse

- Show: [Moore's Lobby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby)
- Published: 2022-07-19
- Length: 1h 15m
- Episode: 10
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-07-19-ep-50-aws-vp-of-engineering-bill-vass-on-ai-quantum-computing-and-the-metaverse
- Listen: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/podcast/ep-50-aws-vp-of-engineering-bill-vass-on-ai-quantum-computing-and-the-metaverse

## Summary

Bill Vass, VP of Technology and Engineering at AWS, discusses the evolution of cloud and edge computing, highlighting ruggedized storage devices like Snowball and Snowcone used for disconnected processing and secure data transport. He explains AWS's approach to quantum computing through the Braket service, which provides access to various hardware architectures from partners like IonQ and Rigetti, while detailing their own Cat Qubit research. Vass also shares insights on the 'metaverse' as 3D simulation rather than just VR headsets, and reflects on his career building autonomous robots at Liquid Robotics and his work at the Pentagon.

## Chapters

- [0:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-07-19-ep-50-aws-vp-of-engineering-bill-vass-on-ai-quantum-computing-and-the-metaverse#t=9) Introduction and Early Computing History
- [8:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-07-19-ep-50-aws-vp-of-engineering-bill-vass-on-ai-quantum-computing-and-the-metaverse#t=535) Cloud, Edge, and the 25-Year Cycle
- [25:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-07-19-ep-50-aws-vp-of-engineering-bill-vass-on-ai-quantum-computing-and-the-metaverse#t=1551) AWS Snowball and Snowcone Devices
- [34:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-07-19-ep-50-aws-vp-of-engineering-bill-vass-on-ai-quantum-computing-and-the-metaverse#t=2061) Simulation, Digital Twins, and the Metaverse
- [44:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-07-19-ep-50-aws-vp-of-engineering-bill-vass-on-ai-quantum-computing-and-the-metaverse#t=2694) Industrial Partnerships with Siemens and Ansys
- [51:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-07-19-ep-50-aws-vp-of-engineering-bill-vass-on-ai-quantum-computing-and-the-metaverse#t=3099) Career History: Pentagon, Sun, and Liquid Robotics
- [59:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-07-19-ep-50-aws-vp-of-engineering-bill-vass-on-ai-quantum-computing-and-the-metaverse#t=3579) Quantum Computing Strategy and Braket
- [1:12:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-07-19-ep-50-aws-vp-of-engineering-bill-vass-on-ai-quantum-computing-and-the-metaverse#t=4340) Pop Culture Influences and Conclusion

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- AWS (company)
- Snowball (product)
- Snowcone (product)
- Braket (product)
- IonQ (company)
- Rigetti (company)
- Xanadu (company)
- Siemens (company)
- Ansys (company)
- Liquid Robotics (company)
- Sun Microsystems (company)
- Commodore 64 (product)
- Kinesis (product)
- Apache Kafka (product)
- TwinMaker (product)
- RoboMaker (product)
- FleetWise (product)
- Graviton (product)
- D-Wave (company)
- QuEra (company)

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- [The Queen of Quantum | Space Docs and The Right Stuff | The Best Interviews](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-12-23-the-queen-of-quantum-space-docs-and-the-right-stuff-the-best-interviews) (EE Times Current)
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