PULLMAN, Wash., Sept. 17 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:

Nathan Baker, senior partner architect in Microsoft's quantum applications division, is the fall 2026 feature speaker in the College of Arts and Sciences'Innovative Leaders Lecture Series.

Baker's presentation, "Accelerating scientific discovery with quantum computing, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence," will be held from noon-1p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, in Room B11 of the Webster Physical Sciences Building.

Nathan Baker

In his current role at Microsoft, Baker leads efforts to demonstrate the real-world impact of quantum computing, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence. He tackles complex scientific and soc...