(MENAFN) Quantum computing is set to enter the commercial market in the 2030s, fueled by rapid technological breakthroughs such as Google’s Willow processor, which a Turkish industry leader called a “promising turning point in the scientific world.”

Murat Canturk, CEO of Turkish cloud infrastructure company ComPro, told Anadolu that quantum technology could revolution multiple industries by tackling problems beyond the reach of traditional computers. Leveraging principles like superposition and quantum entanglement, these systems promise advances in fields ranging from fluid dynamics to pharmaceutical research and next-generation materials.

Canturk emphasized the staggering speed of quantum calculations. “Quantum systems can perform calculations in minutes that classical computers would need billions of years to complete.”

He detailed specific applications: “In aviation, quantum computers will enable the design of complex airflow models with perfect accuracy, from wing profiles to body aerodynamics, and it will reduce the time needed to design aircraft from years to months, while in smart drug and innovative material design, they will accelerate the discovery of new drugs and next-generation materials by modeling molecular interactions at the atomic level.”

According to Canturk, aviation and defense sectors are likely to benefit first. “Aerodynamic optimization, fuel efficiency calculations, and turbulence models will see a breakthrough, while the health care sector will see protein folding simulations and smart drug molecules.”

He also highlighted the potential impact on cybersecurity: “In crypto security, quantum computing will enable quantum-resistant encryption algorithms to make it so that existing encryption keys can’t be decrypted.”

Global technology giants including Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Amazon have invested billions in quantum research, while public funds from China and the US aim to secure strategic national advantages.

Canturk pointed to Google’s Willow chip, revealed in December 2024, as a milestone, noting its recent achievement of the first verifiable quantum supremacy with the “Quantum Echoes” algorithm.

“Willow can analyze molecular structures with calculations 13,000 times faster than supercomputers,” he said.

He concluded: “This marks the beginning of a shift to quantum computing from the lab environment to real-world applications — Willow’s success is a strong sign that quantum computers will become widespread in the 2030s.”

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