eprintid: 10137364 rev_number: 19 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/13/73/64 datestamp: 2021-11-02 15:57:46 lastmod: 2021-11-02 15:57:46 status_changed: 2021-11-02 15:57:46 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Treleaven, P title: Future Computers: Digital, Quantum, Biological ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: C05 divisions: F48 note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. abstract: Quantum computers offer huge potential performance, and biological computers can revolutionize pharmaceuticals. However, simple “engineering” descriptions and standardized approaches are needed. We provide “layperson” descriptions of quantum and biological computer architectures, comparisons with digital computers, and discussions of industry-standard models. date: 2021-08-01 date_type: published publisher: IEEE COMPUTER SOC official_url: https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2021.3083430 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1883705 doi: 10.1109/MC.2021.3083430 lyricists_name: Treleaven, Philip lyricists_id: PTREL26 actors_name: Barczynska, Patrycja actors_id: PBARC91 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Computer volume: 54 number: 8 pagerange: 118-124 pages: 7 issn: 1558-0814 citation: Treleaven, P; (2021) Future Computers: Digital, Quantum, Biological. Computer , 54 (8) pp. 118-124. 10.1109/MC.2021.3083430 <https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2021.3083430>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10137364/1/Treleaven_20210521%20Future%20Computers%20digital%20quantum%20biological.pdf