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Quantum + Space with Dr. Katanya Kuntz
2020-11-11
Photons in Space: the Next Frontier! These are the voyages of Canada’s first Quantum Satellite Mission – the Quantum EncrYption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat). Its upcoming mission: To explore strange new physics, and enable secure communication across Canada and around the world. To seek out new discoveries and new ways to communicate… To boldly send photons where none have gone before! The Canadian Space Agency is preparing to launch Canada’s first Quantum Science Satellite, QEYSSat, which will circle the Earth in low-earth orbit (500km above the ground), and measure individual packets of light (photons) sent from telescopes on the ground up to the satellite. QEYSSat will demonstrate secure communication across Canada using quantum laser links, and help us explore foundational concepts in physics that cannot be tested on Earth. But how do we catch a photon in the stars? I will discuss challenges we face when bridging the gap between Quantum and Space, and review the current Quantum Space Race, including work being done in Waterloo on QEYSSat. Katanya Kuntz, PhD is a Research Associate at the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo. She is the QEYSSat Science Team Coordinator for Canada’s first quantum satellite mission. She received her PhD in Electrical Engineering (Quantum Optics) from the University of New South Wales, Australia (2013), and BSc in Physics from the University of Calgary (2008). She works in the field of experimental quantum optics, such as generating quantum states of light using lasers and non-linear crystals to study quantum entanglement. She is active in promoting STEAM education via outreach in schools, the community, and volunteer work.

QSEC Quantum Computing Seminar Series
2020-11-10
QSEC’s quantum computing subgroup organizes and hosts a seminar series throughout this semester. Without further notification, the seminar series recur weekly at 12pm Tuesdays.

Issues in Quantum Computing and Security
2020-11-10
A panel of industry experts will discuss recent developments in quantum computing and the use of quantum effects to improve security.

Moderator: Mr. Lewis Shepherd, Senior Director, Research & Emerging Technologies Strategy, VMware

Quantum Communications Technologies
2020-11-10
The internet is built on the world’s current secure communications infrastructure. However, we know that aspects of this are under threat from the emergence of quantum computers. This vulnerability provides a driver for the engineering of new, future-proof, practical, secure communications — with commercialisation potential and compatibility with existing infrastructure. Work is underway to deliver such technologies, by developing existing prototype quantum-secure technologies beyond their current limitations and combining these with new cryptographic techniques resistant to quantum computer threat. This work is establishing new, “quantum safe” communications technologies and services in the UK, feeding their future expansion, competitiveness, diversification and sustainability.
Tim Spiller will explain the role of the Quantum Communications Hub, part of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme, in the development of these new technologies and services. Jonathan Legh-Smith will give BT’s perspective on the commercial imperative for quantum-secured communications.

Beyond IID in Information Theory 8
2020-11-09 - 2020-11-13
The present workshop, the eighth in a series that started in 2013 in Cambridge, will bring together specialists and students of classical and quantum Shannon theory, of cryptography, mathematical physics, thermodynamics, etc., in the hope to foster collaboration in this exciting field of one-shot information theory and its applications. The plan is to have a modest number of talks over the course of the week. Participation is open to all, but the organizers request that everyone interested in attending does register.
Topics:
The topics covered under “Beyond IID” include but are not limited to the following:

Finite block length coding
Second, third and fourth order analysis
Strong converses
Quantum ​Shannon theory
Cryptography and quantum cryptography
New information tasks
One-shot information theory and unstructured channels
Information spectrum method
Entropy inequalities
Non-standard entropies (e.g. Rényi entropies, min-entropy, …)
Matrix analysis
Thermodynamics
Resource theories of asymmetry
Generalized resource theories
Physics of information

Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning 2020
2020-11-09 - 2020-11-12
Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning (QTML) is an annual international conference
focusing on the interdisciplinary field of quantum technology and machine learning. The goal of the conference is to gather leading academic researchers and industry players to interact through a series of scientific talks focussed on the interplay between machine learning and quantum physics.
Example topics at QTML include, but are not limited to:

Quantum algorithms for machine learning tasks

Quantum state reconstruction from data

Machine learning for experimental quantum information

Machine learning for Hamiltonian learning

Variational quantum algorithms

Learning and optimization with hybrid quantum-classical methods

Quantum machine learning applications for industry

Tensor network methods and quantum-inspired machine learning

Data encoding and processing in quantum systems

Quantum learning theory

Inside Quantum Technology EUROPE
2020-11-09 - 2020-11-11
Inside Quantum Technology EUROPE is the first company to be entirely dedicated to meeting the strategic information and analysis needs of the emerging quantum technology sector. In addition to arranging events and publishing articles of critical importance to the quantum technology sector, our consulting group, IQT Research, provides published reports on most of the important revenue opportunities in quantum technology including quantum computer markets.

QBN Webinar: Quantum Computing for Material Science & Pharma
2020-11-09
Get deep insights into current state-of-the-art quantum simulation tools and discover the huge potential of quantum computing for material science and the pharma industry. Within the demonstration of the platform QADC and Hyrax you will learn, which tool is the right one for you and how to use it.In addition, each participant will be granted 100 credits per month to try the QADC platform and a personal contact person for both platforms to discuss your quantum simulation benefit.
Join our free webinar and take the lead!

Learn quantum computing using Python and the IBM Quantum Experience
2020-11-09
Presented by Robert Loredo, IBM
Learning a new programming language is generally not too difficult a task nowadays, a few days reading the documentation, watching some YouTube tutorials and then of course building the usual “Hello World” application is the usual format. Why not follow the same process to learn how to program quantum computers? Sure, it is a completely different type of system from hardware to software, and not quite a lift and shift from classical system to quantum systems. But overall, the process to learn how to program quantum systems shouldn’t be too different than learning a language, or learning a different musical instrument. In this talk we will review the various features of what is available on the IBM Quantum Experience to help you learn visually, and by some hands-on exercises to get you creating your own “Hello Quantum World” application!

#QuantumWinter - Multiphysics Simulations using Quantum Computing
2020-11-07
World’s first Knowledge Series & Hackathon on Multiphysics Simulations using Quantum Computing
-> 5 Learning Sessions
-> 1 Hackathon
-> INR 25,000 worth Prizes and Cash to be won
-> Job offers & Internship opportunities
We’re excited to bring you, along with one of the world’s most exciting startups BosonQ Psi, the first-ever Quantum event on Multiphysics Simulations – The #QuantumWinter.
BosonQ Psi Pvt. Ltd. is a dynamic and state-of-the-art venture that is leading the paradigm shift in the marriage of quantum computing and #multiphysics #simulations.
QCI & BQP are collaborating to provide a very niche Hackathon around #multiphysics #simulations. But for the community to equip itself with the relevant knowledge we are dedicating the entire month of November to learn as a community from academics and practitioners around the globe.

UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase
2020-11-06
This year, the UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase will be going virtual! Due to the restrictions and concerns around Covid-19, the event has been reformatted into an online showcase, on Friday 6th November. The ethos of the Showcase will stay the same – highlighting the expertise, capabilities and advances of quantum technologies in the UK and its real-world impact, with the added benefit of reaching a wider, global audience.
The UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2020 will build on the success of previous years, demonstrating the progress made by the National Programme, as it enters its second 5-year phase, and the growing commercialisation and industrialisation of quantum technologies in the UK.
The UK National Quantum Technologies Programme (UKNQTP) is a UK Government investment in excess of ~£1b over 10 years, aimed at accelerating the translation of quantum technologies into the marketplace, boosting UK business and making a real difference to our everyday lives.
Registration is now open for delegates and exhibitors.
If you are interested in exhibiting at this year’s event, please click here for more information.

Engineering superconducting circuits for high-performance quantum processors
2020-11-06
Abstract:
Superconducting qubits provide a promising platform for achieving scalable quantum information processing. However reaching fault tolerance requires further improvements in qubit coherence times, crosstalk suppression, and qubit control. In this talk, I will discuss our efforts in addressing these challenges. First, I will show how encoding a qubit in robust logical states with disjoint support can provide simultaneous protection against relaxation and pure dephasing. The measured relaxation (1.6ms) and dephasing times (25us) demonstrate the protection in our implementation of the 0-pi qubit. Second, I will show how Floquet engineering can be used to mitigate 1/f noise. In particular, we obtain a 40-fold improvement in the coherence time of a Fluxonium qubit. Lastly, I will show how quantum interference from the coupler energy levels can be harnessed to suppress multiqubit crosstalk, while simultaneously allowing high fidelity two-qubit gates. Our results pave the way towards a fault-tolerant quantum processor.

Cryptography - A Primer for Quantum Technologists
2020-11-06
ABSTRACT:
In this session, we will introduce (a) some basic cryptography techniques, then (b) discuss some of the post-quantum cryptography techniques considered for replacing key distribution in a post-quantum world. Also, (c) we will cover a quantum key distribution (QKD)
technique known as BB84, which relies on the features of quantum physics to exchange private keys.
BIO:
Terrill Frantz is a professor at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in the USA, where he teaches pre-college,
undergraduate, graduate and PhD courses in quantum computing, among other subjects.
He recently pivoted into quantum computing after working with classical computing software for over 46 years!
Terrill runs https://www.meetup.com/Philadelphia-Harrisburg-Quantum-Computing-Meetup-Group/ and manages
http://live.quantumapalooza.com/
Sooraj Bopanna
Quantum Computing | Internet of Things (IoT) | Deep Learning | AI/ML | Blockchains | Program Management | PMP, CSM
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sooraj-bopanna/
Topic:
Next Level Quantum Security
GoTomeeting: Link will be provided, one hour before the event

Deutsch's Oracle
2020-11-05
I love Deutsch’s Oracle!
Deutsch’s Oracle essentially demonstrates how Quantum Computers can perform the mind-boggling, mystical computations that they do so effortlessly.
Computations that mankind and womankind never thought possible!
Quite simply, they require exponentially fewer computational processes than their inferior digital counterparts!
I used to think how digital computers -in a way- operate at the speed of electricity so how could it be out-performed by a factor of millions by Quantum Computing.
Well this presentation will explain how 🙂
The Oracle is basically a watered-down version of the Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm which means that if you are familiar with superposition and the likes of a CNOT gate you can actually understand what is going on.
More importantly, I stress the magnification of the effects between the categories (CNOT gate) and the neutralisation the effects within the categories (Negation) and by so doing we can make a condition rise to the surface -rather like a conjurer forcing a playing card!!!
Quantum Computing -like life- is a series of incremental advances and Shor’s, Grover’s Simon’s algorithms evolved from the Deutsch Oracle premise.
Trust me it is worth an hour or so of your time 🙂

Choreographing Quantum Spin Dynamics with Light
2020-11-05
The power of quantum information lies in its capacity to be non-local, encoded in correlations among two, three, or many entangled particles. Yet our ability to produce, understand, and exploit such correlations is hampered by the fact that the interactions between particles and ordinarily local. I will report on experiments in which we use light to induce non-local interactions among cold atoms, with photons acting as messengers conveying information between them. Advances in programming the form and graph of interactions with optical and magnetic fields are opening new opportunities in areas ranging from quantum technologies to fundamental physics. I will touch on prospects in quantum-enhanced sensing, combinatorial optimization, and simulating toy models of quantum gravity.

How to efficiently characterize quantum hardware
2020-11-05
Register to join us for a webinar on how to use quantum control and measurement to discover the unknown properties of quantum hardware, allowing simple tune up and the identification of sources of noise and error.
We will introduce two complementary techniques essential to the characterization of quantum devices: System Identification and Noise Spectrum Reconstruction. This webinar will provide background material for those new to these tasks and then use examples to highlight our application in: (i) calibrating Hamiltonian terms with unknown magnitudes that govern system dynamics; (ii) quantifying unknown imperfections in classical hardware such as transmission-lines band limits; and (iii) reconstructing the frequency spectrum of decoherence-inducing noise.
The presentation will include new experimental results applying these tools to perform ultra-sensitive noise spectroscopy in a bosonic system, using modes of mechanical motion in a trapped-ion quantum computer at the University of Sydney. Join us!

Using AI & Quantum Computing to Optimize Natural Resources
2020-11-05
Agenda
6:30 – 6:40 Intro
6:40 – 7:30 Using AI & Quantum Computing Presentation by Danika Hannon
7:30 – 7:45 Q&A
7:45 – 8:00 Wrap up
Using AI & Quantum Computing with Boltz.ai
During this talk, Danika Hannon will share the Boltz.ai story and talk about how she and her team are using AI and quantum computing to help farmers optimize their resource use so they can lower their operating costs.
The Presenter
Danika Hannon – https://www.linkedin.com/in/danikahannon/
In her role as Head of Operations with Boltz.ai, co-organizer of the MN Quantum Computing Meetup and Senior Advisor on the Women in Quantum Advisory Board, Danika Hannon is an active part of the quantum computing community.
Boltz.ai is a data-driven decision-support platform that optimizes resource usage to help farmers reduce operating costs for optimal growth.
https://www.boltz.ai/

Quantum Hydrodynamics and Rayleigh-Taylor Instability
2020-11-04
This seminar will be conducted remotely. To request the Zoom link, please send an email to: mipse-central@umich.edu
Abstract:
Matter at extreme pressures, temperatures, and densities characterizes a wide variety of natural and man-made phenomena, including interiors of Jovian size planets, hyper-velocity meteor impacts, the burning core of stars, thermonuclear burning inertial confinement fusion capsules. Matter at these conditions defines the exciting and challenging field of High Energy Density Physics (HEDP). Besides vast experimental resources, there exists a rich set of computational tools that model the micro to macro regimes of HEDP. Recently, there has been a resurgence in interest in using a “simpler” approach to investigating HEDP based on quantum hydrodynamics. Quantum Hydrodynamics (QHD) has a long and interesting history, dating back to the first developments by Madelung and Bohm. In this talk, we discuss the historical and recent developments in QHD, including pitfalls, as applied to quantum many-body systems relevant to HEDP regimes. We will present three different approaches to deriving the QHD equations-Madelung, Bloch, and Wigner and discuss their pros and cons. Finally, the role that Rayleigh-Taylor hydrodynamic instabilities play is discussed within the QHD formalism.
About the Speaker:
Frank Graziani received a BS in physics from Santa Clara U., and a PhD in physics from UCLA. He was a postdoctoral fellow at U. Colorado and U. Minnesota working in cosmology and particle physics; and worked with NASA on exoplanet dynamics and star formation. Dr. Graziani joined Lawrence Livermore National Lab. in 1989 where he worked in radiation transport and plasma physics. He has held many leadership positions at LLNL, including group leader, V&V Leader, PI for LDRD-Strategic Initiatives, lead for the National Boost Initiative and Assoc. Division Leader for computational physics. He now directs the High Energy Density Sciences Center. He has won four DOE Defense Program Awards of Excellence, the LLNL Director’s S&T Award and is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff. His research interests include the micro-physics of dense plasmas and HED education. Dr. Graziani is editor of two books on computational methods and a book on warm dense matter physics.

Quantum Technology International Conference – QTech 2020
2020-11-02 - 2020-11-04
The growing ability to manipulate quantum systems is paving the way for a second quantum revolution and a number of initiatives worldwide have been formed to foster quantum technologies. These exciting novel applications are exploiting specific quantum properties which are not accessible with classical resources such as superposition and entanglement of individual quantum systems.
The objectives of the QTech conference, which will take place on November 2-4, 2020, is to present the latest developments of quantum technologies in the domains of quantum communication, computation, simulation, sensors and metrology, and their implementation using various platforms from atoms and ions to solid states, superconducting circuits and optics.

Quantum Tech - Master Degree Program Information Session Oct 2020 Sess # 09
2020-10-29
Program #1: TBA
Program #2: TBA
Program #3: TBA
This series of information sessions about Quantum Technology Master Degrees each feature up to three university programs each session. These sessions are primarily geared to those who are exploring master degree programs in the quantum technologies, but all interested in this subject are invited to attend.
These information sessions are **Free** and are online-only {connect & password information will be emailed to registered participants ~60 minutes prior to meeting}
For a current listing of Master Degree programs in Quantum Technologies and more details on each program see: http://masterdegrees.tryquantum.org/

Quantum Computing: Standard Chartered Bank and Universities Space Research(USRA)
2020-10-28
Content level: 200 — Event is for the “Quantum Inspired”
Speaker: Alexei Kondratyev, Managing Director, Global Head of Data Science & Analytics, CCIB, Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered Bank and Universities Space Research Association (USRA) have signed a Collaborative Research Agreement to partner on quantum computing research and developing quantum computing applications.
In finance, the most promising use cases with real-world applications include quantum machine learning models (generating synthetic data and data anonymisation) and discriminative models (building strong classifiers and predictors) with multiple potential uses such as credit scoring and generating trading signals. As quantum computing technology matures, clients should benefit from higher quality services such as faster execution, better risk management and the development of new financial products.
Standard Chartered’s team, led by Dr. Alexei Kondratyev, Global Head of Data Science and Innovation, and USRA have collaborated in quantum computing research since 2017. An earlier success in investigating the quantum annealing approach to computational problems in portfolio optimisation use cases led to this strategic partnership, where USRA will continue to support fundamental academic research in quantum physics and artificial intelligence and Standard Chartered will focus on future commercial applications.
In 2012, USRA partnered with NASA to found the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (QuAIL): the space agency’s hub to evaluate the near-term impact of quantum technologies. With QuAIL, the USRA team has investigated the physics, the engineering and the performance of multiple generations of quantum annealing processors built by D-Wave Systems. It has also participated in U.S. government research programs that looked into application of quantum annealing for combinatorial optimization, aviation, earth science and machine learning. NASA Ames Research Center is currently hosting a D-Wave 2000Q annealing system, thanks to the support of this partnership.
Standard Chartered and USRA intend to develop this initial collaboration beyond quantum annealing to all unconventional computing systems that could provide an advantage to applications of interest, such as gate-model noisy-intermediate scale quantum (NISQ) processors and Coherent Ising machines.

Quantum Tech - Master Degree Program Information Session Oct 2020 Sess # 08
2020-10-27
Details
Program #1: TBA
Program #2: TBA
Program #3: TBA
This series of information sessions about Quantum Technology Master Degrees each feature up to three university programs each session. These sessions are primarily geared to those who are exploring master degree programs in the quantum technologies, but all interested in this subject are invited to attend.
These information sessions are **Free** and are online-only {connect & password information will be emailed to registered participants ~60 minutes prior to meeting}
For a current listing of Master Degree programs in Quantum Technologies and more details on each program see: http://masterdegrees.tryquantum.org/

Inside Quantum Technology Europe: An Online Conference
2020-10-26 - 2020-10-30
This is Inside Quantum Technology’s fourth conference on the commercialization of quantum technology. Quantum technology has come a long way since we held the first ever quantum technology conference almost two years ago in Boston and our first European quantum technology conference in The Hague:

This conference is a continuation of our European shows and, as always, we are running it in conjunction with our partner, QuTech (founded by the Technical University Delft and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research). The European orientation of this conference is reflected in many of our speakers who will come from both the leading European multinationals as well as European based quantum startups. There will also be speakers from both the EU and individual European governments.
Inside Quantum Technology Europe will be focused on the practicalities of implementing quantum technology in the real world. We will hear from end-user firms, technology firms and policy makers on making quantum technology a reality.

Quantum technology now embraces quantum computing, QKD, post-quantum cryptography (PQC), quantum networking (moving towards the quantum) and quantum sensors; and of course, all the associated software. And Europe has emerged as a key geography in all of these areas.

6 Reasons for Attending Inside Quantum Technology Europe

Enhance your knowledge of quantum technology commercialization in Europe.Inside Quantum Technology Europe will offer attendees 60+ expert speakers There will also be a state-of-the-art online Exhibit Hall in which leading hardware and software firms, along with service providers, will display and demonstrate their latest products and strategies.
Learn from the best. At Inside Quantum Technology you will learn from thought-leaders in the quantum technology field as well as meet the newest entrants into the field. You will also be able to ask presenters questions about their work and the rationale behind it.
Network with your peers. At Inside Quantum Technology there will be plenty of time to network, do deals, meet new customers and see new products. Inside Quantum Technology Europe will help attendees meet new colleagues and discuss the latest opportunities in the quantum technology space.
Make long-term relationships. At Inside Quantum Technology Europe You can expect to make new contacts that may be your collaborators and colleagues in the future. You may make a connection with someone that will dramatically impact your professional career or just further establish yourself in your field — find a new job, recruit skilled people for a position at your organization or company.
Present your ideas, skills and new products. Inside Quantum Technology will provide attendees the opportunity to talk about their own research and development work and gain novel perspectives and feedback from others at the conference.
Latest conferencing platform. Our state-of-the art conferencing platform will also enable attendees to network online with speakers, exhibitors, and other attendees to exchange experiences and conduct business. Inside Quantum Technology will be a great way to meet new people in the world of European quantum technology.

Vertical FOCUS DAY Schedule
October 27 — Quantum Computing
October 28 — Quantum Computing Software and Applications
October 29 — Quantum Communications
October 30 — Quantum Sensors, Quantum Policy and Quantum Investments

CLEO PR 2020 Conference
2020-08-03 08:00 - 2020-08-05 18:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
The CLEO PR Committee is pleased to confirm that the 14th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO PR 2020) will be held as a virtual conference from Monday 3 – Wednesday 5 August 2020. Attendees can watch presentations in real-time and ask questions as well as have the entire program available on demand for a designated time period.
This format will provide a valuable opportunity for authors to present their work and share their knowledge more widely than a face to face meeting, whilst still providing many of the other benefits.
Registration is now open to attend the Virtual Conference. Click here to register now.
(Online Event)

Executing Deep Quantum Optimization Algorithms on Superconducting Quantum Processors
2020-07-24 17:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
Superconducting circuits are a prime contender both for realizing fault-tolerant quantum processors and for executing noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) algorithms. After a brief introduction to the quantum physics of superconducting circuits I will focus on the latter. The quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) is one of a whole class of variational methods, which are believed to be promising to solve computationally hard problems on quantum computers. Also, the performance of noisy intermediate-scale quantum information processing systems is commonly benchmarked using such algorithms. Gaining computational power from QAOA critically relies on the mitigation of errors during the execution of the algorithm, which for coherence-limited operations is achievable by reducing the gate count. Here, I present an improvement of up to a factor of three in algorithmic performance, by implementing a continuous hardware-efficient gate set. This gate set allows us to perform the phase separation step in QAOA with a single operation for each pair of qubits instead of decomposing it into multiple gates. We experimentally investigate the circuit-depth-dependent performance of our QAOA implementations for finding solutions to exact cover problems mapped onto three or seven qubits using up to a total of 399 operations in up to 9 layers. Our results demonstrate that the use of continuous gate sets may be a key component in extending the impact of near-term quantum computers [1]. Using the same device architecture, we have recently demonstrated repeated error detection [2], an important step toward quantum error correction and the execution of fault-tolerant quantum algorithms.
References
[1] N. Lacroix et al., arXiv:2005.05275 (2020)
[2] C. K. Andersen et al., Nat. Phys. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-020-0920-y
(Online Event)

A review of entangled photon pair sources based on three-wave mixing in bulk crystals
2020-07-23 16:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
Entangled photon-pairs are a vital resource in quantum information protocols ranging from quantum key distribution to teleportation. The commonly used technique for generating photon-pairs is by a three-wave mixing process called spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) in bulk crystals. The increased demand of quality entangled photon-pair sources for various applications and the readily available technology to build the sources have led to a growing research interest in deployable high performance entangled photon-pair sources. In this talk, I will give a review of the state-of-the-art for bulk optics based SPDC sources and discuss some of the main considerations when building a source.
(Online Event)
