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Quantum Computing Nordic Meetup 25.11
2020-11-25
Accenture and IBM are organizing a virtual meetup session around quantum computing in the Nordics on Wednesday[masked]. The purpose of this event is to explore Nordic quantum computing ecosystem and create an opportunity for connections and networking.
Agenda (16:00-17:30 Helsinki /[masked] Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm):
– Welcome Note, Quantum Computing at Accenture – Carl Dukatz, Quantum Computing Global Lead, Accenture
– What is Quantum Computing? – Dr. Hassan Naseri, Quantum Information Scientist, Accenture
– Outlook on Quantum Computing – Teppo Seesto, IBM Q Ambassador, IBM
– Quantum Technology for Everyone – Prof. Sabrina Maniscalco, University of Helsinki and Aalto University
– Research at Quantum Technology Laboratory – Prof. Göran Wendin, Chalmers University of Technology
– Research at Quantum Community Network – Prof. Kjetil Børkje, University of South-Eastern Norway
– Building Quantum Computers – Rasmus Lindman, Head of Business Development, IQM
– Quantum Computing for the Financial Industry– Axel P. Mustad, Founder and CEO, Nordic Quantum Computing Group
– Q&A

In conversation with Cambridge Quantum Computing
2020-11-25
Link for the live webinar: https://my.demio.com/ref/v6gj4BYzEKHBDvQh
We’re looking forward to learning all about CQC from Simon McAdam and Matthias Rosenkranz. As one of the best known names in the application of Quantum Computing technology CQC’s work is right at the heart of the Quantum London community’s conversations.
See this link for more information and background:
https://medium.com/quantum-london/cambridge-quantum-computing-joins-us-for-a-discussion-7811542829e?source=friends_link&sk=bd35ab109ee1db80c328305710406720

Quantum Computing: where’s the engineering?
2020-11-24
Many of the challenges in quantum computing are in the engineering of scalable and reliable systems. This webinar will briefly introduce quantum computing as a topic, as well as the Hub in Quantum Computing and Simulation and the National Quantum Computing Centre. Examples of hardware and software engineering challenges will be given, both from work within the Hub and from those involved in the emerging quantum computing industry.

Q-turn Workshop
2020-11-23 - 2020-11-27
We are putting all our efforts into delivering an online workshop that will be fun, engaging, inclusive, and diverse. The workshop format and call for papers will be announced soon! The mission of Q-Turn is to deliver a high-quality international scientific event fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in our community.
We thank you for your patience during this time and if you have any questions or concerns then please contact us via qturn2020@gmail.com
Stay safe and best wishes,
The Q-Turn organizers
(Online Event)

TBD: Anastasia Marchenkova, Bleximo
2020-11-23
Event details coming soon.

Training Schrodinger's Cat: Quantum Control in Molecular Physics and Quantum Information Science
2020-11-19
Control refers to the ability to steer a dynamical system using external fields; quantum control does so by exploiting quantum coherence, i.e., the wave nature of matter. One way to think of it is in terms of constructive and destructive interference between different quantum pathways, all connecting the same initial and final states. I will illustrate the concept of pathway interference using the photoionization of chiral molecules, i.e., molecules with a left-handed or right-handed nuclear scaffold, as example. The ionizing field may be tailored to minimize or maximize the signature of molecular handedness in the photoelectron spectrum, using interference between pathways probing different intermediate states.
The essential elements of quantum physics, quantum coherence and entanglement, are not only the agents of quantum control, they are also at the core of emerging quantum technologies such as quantum-enhanced sensing or quantum information processing. I will discuss how quantum control allows to identify fundamental performance bounds and derive protocols to reach these performance bounds in realistic models for basic building blocks of quantum-enhanced sensing and quantum information processing.

Event 2: Quantum Computing meets Business
2020-11-18
Welcome to the 2nd Meetup of our group “Quantum Computing meets Business – Rhineland”!
For our second Meetup we are anticipating your requests and have bundled a “hands-on” journey to quantum with an insight to quantum-assisted artificial intelligence (QAI). This time, both our guest speakers are industry experts. The first talk will be given by Jan-Rainer Lahmann from IBM. The second talk will then be given by both David Niehaus and Felix Paul both from StoneOne. After each speaker slot, we have a time buffer for open questions.
Agenda:
18:00 – 18:15 – Hosts:
“Welcome Note”
18:15 – 19:15 – Speakers Slot A:
Dr. Jan-Rainer Lahmann – IBM Q Ambassador and Qiskit Advocate:
Hands-On Journey to Quantum Computing with IBM
“Quantum Computing is one of the current hot topics in the IT industry. There are huge expectations regarding its future capabilities – but for most people (including top IT experts) it is hard to understand how quantum computing “really works”, the principles that quantum algorithms are based on, and what its true potential will be for specific industries.
This session will provide an introduction for the curious, who would like to learn, experience and understand quantum computing ‘hands-on’.”
19:15 – 20:00 – Speakers Slot B:
David Niehaus & Felix Paul – StoneOne AG:
Quantum-Assisted Artificial Intelligence (QAI)
“In this talk, the field of QAI will be introduced. After giving an overview of the current research situation and applicability, the PlanQK consortium led by StoneOne will be discussed in particular. PlanQK (Platform and Ecosystem for Quantum-Assisted Artificial Intelligence) brings together 15 companies and universities and is the winner of the AI Innovation Competition of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy. It provides both the foundations and the platform for building a community around quantum-assisted artificial intelligence. In addition, it provides easy access to expertise, algorithms and implementations/applications and can easily be integrated into customer systems.”
If you have any additional questions, do not hesitate to contact us. To reach us, you can use the inline chat of Meetup or our email addresses (jens.marre[at]dual-software.de & christopher.zachow[at]sva.de). The Meetup will be held in English.
Best Regards,
Jens Marre and Christopher Zachow

Quantum Computing in the Enterprise: 451 Research Report Results
2020-11-17
What are the emerging business use cases for quantum? How are your competitors using quantum today?
In 2020, D-Wave commissioned 451 Research to survey 253 enterprise decision-makers based in the US, UK, Germany, and France on their quantum computing experiences and the potential for the quantum computing market. Hear the results from 451 Research in this webinar.

Zurich Instruments Webinar - The Next Generation of Quantum Analyzers: SHFQA Launch Event
2020-11-17
Duration: 1hr 15min
Would you like to improve the readout of your superconducting or spin qubits, increase the fidelity of your quantum algorithm or scale up your qubit system size? These are the goals that motivated us to bring to the market the SHFQA Quantum Analyzer. In this virtual launch event, we will provide a technical overview of the instrument and discuss the strengths of its integrated, mixer-calibration-free frequency conversion scheme. We will also run instrument demonstrations to show you how to:
– Measure a resonator at 8 GHz with only two microwave cables;
– Perform the readout of 16 qubits in parallel; and
– Take advantage of the SHFQA’s feedback capabilities and integrate the SHFQA into a 10-instrument QCCS.
An extended live Q&A session will allow you to ask us your questions about the SHFQA – join us for this event!

WIQ - speakers series & one-on-one networking
2020-11-12
Join us for our bi-monthly Women in Quantum speakers series and one-on-one networking. This time we are joined by Sonali Mohapatra, a Space Quantum Technologies Developer working jointly with the University of Strathclyde and the space company, Craft Prospect Limited

Dark Matter Searches with Atomic and Nuclear Clocks
2020-11-12
The extraordinary advances in quantum control of matter and light have been transformative for precision measurements enabling probes of the most basic laws of Nature to gain fundamental understanding of the physical Universe. Exceptional versatility, inventiveness, and rapid development of precision experiments supported by continuous technological advances and improved theory give a high chance for paradigm-shifting discovery. The development of atomic clocks with systematic uncertainties in the 10-18 range enables searches for the variation of fundamental constants, dark matter, and violations of Lorentz invariance. I will give an overview of dark matter searches with clocks including prospects for significantly improved sensitivity with highly charged ions and a nuclear clock. At the end, I will also introduce our new online portal for high-precision atomic data and computations.

Quantum Computing: Fact v. Fiction
2020-11-12
Quantum computing can advance the scientific community and our society, creating solutions for previously unsolvable problems. Achieving this level of large-scale impact will require the collaborative efforts of the broader quantum community, including academia, industry and government, and increased engagement of students and those who will use the technology to help improve our lives.
Join Scott Aaronson, professor of computer science and founding director of the Quantum Information Center, The University of Texas at Austin; and David Awschalom, director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange, to learn more about the distinct power of quantum computing.
The event will first feature a keynote presentation by Aaronson, followed by a fireside chat and Q&A between Aaronson and Awschalom.
This event is part of the Chicago Quantum Summit, a program of presentations and discussion exploring the future of quantum information science. The Chicago Quantum Summit, which takes place virtually Nov. 11-13, is open to the public.

2020 Chicago Quantum Summit
2020-11-11 - 2020-11-13
The third annual Chicago Quantum Summit, hosted virtually by the University of Chicago, will capitalize on the momentum of efforts across the quantum community, including the recently announced launch of US national quantum research centers and key partnerships with academia, industry, and others. With a focus on building collaborations between national centers, companies, and innovators, experts will discuss the future of quantum information science and technology, developing a quantum workforce, and the applications of emerging QIS research.

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/
