Quantum Computing Materials Challenges

August 27 - 29, 2018

Schedule

All times in this Schedule are Pacific Time (PT)

Monday, August 27, 2018

Morning Session
8:00 - 8:50 Check-In/Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)
8:50 - 9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks (Illumination Room)
9:00 - 9:40
Matthias Troyer (Microsoft Research)

Quantum Computing Materials Challenges
PDF Presentation

 
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 10:55
Yoshihisa Yamamoto (Stanford University)

Physics of quantum-to-classical crossover and coherent Ising machines

 
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:10
Garnet Chan (California Institute of Technology)

Classical and quantum simulations of quantum materials

 
12:30 - 2:30 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:30 - 3:10
Eric Cances (École Nationale des Ponts-et-Chaussées)

What can applied mathematicians do for you?
PDF Presentation

 
3:30 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 4:40
5:00 - 6:30 Reception (Hosted by IPAM) & Poster Session

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast (hosted by IPAM)
9:00 - 9:40
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 10:55
Bela Bauer (Microsoft Station Q)

Dynamics of Majorana-based qubits

 
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:10
12:30 - 2:30 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:30 - 3:10
3:30 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 4:40

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast (hosted by IPAM)
9:00 - 9:40
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 10:55
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:10
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 2:30
Zhenghan Wang (Microsoft Research)

Qubit Materialization Challenges: Rise above the Noise
PDF Presentation

 
2:30 - 3:30 Discussion led by Eric Cances & Mitchell Luskin