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Discrete Nonlinear Optimization: Modeling and Solutions via Novel Hardware and Decomposition Algorithms
Online Presentations | 07 Feb 2024 | Contributor(s):: David E. Bernal Neira
Optimization problems arise in different areas of Logistics, Manufacturing, Process Systems Engineering (PSE), and Energy Systems Engineering, and solving these problems efficiently is essential for addressing important industrial applications.Quantum computers have the potential to efficiently...
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The Role of Quantum Information Science in Experimental Particle Physics
Online Presentations | 01 Feb 2024 | Contributor(s):: Daniel Bowring
In this talk we will discuss the ways in which researchers at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and the US particle physics community more broadly, are adopting these new tools in service of their specific mission. An example of such a challenge, which we treat in depth, is the development...
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Quantum Sensing with Spin Qubits in 2D and 1D Materials
Online Presentations | 07 Dec 2023 | Contributor(s):: Tongcang Li
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Electronic Structure Theory
Online Presentations | 30 Nov 2023 | Contributor(s):: Adam Wasserman
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Collective Effects When Photons Interact with Many Atoms
Online Presentations | 30 Nov 2023 | Contributor(s):: Francis Robicheaux
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Chilling with Light: Exploring the Cool Science of Laser Cooling
Online Presentations | 29 Nov 2023 | Contributor(s):: Hadiseh Alaeian
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Quantum Simulation with Superconducting Circuits
Online Presentations | 29 Nov 2023 | Contributor(s):: Alex Ruichao Ma
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Quantum Generative Art
Online Presentations | 25 Mar 2023 | Contributor(s):: Dongyang Li
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Quantum Information Science--The 2022 Nobel Prize Backstory
Online Presentations | 03 Mar 2023 | Contributor(s):: David D. Nolte
This lecture gives the backstory to the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics. It presents a cast of characters starting with Einstein distrusting his own invention, David Bohm, a rare physicist exiled by the US government, and John Bell of CERN, who began his high-school education on a financial needs...
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Superconducting Qubits, Hybrid Devices, and Circuit Architectures
Online Presentations | 08 Sep 2022 | Contributor(s):: Ramya Suresh
Superconducting circuits are a popular platform for quantum computing and simulations, demonstrating several advantages such as improved coherence and robustness compared to trapped-ion, NV center, or ultracold-atom technologies. Custom circuits can be easily designed to mimic the physics of...
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A Brief Overview of Quantum Communications
Online Presentations | 01 Sep 2022 | Contributor(s):: Yisheng Lei
In this seminar, I will explain the working principles of quantum key distribution (BB84 & Ekert 91 protocols), quantum repeater (entanglement swapping, entanglement purification & quantum memory), Bell state measurement, quantum teleportation and also its recent experimental progresses.
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Full-Wave Modeling of Microwave Frequency Single Photon Sources
Online Presentations | 08 Jul 2021 | Contributor(s):: Thomas Roth
In this talk, we present preliminary results on how fully classical computational electromagnetics methods can be leveraged to more fully characterize the performance of single photon sources. To make the development more concrete, we specifically focus on modeling a microwave frequency single...
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Nonlinear Quantum Electrodynamics in Dirac Materials
Online Presentations | 29 Apr 2021 | Contributor(s):: Yuli Lyanda-Geller
We show that similar nonlinear effects arise in Dirac materials at much lower fields, the magnitude of the effects is significant, and they can be observed in laboratory experiments. We predict and calculate the nonlinear electromagnetic effects and discuss compounds where the nonlinear...
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Fundamental Properties of a New van der Waals Material: Tellurium
Online Presentations | 01 Apr 2021 | Contributor(s):: Peide "Peter" Ye
We report the first experimental observation of Weyl fermions in a semiconductor -- high-quality n-type tellurene (the two-dimensional form of tellurium) achieved by atomic layer deposited dielectric doping.
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Quantum Computer, Quantum Parallelism, and Quantum Electromagnetics
Online Presentations | 18 Jan 2021 | Contributor(s):: Weng Cho Chew
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Tunneling Into Emergent Topological Matter
Online Presentations | 14 Jan 2021 | Contributor(s):: Jia-Xin Yin
n this talk, I will discuss the proof-of-principle methodology applied to study the quantum topology in this discipline, with particular attention to studies performed under a tunable vector magnetic field, which is a relatively new direction of recent focus...
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Simulating Field Theory in the Light-Front Formulation
Online Presentations | 08 Jan 2021 | Contributor(s):: Peter J. Love
I will talk about quantum simulation algorithms based on the light-front formulation of quantum field theory. They will range from ab initio simulations with nearly optimal resource scalings to VQE-inspired methods available for existing devices.
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Quantum Mathematics: Counting, Computing, and Reasoning with Quantum Numbers
Online Presentations | 18 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s):: Zhenghan Wang
In this talk I will explain the basics of wave functions, quantum computing, and speculate on implications for future mathematics.
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Designing a NISQ Reservoir with Maximal Memory Capacity for Volatility Forecasting
Online Presentations | 28 Oct 2020 | Contributor(s):: Samudra Dasgupta
In this talk, we lay out the systematic design considerations for using a NISQ reservoir as a computing engine. We then show how to experimentally evaluate the memory capacity of various reservoir topologies (using IBM-Q’s Rochester device) to identify the configuration with maximum...
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Physics and Computation (with Nuclear Spins)
Online Presentations | 21 May 2020 | Contributor(s):: Gerardo Ortiz
There is a deep connection between Physics and Computation. Indeed, any computation can be represented as a physical process. In 1981 Richard Feynman raised some provocative questions in connection to the simulation of physical phenomena using a special device called a "Quantum...