On Tuesday, June 2, at ~11:00, Michael Nitsenko will defend his thesis Quantum Circuit Fusion in the Presence of Quantum Noise on NISQ Devices. In his thesis research, Michael studied a concept called “circuit fusion” which proposes to reduce stochastic noise in estimating expectation values of measurements at the end of quantum computations.
Author: DOT
Talk: Topological quantum computing with Majorana zero modes
Talk by Kaur Kristjuhan, master’s student at the Center for Quantum Devices in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Time: Tuesday, 16:05
- Location: BigBlueButton. Contact Veiko Palge for the access code.
Abstract.
Topological quantum computing is an approach to building a quantum computer that attempts to cleverly bypass the main obstacles of quantum computers today –
Harry Potter and the seven qubits
There’s a new article on Wired about quantum computing.
“New” is relative: the article is still chewing the topics of ~4 months ago — a long time for a fast paced field (e.g., the excitement about Majorana zero modes on gold surfaces; background is here).
COOC: Programming Quantum Computers
COOC = “Corona Open Online Course”
Coro will be with us for some time. Many courses don’t take place with the same intensity, many students are bored.
We decided to try to offer a non-credit quantum computing course. The hope is that with an exciting topic, motivating assignments, and regular online class meetings,
Quantum Computing Corona
This post concerns the online class meetings for MTAT.05.118 Quantum Computing 1.
I will update the post with the details of how we are organizing them… as soon as we figure it out 😄 or when we change things that haven’t worked well.
How we are currently doing it:
- Streaming video:
The preferred way would be to stream the video with whiteboard write-down from out of the Delta building but ATI has declared Delta a no-go-zone except in emergencies (so no support staff etc).
Google links quantum computing and AI software
Google adds quantum integration into TensorFlow, their state-of-the-art AI engine.
Read the brief summary from MIT Technology Review.
Submission opens for EQTC
Submission for talks, posters, and sessions for the 2nd European Quantum Technologies Conference 2020, the conference of the EU Quantum Flagship, opens on March 2. The conference will take place in Dublin in November. Submission deadline for presentations is July 12.
Talk: Requirements for Optical Centers for Creating Fast Quantum Computers
Talk by Prof. Vladimir Hiznjakov
Tue, 24 Sep, 16:00 c.t.
University of Tartu Physicum, W. Ostwaldi 1, room A101
Abstract
The basic requirement that must be fulfilled to create ultrafast quantum computers (QC) operating at room temperature using entangled electronic excitations of a number of optical centers in crystals will be presented.
Course: Quantum Computing I
After reviewing some quantum mechanics (pure states, unitary evolution, projective measurement; computational basis), and covering some basics, the course gives a foundation of the most important quantum algorithms, including
- Deutsch-Jozsa
- Simon’s algorithm
- Quantum Fourier Transform
- Quantum Phase Estimation
- Shor’s algorithm
- Amplitude amplification &