Physics Colloquium: Quantum Computing: Introduction and Applications
Thursday, November 1, 2018
3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Max Henderson, PhD, QxBranch
Quantum computing is a highly promising emerging technology
that could present significant opportunities for many application areas,
including optimization, machine learning, and physical simulation. This
presentation will give a brief explanation of the background of the field and
technology, with several detailed examples of implementing quantum computing
algorithms. Additionally, a focus of this talk will be "cutting through the hype" of quantum computing, dispelling common myths, and painting a
picture for what to expect out of quantum computing in the noisy, intermediate
scale quantum (NISQ) computing era.
Technical links:
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Henderson et al. 2018, "Leveraging Adiabatic Quantum
Computation for Election Forecasting":
https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.00069
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Adachi and Henderson 2015: "Application of Quantum Annealing to Training of Deep Neural Networks"
Non-technical links:
Location
Disque Hall, Room 919, 32 South 32nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Audience
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty