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PROGRAM
The Q-SITE Conference commences!
Location: SS2102 (Sidney Smith Commons 2102)
Remarks from Q-SITE Toronto Co-Chairs.
Location: SS2102 (Sidney Smith Commons 2102)
About the Speaker:
Alán Aspuru-Guzik is a professor of Chemistry and Computer Science at the University of Toronto and is also the Canada 150 Research Chair in Theoretical Chemistry and a Canada CIFAR AI Chair at the Vector Institute. He is a CIFAR Lebovic Fellow co-directing the Accelerated Decarbonization program. Alán also holds a Google Industrial Research Chair in Quantum Computing. Alán is the director of the Acceleration Consortium, a University of Toronto-based strategic initiative that aims to gather researchers from industry, government, and academia around pre-competitive research topics related to the lab of the future.
Talk Title:
Quantum Algorithms: Reloaded
Abstract:
Quantum computing is at a fascinating time. Vendors are delivering quantum computers with larger capacities every year. The open challenge is finding algorithms for the current era of quantum computing. In this era, noisy devices limit the number of gates executed before the quantum computer loses coherence. Therefore, the design space for quantum algorithms that could be competitive with quantum computers is quite strict: One requires applications that can potentially be more efficient than computations carried out on classical devices, yet employ a short number of quantum gates. I'll present a new algorithm that my group is developing, in collaboration with NVIDIA, that employs machine learning and quantum computing to simulate chemical systems. This algorithm is intended to be part of a new generation of algorithms that harness the best of both worlds, and is a candidate for quantum computing advantage.
Talk Title:
Overview of NRC's Applied Quantum Computing Challenge Program
Abstract:
The Applied Quantum Computing Challenge program is a key initiative designed to cement Canada's role as a global leader in quantum computing by fostering collaboration between industry and academia. Aligned with the Government of Canada's National Quantum Strategy, the program focuses on driving scientific discovery by advancing quantum algorithms and simulations, developing enabling technologies for efficient quantum computing, and exploring foundational research on quantum models and architectures. This talk will provide insights into the program's goals, showcase it's impacts, and invite potential collaborators to join in shaping the future of quantum computing.
Talk Title: CQIQC and my evolution from reaction dynamics to quantum technologies
As the director of the Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control (CQIQC) at the University of Toronto, I will describe what we do at the Centre, focusing on opportunities for students.
To exemplify the interdisciplinary nature of quantum research, I will share my scientific development starting from studies of chemical dynamics in messy environments and continuing today with studies of noisy qubits and imperfect quantum sensing devices.
Bio
Dvira Segal is a Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Toronto, and since 2021, has been the Director of the Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control (CQIQC) at the University of Toronto.
She received her Bachelor’s and Ph.D. in Chemistry from Tel Aviv University and pursued postdoctoral research at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Columbia University in New York. Segal's research focuses on developing theoretical methods for studying quantum dynamics in complex systems, addressing fundamental and practical problems in nanosystems and quantum-based technologies.
To conclude the first day of Q-SITE, we will spend two hours visiting various stations. Each lab lasts twenty minutes, separated by a ten minute interlude. Perimeter Institute fellows and graduate students will be stationed on each station, providing scientific and technological goals, quantum platforms, experimental process, quotidian work, and Q&A.
Please sign up for the lab tours. Each student will get four labs to visit.
