Fixing Quantum Mistakes: errors in quantum computers, and how to deal with them

A public talk about error correction in quantum computers, presented by Dr. Sam Hile, as part of Sussex University's "Summer of Research" in 2023. Sam is a member of the Ion Quantum Technology group, where individual ions (charged atoms) are levitated above the electrodes of an ion-trap microchip, moved around, and manipulated to encode and process information. This talk focuses on the topic of quantum error correction - why quantum computers are prone to errors, and how to go about detecting and correcting them.
More info on our quantum computing, quantum communications, and quantum sensing research:
www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen...
More info on our collaborative efforts toward quantum error correction:
www.qecproject.co.uk