Quantum Perspectives: Computing

Quantum computing promises to dramatically alter how we solve many computational problems by controlling information encoded in quantum bits. With potential applications in optimization, materials science, chemistry, and more, building functional quantum computers is one of the most exciting challenges in research today. To build and use these devices, we need to precisely control quantum bits in the lab, understand the ability and limitations of quantum algorithms, and find new methods to correct for decoherence and other quantum errors.
Research in quantum computing is highly multidisciplinary, with important contributions being made from computer scientists, mathematicians, physicists, chemists, engineers, and more. In this panel, we’ll learn from three researchers at the forefront of the field studying experimental quantum devices, quantum algorithms, and quantum error correction:
Crystal Senko, Assistant Professor, Institute for Quantum Computing and the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo
Shalev Ben-David, Assistant Professor, Institute for Quantum Computing and David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo
-Michael Vasmer, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Quantum Computing and Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

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Great work!

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Sadly, quantum computers seem to have limited utility aside from generating PHDs.