Quantum Computing Workshop

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Quantum Computing Workshop

NOTE: Registration has reached capacity.

Argonne National Laboratory, future home of the Aurora exascale system, will hold its first Quantum Computing Workshop from July 25-27, 2018, at the lab's Theory and Computing Sciences (TCS) Conference Center.

Participants will learn about the latest research and technologies in quantum computing. The workshop has four goals:

  • To inform attendees about the quantum computing programs at several participating institutions and highlight promising research opportunities
  • To serve as an incubator for future collaborations
  • To teach attendees about available tools for simulating quantum computers, and how to use them
  • To present state-of-the-art research in quantum computing

The three-day event will feature speakers from Argonne, the University of Chicago, Intel, Google, Rigetti, Atos, and several other national laboratories and companies.

Each day of the workshop will have a different theme:

  • July 25: An overview of quantum-computing-related programs and research opportunities
  • July 26: Presentations and tutorials on quantum-computing programming environments, software stacks, and algorithms
  • July 27: Research presentations (including student presentations)

The workshop is open to advanced graduate students, postdoctoral associates, staff, and faculty from colleges, universities, research laboratories, and industry nationwide.

There is no fee to attend the workshop, but participants are responsible for their own travel expenses. Space is limited and registration is required. Please do not make non-refundable travel arrangements until your registration is confirmed by Argonne administrative staff.

Lodging

Please make your hotel reservation here:

Argonne Guest House (Marriott) at Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue - Building 460
Argonne, IL 60439
Reservations: (800) 632-8990
Fax: (630) 739-1000

There is a free shuttle near the meeting location and hotel: Pick-up/Drop off Shuttle Service: from main/north gate to Argonne Guest House Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm

Agenda

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Day 1 (Wed., July 25)

QC Programs (Chair: Paul Messina)
8:50-9:00 AM Welcome to the Quantum Computing Workshop - Hal Finkel, Argonne National Laboratory
9:00-10:00 AM Quantum Information Science@ANL: Current Status and Opportunities - Supratik Guha, Argonne National Laboratory  
10:00-11:00 AM Chicago Quantum Exchange: Creating and Controlling Qubits for Quantum Information Processing - David Awschalom, The University of Chicago
11:00-11:15 AM

Break
11:15-12:15 PM Superconducting Qubits for Computation and Applications to Hybrid Quantum Systems - Andrew Cleland, The University of Chicago
12:15-1:15 PM (Working Lunch) Modular Superconducting Quantum Computing - David Shuster, The University of Chicago 

QC Programs (Chair: Valerie Taylor)
1:15-2:15 PM Leading the evolution of compute: Quantum Computing - Jim Held, Intel Corporation 
2:15-3:15 PM Advancing Scientific Discovery with Quantum Computing - Travis Humble, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
3:15-3:30 PM Break
3:30-4:30 PM Overview of Quantum Computing Program at Fermilab - Joe Lykken, Fermilab
4:30-5:00 PM Quantum Computers as a Platform for Scientific Discovery - Bert de Jong, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 
5:00-5:30 PM Overview of Quantum Computing Program at LANL - Scott Pakin, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Day 2 (Thurs., July 26)

Hands-on Session (Chair: Stefan Wild)
9:00-10:30 AM Introduction to Quantum Computing and Hands-on with QuaC - Matt Otten, Argonne National Laboratory
10:30-10:45 AM Break
10:45-12:00 AM Quantum Computing Introduction for Computational Scientists and Hands-on with ProjectQ - Yuri Alexeev and Huihuo Zheng, Argonne National Laboratory

Software Stack Session (Chair: Hal Finkel)
12:00-1:00 PM (Working Lunch) REMOTE TALK: OpenFermion: The Electronic Structure Package for Quantum Computers - Ryan Babbush, Google
1:00-2:00 PM Simulation and compilation of quantum programs for near-term, noisy quantum hardware with the Atos QLM - Thomas Ayral and Simon Martiel, Atos
2:00-3:15 PM Closing the Gap Between Quantum Algorithms and Hardware through Software-Enabled Vertical Integration and Co-Design - Fred Chong, The University of Chicago
3:15-3:30 PM Break
3:30-4:00 PM Combinatorial Optimization Using Forest - Keri McKiernan, Rigetti Computing
4:00-4:30 PM Quantum Programming, Compilation, and Execution with XACC - Alex McCaskey, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
4:30-5:00 PM Classically Programming a Quantum Annealer - Scott Pakin, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Day 3 (Fri., July 27)

Research Presentations (Chair: Hal Finkel)
9:00-10:00 AM Efficient Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing - Martin Suchara, AT&T
10:00-10:30 AM Quantum Material Simulation on the DW-2000Q - Denny Dahl, DWave
10:30-10:45 AM Break
10:45-11:45 AM Trading Space for Time: Dealing with Noise in Quantum Computers with Small Numbers of Qubits - Matt Otten, Argonne National Laboratory
11:45-12:15 PM Modern Quantum Computing Applications and Benchmarks – Local and Over the Cloud - Raphael Pooser, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
12:15-1:15 PM (Working Lunch) Identification of Collaboration Opportunities – Hal Finkel, Argonne National Laboratory
1:15-1:45 PM Graph Clustering Approaches Using Near-term Quantum Computing - Susan Mniszewski, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Student Presentations (Chair: Yuri Alexeev)
1:45-2:15 PM Multilevel Quantum Annealing For Graph Partitioning - Hayato Ushijima-Mwesigwa, Clemson
2:15-3:15 PM Topological Quantum Computing and Compiling - Jonathan Paprocki, GA/Argonne National Laboratory
3:15-3:30 PM Break
3:30-4:00 PM Machine Learning on Near-Term Quantum Computers - Ruslan Shaydulin, Clemson/Argonne National Laboratory
4:00-4:30 PM Large scale Intel-QS Simulations by Using Data Compression - Xinchuan "Ryan" Wu, The University of Chicago/Argonne National Laboratory
4:30-5:00 PM Optimization of Quantum Circuits with Linear Programming - Jonathan Paprocki, GA/Argonne National Laboratory