Beyond-classical quantum computing
Seminar author:Sergio Boixo
Event date and time:04/29/2021 04:00:pm
Event location:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86846893586?pwd=TVpwM1E4cEtRYXJJNGR2YTUvSE9RZz09
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I’ll review what is the current state of quantum computing with superconducting qubits. I’ll explain several experiments from Google’s Quantum AI group, including an article published in Nature in 2019 in which we carried out a computational task on an experimental quantum processor vastly outperforming current supercomputers. I will conclude with various projections on the expected advances in quantum computing in the next ten years.
Speaker bio: Sergio Boixo leads the Quantum Computer Science group at Google Quantum AI. He was previously a research professor and quantum engineer at USC, and a postdoc at Harvard and Caltech. Sergio has a doctorate in physics from UNM, a master’s degree in physics from UAB, is a computer engineer from UCM, and studied mathematics and philosophy at UNED. In a past life, Sergio worked as a computer engineer at the European Central Bank and other companies.