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QuICS Special Seminar
On Quantum Speedups for Nonconvex Optimization via Quantum Tunneling Walks
Tongyang Li (Peking University)
Monday, July 31, 2023 - 11:00am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwms4BCCQow
JQI-QuICS Special Seminar
Quantum Communication and Thermalization, From Theory to Practice
Emil Khabiboulline (Harvard University)
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 - 2:00pm
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom
QuICS Seminar
Robust quantum computation on near-term quantum computers
James Freericks (Georgetown University)
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 - 11:00am
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom
Dissertation Defense
Phase Transitions in Random Quantum Circuits
Pradeep Niroula (QuICS and JQI)
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 - 10:00am
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/5867794505
RQS Seminar
Quantum simulations with trapped ions: Thermal \lamba\phi^4 field theories and Z2 gauge theories
Alejandro Bermúdez (Instituto de Física Teórica IFT)
Thursday, July 20, 2023 - 11:00am
PSC 2136 and Virtual Via Zoom
QuICS Special Seminar
Controllability of quantum dot arrays via maximum entropy
Mick Ramsey (Intel)
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 - 11:00am
ATL 3100A
Dissertation Defense
Quantum Enhanced Impulse Measurements and Their Applications in Searches for Dark Matter
Sohitri Ghosh (QuICS)
Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 10:15am
PSC 3150
Dissertation Defense
Quantum Simulation and Dynamics with Synthetic Quantum Matter
Ron Belyansky (QuICS and JQI)
Monday, June 26, 2023 - 2:30pm
ATL 3100A
RQS Seminar
Grant Writing Workshop
Amanda Dykema (UMD, Division of Research)
Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 11:00am
PSC 2136 and Virtual Via Zoom
QuICS Special Seminar
Multidimensional Quantum Walks
Sebastian Zur (CWI)
Monday, June 12, 2023 - 3:00pm
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom
QuICS Seminar
Quantum entropy thermalization
Yichen Huang (Harvard University)
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 11:00am
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom
RQS Seminar
Leveraging Hamiltonian Simulation Techniques to Compile Operations on Bosonic Devices
Christopher Kang (University of Chicago)
Monday, May 22, 2023 - 11:00am
PSC 2136 and Virtual Via Zoom
Dissertation Defense
Variational Algorithms and Resources for Near-Term Quantum Simulation
Troy Sewell (QuICS)
Monday, May 15, 2023 - 3:00pm
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom
RQS Seminar
SimuQ: A Domain-Specific Language for Quantum Simulation with Analog Compilation
Yuxiang Peng (QuICS)
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 10:00am
PSC 2136 and Virtual Via Zoom
QuICS Seminar
Unconditional Separations with Constant Depth Circuits
Adam Bene Watts (IQC and University of Waterloo)
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - 11:00am
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom