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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Seminar Series - Dr. Nir Rotenberg
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, June 11 at 2pm for a seminar by Dr. Nir Rotenberg from Queens University. \n Title: Towards quantum dot-based linear and nonlinear photonic networks \nAbstract: Self-assembled quantum dots in nanophotonic structures are a wonderful platform for the exploration of fundamental physics and for quantum photonic technologies. Fundamentally\, they allow for the controlled exploration of few-body effects and few-photon nonlinearities\, while from a technical perspective they act as on-demand sources of single or entangled photons\, all because of the high quality of both these emitters and the structures into which they are embedded. Recently\, at Queen’s University\, we have begun exploring other ways in which these properties could be used to realize quantum technologies\, focusing on quantum photonic circuits. In this talk\, I will discuss these efforts\, covering what is possible if the circuits are fully linear or if nonlinearities are available\, and highlighting roles that quantum dots may play. \nBio: Dr. Rotenberg leads the Quantum Nanophotonics Lab at Queen’s University in Canada\, where he has been since mid 2020. The groups research focuses on controlling and exploiting light-matter interactions with quantum dots embedded on photonic chips. This continues a research direction from his time at the Niels Bohr Institute\, before which he studied quantum optics with single organic molecules as a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Germany. \n  \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 Passcode: 996727
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-seminar-series-dr-nir-rotenberg/
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SUMMARY:INTEGRATED QUANTUM PHOTONICS WITH FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION:WORKSHOP ON FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS FOR SILICON PHOTONICS\n\n\n\n\nDATE: May 31\, 2024\, 9:00AM – 8:00PM (PT) \nLOCATION: University of British Columbia \nTARGET AUDIENCE: Researchers in silicon photonics\, integrated quantum photonics\, optical communications \n\n\n\n\nWorkshop objectives \nSilicon photonics has penetrated intra data center communications\, and long distance coherent communications. Silicon-based modulators have limits in performance scaling\, and addition of new materials should be considered to silicon processes in order to advance communications technologies\, and to enable next generation applications such as microwave signal processing\, quantum transduction\, quantum communications\, and quantum computing. The class of materials known as ferroelectrics (lithium niobate\, barium titanate\, and others) is identified as promising for all these applications. This workshop seeks to build a community which will solve challenges ranging from materials to high volume fabrication for commercial applications. \nOrganizers: Sudip Shekhar (UBC)\, Lukas Chrostowski (UBC)\, Rogerio de Sousa (UVic) \nTopics: \n\nThin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) and Barium titanate (BTO) overview\, applications\, fabrication\, commercialization\nPanel discussion: Needs\, candidates and compatibility for next generation modulators\nMaterial requirements for non-linear and quantum optics\nMaterial discovery targeting low optical loss\, strong non-linearity and strong electro-optic effects\nFabrication processes for co-integration with silicon photonics\n\nLab tours: \n\nVeeco Instruments GENxplor R&D Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) system\, for the growth of oxide thin films\, including ferroelectrics\nJEOL JBX-8100FS 100 keV Electron-beam lithography system\, capable of writing features as small as 5 nm on wafers up to 200 mm.\nVanguard Automation Sonata 1000\, for hybrid integration of photonic materials using Photonic Wire Bonds\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/integrated-quantum-photonics-with-ferroelectric-materials/
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SUMMARY:Quantum Photonics Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The NSERC CREATE Quantum BC program and CMC Microsystems bring you a workshop on the design\, fabrication\, and testing of quantum silicon photonic circuits used in quantum computer hardware. We invite you to join the workshop taking place in person at The University of British Columbia from May 25 to 29\, 2024. \nThe workshop will teach participants how to design\, simulate\, fabricate\, and test their own quantum silicon photonic circuits. Students will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of quantum optics and how photonics can be used for quantum computing\, and the types of problems that can be solved on photonic-based processors\, particularly with Xanadu’s cloud-accessed quantum processor. During the workshop\, students will practice creating a design and layout of a quantum silicon photonic circuit. Students will brainstorm and pitch their circuit ideas to researchers at leading universities and industry. After the workshop\, students will have several months to complete their design and submit their circuits for fabrication by a foundry (Applied Nanotools) facilitated by CMC. Participants will test their chips using equipment at their own university or by their own arrangements\, such as via a collaboration with the workshop instructors and/or visits to their facilities. \nThe focus of the workshop is on devices and circuits that can be fabricated in the chosen silicon photonics processes.  The processes are based on silicon wafers with a choice of either Si or SiN waveguides surrounded by silicon oxide cladding (SiNOI or SOI)\, metal heaters for phase shifters\, and a deep trench etch for edge coupling or photonic wire bond packaging to optical fibres. \n  \nhttps://www.cmc.ca/nserc-create-bc-cmc-quantum-photonics-workshop-2024/
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-photonics-workshop-2/
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Seminar Series - Dr. Joe Salfi
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, May 14 at 2pm for a seminar by Dr. Joe Salfi from the University of British Columbia. The title of his seminar is Scalable Quantum Computation With Spin. \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 Passcode: 996727 \n\nJoin in Person: \nUBC: MCLD 3038 \nSFU: WAC 7200 \nUVIC: ELL 226 \n\nTitle: \nScalable Quantum Computation With Spin \nAbstract: \nSpin in semiconductors have recently emerged as useful building blocks for solid-state quantum computation. Here I will describe my group’s research at UBC and QMI on development of components for scalable quantum computation with spin\, including magnetic-field compatible superconducting quantum limited amplifiers and converters\, and preliminary work on the design of a spin-based quantum transducer for building a quantum network.  After this\, I will turn to describing our efforts on developing a semiconductor quantum processor and simulator based on spins of quantum dots. I will conclude by briefly describing and a new collaborative multi-PI project at UBC and QMI on improving the scalability of control of quantum processors operating at cryogenic temperatures. \nBio: \nJoseph Salfi completed at PhD at the University of Toronto in 2011. From 2011 to 2015 he was a postdoctoral research fellow at at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T)\, the international epicentre for silicon-based quantum computation. In 2016\, he became junior faculty at the UNSW and CQC2T\, after being awarded the prestigios ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award. Today he is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, and Department of Physics and Astronomy (by courtesy)\, and the lead Principal Investigator of the Grand Challenge in Quantum Computation at the Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (QMI) and Lead PI of the pan-Canadian Quantum Consortium on Quantum Simulation with Spin Qubits.  His experiemental and theoretical research has overturned > 10 years of conventional wisdom by showing that spin qubits with appreciable intrinsic spin-orbit coupling\, which make qubits easier to control interconnect electrically\, is compatible with ultra-long qubit coherence times.
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-seminar-series-dr-joe-salfi/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240427
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Research Day
DESCRIPTION:Quantum BC Research Day \nFriday\, April 26\, 2024 \nWelcome to our second annual Quantum BC Research Day! This year\, join us at The University of British Columbia in the Fred Kaiser Building for a day filled with research talks\, group discussions\, a poster contest\, and lots of networking. This event is for all faculty\, industry\, and students involved in quantum computing. See you there! \nTo sign up to present a poster\, visit: QBC Research Day 2024 Poster Submission Form \nThis event will be in person and is sponsored by the Quantum Algorithms Institute and the UBC Quantum Computing Cluster. \n  \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/quantum-bc-research-day-2024-tickets-851165648367 \n 
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-research-day/
LOCATION:University of British Columbia\, Macleod Room 3038\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Seminar Series - Nadish de Silva
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, April 9 at 2pm for a seminar by Dr. Nadish de Silva from the University of British Columbia. The title of his seminar is Efficiently achieving fault-tolerant quantum computation via teleportation.\n\n\n\nJoin on Zoom: \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 Passcode: 996727 \n\nJoin in Person: \nUBC: MCLD 3038 \nSFU: WAC 7200 \nUVIC: Online Only \n\nTitle: \nEfficiently achieving fault-tolerant quantum computation via teleportation \nAbstract: \nQuantum computers operate by manipulating quantum systems that are particularly susceptible to noise.  Classical redundancy-based error correction schemes cannot be applied as quantum data cannot be copied.  These challenges can be overcome by using a variation of  the ‘quantum teleportation’ protocol to implement those operations which cannot be easily done fault-tolerantly. \nThis process consumes expensive resources called ‘magic states’.  The vast quantity of these resources states required for achieving fault-tolerance is a significant bottleneck for experimental implementations of universal quantum computers. \nI will discuss a program of finding and classifying those quantum operations which can be performed with efficient use of magic state resources.  I will focus on the understanding of not just qubits but also the higher-dimensional ‘qudit’ case.  This is motivated by both practical reasons and for the resulting theoretical insights into the ultimate origin of quantum computational advantages.  Research into these quantum operations has remained active from their discovery twenty-five years ago to the present. \nThe results in this talk will include joint work with Chen\, Lautsch\, and Bampounis-Barbosa. \nBio: \nNadish de Silva is a Canada Research Chair in the Mathematics of Quantum Computation and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University.  Broadly\, his research interests include quantum information and computation; nonlocality and contextuality; and operator algebras and noncommutative geometry. He is keenly interested in helping to elucidate the structural origins of computational and communicational advantages in both concrete quantum models and abstract postclassical models. These questions sit at the foundations of logic\, computer science\, and physics\, and involve disparate areas of maths: e.g. algorithms & complexity theory\, functional analysis\, number theory\, and category theory.
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-seminar-series-nadish-de-silva/
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Seminar Series - Dr. Daochen Wang
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, March 12 at 2pm for a seminar by Dr. Daochen Wang from the University of British Columbia. The title of his seminar is Quantum Divide and Conquer. \nJoin on Zoom: \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 Passcode: 996727 \nTitle: Quantum Divide and Conquer \nAbstract: \nThe divide-and-conquer framework\, used extensively in classical algorithm design\, recursively breaks a problem into smaller subproblems\, along with some auxiliary work\, to give a recurrence relation for the classical complexity. We describe a quantum divide-and-conquer framework that\, in certain cases\, yields quantum speedup through an analogous recurrence relation for the quantum query complexity. We apply this framework to obtain near-optimal quantum query complexities for various string problems\, such as (i) recognizing regular languages; (ii) decision versions of String Rotation and String Suffix; and natural parameterized versions of (iii) Longest Increasing Subsequence and (iv) Longest Common Subsequence. Based on joint work with Andrew M. Childs\, Robin Kothari\, Matt Kovacs-Deak\, and Aarthi Sundaram (arXiv:2210.06419). \nBio: \nDr. Daochen Wang obtained his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Maryland under advisors Andrew Childs and Carl Miller. Before that\, he obtained his Bachelors and Masters from the University of Cambridge. \nDr. Wang since moved to Vancouver to start as an Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia this past October. He will research quantum computation and information. \nHe is interested in the structures beneath quantum speed-ups\, algorithm design\, and real-world applications. Recently Daochen has also become interested in quantum cryptography. \n 
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-seminar-series-dr-daochen-wang/
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SUMMARY:Quantum Days 2024
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date!\nQuantum Days February 21-23\, 2024\nMark your calendars for Quantum Days 2024! From February 21st to 23rd\, 2024\, we’re bringing together the Canadian quantum community for an in-person event that you won’t want to miss. Location announcement coming soon!  \nSubscribe for updates here!  \n 
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-days-2024/
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Seminar Series - Jeff McGuirk
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, February 13 at 2pm for a seminar by Dr. Jeff McGuirk from Simon Fraser University. \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 Passcode: 996727 \n \n  \nSeminar Title: Spin diffusion and domain wall dynamics in a nondegenerate ultracold gas \nAbstract: The transport of spin in an ultracold gas can demonstrate how microscopic interactions lead to macroscopic dissipative and coherent effects. Subtle properties of individual two-atom interactions can dramatically alter behavior in bulk ensembles. Understanding these microscopic-macroscopic connections shows the importance of quantum mechanical processes to transport phenomena and may inform development of atom-based “spintronic” devices. We study spin dynamics and diffusion by initializing spin inhomogeneities\, such as magnetic domains\, in a weakly interacting gas just above quantum degeneracy and observing their time evolution. Our group has shown that spin diffusion can be sped\, slowed\, or even stopped by applying small effective magnetic fields. I will present results highlighting our attempts to understand\, predict\, and control the motion of spin domains in the nondegenerate regime through controlling the polarization and local Larmor precession of spins. \nBio: Dr. Jeff McGuirk is an Associate Professor of Physics at Simon Fraser University with expertise in the physics of ultracold atoms. Before joining SFU in 2004\, Jeff performed his doctoral work on atom-based force sensors at Stanford and Yale and held a postdoctoral fellowship at JILA\, where he worked on Bose-Einstein condensation. At SFU\, the McGuirk research group is focused on experiments using ultracold atoms to explore the role of quantum symmetry in the spin dynamics of trapped atoms.
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-seminar-series-jeffrey-mcguirk/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240109T140000
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Seminar Series - Reuven Gordon
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, January 9 at 2pm for a seminar by Dr. Reuven Gordon from the University of Victoria. \nTitle: Isolating and Coupling Single Photon Emitters with Nanoaperture Optical Tweezers \nAbstract: This talk will give an introduction to our nanoaperture optical tweezer approach\, focussing on applications to quantum emitters. In particular\, I will describe efforts to isolate single Erbium emitters in nanocrystals for single photon sources at fiber optic communication wavelengths\, and to study resonant energy transfer between perovskite quantum dots. Recent work on tracking single proteins without labels or fluorescence will also be discussed. \nBio: Reuven Gordon is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Victoria\, Victoria\, Canada. He is a Fellow of Optica\, SPIE and IEEE and he is Deputy Editor for Optics Express. \nJoin in Person: \nSFU: WAC 7200 \nUVIC: EOW 430 \nJoin on Zoom: \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \n  \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 \nPasscode: 996727 \nFor more info: \nbahiyyih.peters@ubc.ca \nThe Quantum BC Seminar Series happens on the second Tuesday of every month at 2pm \n 
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-seminar-series-reuven-gordon/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231212T140000
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Seminar Series - Mohammad Amin
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, December 12 at 2pm for a seminar by Dr. Mohammad Amin from D-Wave. \nMohammad will speak on the topic Critical scaling advantage in spin glass quantum optimization. \n  \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 Passcode: 996727 \n \nTitle: Critical scaling advantage in spin glass quantum optimization \nAbstract: \nMore than two decades ago\, experiments on disordered alloys suggested that spin-glasses could be brought into low-energy states faster through quantum annealing than through conventional thermal annealing. Replicating this phenomenon in a programmable processor has remained a central challenge in quantum optimization. In this presentation\, I will provide the first experimental demonstration of the critical scaling advantage of quantum annealing compared to classical algorithms\, utilizing a superconducting quantum annealing processor with thousands of qubits [1]. I will offer a theoretical explanation of this advantage through the dynamics of quantum phase transition in spin-glasses. By extracting critical exponents\, I will show a clear distinction between quantum annealing and the slower stochastic dynamics of analogous Monte Carlo algorithms. Finally\, I will present recent results on Quantum Error Mitigation as a near-term approach to reduce errors when estimating expectation values [2]. Using Zero-Noise Extrapolation in the quantum critical dynamics of a transverse-field Ising spin-chain\, I will present the successful mitigation of static control errors and thermal noise\, extending coherent annealing time by nearly an order of magnitude. \n[1] King et al.\, Nature 617\, 61 (2023). \n[2] Amin et. al. arXiv:2311.01306. \nBio: \nDr. Mohammad Amin is a Fellow at D-Wave Quantum Inc. and an adjunct professor in the Physics department at Simon Fraser University. He earned his PhD in condensed matter physics from the University of British Columbia in 1999. Since joining D-Wave in 2000\, Dr. Amin has played a pivotal role in the development of D-Wave’s large-scale quantum annealing processors\, contributing to both theoretical and experimental understandings of their complex behavior. His expertise spans various domains\, including superconducting qubits\, noise and decoherence in superconducting circuits\, the theory of open quantum systems\, quantum critical phenomena\, and quantum machine learning. \n 
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-seminar-series-mohammad-amin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231114T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231114T150000
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Seminar Series - Roman Krems
DESCRIPTION:Nov.2023.Seminar.RKrems \nJoin us on Tuesday\, November 14 at 2pm for a seminar by Dr. Roman Krems from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Krems will speak on the topic  “Can quantum computers enhance machine learning?” \nAbstract:\nIn this talk\, I will describe how quantum computing and machine learning\ncan be combined to solve a machine learning problem that cannot be solved\non a classical computer. This will illustrate the quantum advantage of\nquantum machine learning. I will then discuss how to build optimal quantum\nmachine learning models for practical applications. In particular\, I will\nshow how to increase the complexity of quantum models in order to improve\ntheir ability to infer from limited data. I will conclude by discussing\nthe title question.\n\n\nBio:\n\nRoman Krems is a Professor of Chemistry and Distinguished University\nScholar at the University of British Columbia. He is also a member of the\ncomputer science department at UBC and a principle investigator at the\nStewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute. His work is at the intersection\nof quantum physics\, machine learning and chemistry on problems of\nrelevance to quantum materials and quantum technologies. He is\nparticularly excited about applications of machine learning for solving\ncomplex quantum problems and applications of quantum hardware for machine\nlearning. He is Fellow of the American Physical Society and Member of the\nCollege of the Royal Society of Canada.\n\n\nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 Passcode: 996727
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-seminar-series-roman-krems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231108T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231108T120000
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Open House
DESCRIPTION:QBC Open House Nov 8 \nTopic: Quantum BC Open House \nTime: Nov 8\, 2023 11:00 AM Vancouver \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/61459240254?pwd=bWVkUWI0RlZvRlRadW1IM1V5eGFLZz09 \n  \nMeeting ID: 614 5924 0254 \nPasscode: 197383 \n 
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-open-house-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231002
DTSTAMP:20260419T040049
CREATED:20230831T212042Z
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SUMMARY:Q-Site Conference - September 29 to October 1\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Discover the Potential of Quantum in Vancouver\n\n\nDiscover Q-SITE Vancouver\, an Educational Quantum Student Conference. \nHosted on the UBC campus this fall\, from September 29th to October 1st. Immerse yourself in captivating discussions and interactive workshops covering a diverse range of topics in the field of quantum information science and technology.  \n\n\nhttps://www.qsiteconf.ca/
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/q-site-conference-september-29-to-october-1-2023/
LOCATION:University of British Columbia\, Macleod Room 3038\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230912T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230912T150000
DTSTAMP:20260419T040049
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Seminar Series -  Rogério de Sousa
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, September 12 at 2pm for a seminar by Dr. Rogério de Sousa from the University of Victoria. \nSept.2023.Seminar.RdeSousa \nTitle: Noise in Chip-Based Quantum Computers \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 \nPasscode: 996727 \nAbstract: Quantum computers are now available in several different chip-based technologies\, but their quantum evolution is noisy\, hindering demonstrations of quantum advantage over conventional computers. In this talk I will discuss the microscopic origin of electric and magnetic noise in the solid-state environment surrounding qubits. While some noise sources are intrinsic to the surfaces and interfaces within the chip [1]\, others are extrinsic in that they originate from impurities and defects within the materials forming the qubit [2\, 3]. I will describe strategies to reduce the impact of noise on quantum computers using both hardware [4] and software [5] approaches. \n[1] I. Diniz and R. de Sousa\, Intrinsic Photon Loss at the Interface of Superconducting Devices\, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125\, 147702 (2020).\n[2] N. Gorgichuk\, T. Junginger\, and R. de Sousa\, Modeling Dielectric Loss in Superconducting Resonators : Evidence for Interacting Atomic Two-Level Systems at the Nb /Oxide Interface\, Phys. Rev. Appl. 19\, 024006 (2023).\n[3] J.A. Nava Aquino and R. de Sousa\, Flux Noise in Disordered Spin Systems\, Phys. Rev. B 106\, 144506 (2022).\n[4] J.A. Nava Aquino and R. de Sousa\, Model for 1/f flux noise in superconducting aluminum devices: Impact of external magnetic fields\, Appl. Phys. Lett. 122\, 224003 (2023).\n[5] E. Wright and R. de Sousa\, Fast quantum gate design with deep reinforcement learning using real-time feedback on readout signals\, arXiv:2305.01169 [quant-ph]. \nBio: Rogério de Sousa\, Professor\, Department of Physics and Astronomy\, University of Victoria BC \nProfessor de Sousa obtained his B.Sc. in Physics at Universidade Estadual de Campinas\, Brazil\, and then moved to the USA to pursue a Ph.D. in physics and quantum computing at the University of Maryland\, College Park. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Departments of Chemistry and Physics at University of California\, Berkeley\, and moved to Canada in 2007 to join the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy at University of Victoria. His research group focuses on how to design quantum computing hardware and software with less noise.  They are implementing quantum algorithms in the current generation of noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices\, and developing methods to benchmark as well as mitigate the impact of noise in them. \nProf. de Sousa is also interested in making quantum theory more accessible to people with different expertise. At UVic he teaches the course “Introductory Quantum Computing”\, targeted at second-year science and engineering students with no previous exposure to quantum theory.
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-seminar-series-rogerio-de-sousa/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230808T140000
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Seminar Series - NSERC CREATE Graduate Student Presentations
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on August 8 at 2pm BC Time to hear three NSERC CREATE in Quantum Computing Scholars share their research:\n\n1. Jamal Mohammad Khani\, MSc Physics Student\, University of Victoria\nTitle: All-Optical Quantum C-Phase Gate Using Rb Atoms.\n\n\n2. Phillip Suwan Kirwin\, MASc ECE Student\, University of British Columbia\nTitle: Integrated Quantum Transducers\n\n\n3. Daniel Julien-Neitzert\, MASc ECE Student\, University of British Columbia\nTitle: Fibre Optics Based Quantum Computer Control and Readout\n\nAugust.2023.Student.Seminar\n\n\n\nJoin on Zoom: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 \nPasscode: 996727 \n\n\n———————————————————————————————————————————-\n\n1. Jamal Mohammad Khani\, MSc Physics Student\, University of Victoria\nTitle: All-Optical Quantum C-Phase Gate Using Rb Atoms.\n\nAbstract: Neutral atoms are a promising candidate for creating giant optical nonlinearities. Previous experimental work has failed to produce a sufficiently large phase shift due in part to weak light-atom coupling. We aim to overcome this limitation and achieve a large Cross-Phase modulation by incorporating an optical resonator to our atomic system. This result will be an important step to an optical C-Phase gate.\n\nBio: Jamal Mohammad Khani\, a Physics M.Sc. student at the University of Victoria\, is currently conducting research under the guidance of Prof. Andrew MacRae. His work focuses on developing a high-fidelity quantum control-phase gate using Rb atoms. Jamal holds a B.Sc. in Physics\, during which he specialized in the simulation of trapping and controlling ultracold atoms and BECs using permanent magnetic lattices. Additionally\, he made contributions to a research paper that explored the transformation of bright solitons to dark solitons using a Mach-Zehnder modulator during his B.Sc. studies.\n\n———————————————————————————————————————————-\nPhillip Suwan Kirwin\, MASc ECE Student\, University of British Columbia\nTitle: Integrated Quantum Transducers\n\nAbstract: Useful quantum computers may be built in modules\, with optical fibres linking collections of qubits together. To facilitate such modular design in superconducting and spin-based quantum computing architectures\, a coherent microwave-to-optical link is required. These so-called quantum transducers aim to coherently transfer the quantum states of photons between the microwave and optical domains. In this talk\, I will give an overview of integrated quantum transducers. I will discuss the key figures of merit\, engineering challenges\, and leading physical implementations. \nBio: Phillip Suwan Kirwin is a MASc student in the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute at the University of British Columbia\, advised by Lukas Chrostowski\, Jeff Young\, and Joseph Salfi. His research interests are in integrated quantum photonics and quantum transducers. Phillip holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta. He is an alumnus of the Canada-Japan Co-op Program\, where he interned in the Quantum Optical Physics Group at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. \n\nDaniel Julien-Neitzert\, MASc ECE Student\, University of British Columbia                                          Title: Fibre Optics Based Quantum Computer Control and Readout \n\nAbstract: State-of-the-art quantum computers can only solve problems that are also easily tackled with classical computers. To provide a practical quantum advantage and solve real-world problems\, the number of qubits needs to be scaled to more than ~ 100 using today’s approaches. A major challenge\, often overlooked\, is that existing approaches to control and measure qubits will encounter a scaling bottleneck at around 1000 qubits\, which is only a few years away for superconducting circuits\, and is nowhere near the million qubits needed to simulate catalysts and molecules. Current I/O interfaces are complex to build\, compromising reliability and scalability\, have limited bandwidth to control and read many qubits\, and dissipate too much power to be useful at scale. We propose control circuits that are composed of photonic integrated circuit elements that will replace the costly\, complex\, and inherently unscalable method for control used today – discrete coaxial cables and large bulky electronics – to be entirely replaced by fibre optics based quantum computer control and readout systems. \nBio: Daniel Julien-Neitzert is with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia. His current research is focused quantum computing hardware and integrated photonics
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-seminar-series-nserc-create-graduate-student-presentations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230711T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230711T150000
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Seminar Series - Lukas Chrostowski
DESCRIPTION:The Quantum BC Seminar Series is a monthly talk given by faculty in BC on various topics related to quantum computing. The talks happen on the second Tuesday of each month at 2pm.\n\n\nPlease join us for our next seminar on Tuesday\, July 11\, 2023 at 2pm with Lukas Chrostowski from UBC where he will discuss Quantum Silicon Photonics.\n\nJoin in Person:\n\nAt UBC: MCLD Room 3038 \nAt SFU: SCP P8445.2 \n\nJoin on Zoom: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09\nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772\nPasscode: 996727\n\nJuly.2023.Lukas.C.Seminar\n\nTitle: Quantum Silicon Photonics\n\nAbstract: Photonic integrated circuits\, implemented in silicon\, have become a mainstream technology for providing high-speed optical communication links within data centres. Other applications include various sensors (LIDAR\, biomedical\, environment)\, optical computing\, and quantum information processing.  Perhaps the most ambitious application for integrated photonics is in quantum computing. Photonics can be used for the computation itself (e.g. PsiQuantum\, Xanadu)\, or can be an enabling technology to couple between spin qubits to build scalable hybrid photonic-spin quantum processors (the SFU-UBC SiQL CFI project\, Photonic Inc.).  Finally\,  photonics can be used for that it does best – optical communications – to build quantum communication links between quantum processors and quantum sensors.  This talk will discuss research to develop the ingredients necessary for these technologies. This includes novel fabrication techniques using electron beam lithography (SiEPICfab consortium)\, the design of devices such as single photon sources\, single photon detectors\, and tunable high-Q resonators for spin qubits\, and building instrumentation to test these devices and circuits including cryogenic probe stations and cryogenic photonic packaging.\n\nLukas Chrostowski is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia. Through his research in silicon photonics\, optoelectronics\, high-speed laser design\, fabrication and test\, for applications in optical communications\, biophotonics\, and quantum photonics\, he has published more than 300 journal and conference publications. He co-authored the book “Silicon Photonics Design” (Cambridge University Press\, 2015).  Dr. Chrostowski was the co-director of the Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory (AMPEL) Nanofabrication Facility (ANF)\, 2008-2016.  Dr. Chrostowski was the Program Director of the NSERC CREATE Silicon Electronic-Photonic Integrated Circuits (Si-EPIC) training program in Canada\, and has been teaching numerous silicon photonics workshops and courses since 2008\, which continue today as the SiEPICfab consortium.  Chrostowski received the Killam Teaching Prize at the University of British Columbia in 2014\, IEEE Photonics Society Technical Skills Educator Award in 2021\, and IEEE Canada’s J.M Ham Outstanding Engineering Educator Award in 2021.  He was an elected member of the IEEE Photonics Society 2014-2016 Board of Governors.  He was elected to the college of the Royal Society of Canada in 2019. Chrostowski is the Program Director for the NSERC CREATE 2020-2026 Quantum Computing program (Quantum BC)\, co-leading the Quantum Silicon Photonics design-fabricate-test workshop.
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-seminar-series-lukas-chrostowski/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230613T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230613T150000
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SUMMARY:QBC Seminar Series - Paul Haljan
DESCRIPTION:The Quantum BC Seminar Series is a monthly talk given by faculty in BC on various topics related to quantum computing. The talks happen on the second Tuesday of each month at 2pm. \n  \nJune.2023.Poster.Paul.Haljan \n  \nPlease join us for our fourth seminar on Tuesday\, June 13\, 2023 at 2pm with Paul Haljan from SFU who will present on Realizing a Structural Phase Transition of Trapped Ions in the Quantum Regime. \n  \nJoin on Zoom: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 \nPasscode: 996727 \n  \n\nSeminar Title: Realizing a Structural Phase Transition of Trapped Ions in the Quantum Regime by Paul C Haljan\, Department of Physics\, Simon Fraser University\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Arrays of trapped ions are a versatile technological platform with exquisite control over experimental parameters at the single-atom level. This allows both manipulation of the internal quantum state of the ions and control of their quantum collective vibrational motion – phonons – in the trap. A focus of my research group is advancing the technology of phononic coherent control in trapped ions. As part of this\, we are aiming to demonstrate precise manipulation of a single vibrational mode of trapped ions in order to control a quantum structural phase transition in a string of trapped ions – the 1D linear to 2D zigzag transition. This system would provide an intrinsic source of novel entangled states of ion crystal structures\, which can be manipulated through trapped ion double-well interferometry. In this talk I will describe how we experimentally control and characterize the linear-zigzag structural transition for arrays of ions confined in a linear Paul trap and cooled to near their ground state of motion. I will show how Raman sideband spectroscopy can be used as a probe to reveal both the energy level structure and the motional population distribution of the ion crystal near the critical point of the transition. I will look at what our results reveal about the nature of the transition in practice\, and finally I will consider prospects for coherence assessment near the critical point as well as potential applications in in-situ sensing of electric field noise.\n\n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Paul C. Haljan is an Associate Professor of Physics at Simon Fraser University with expertise in trapped-ion quantum technologies. Before joining SFU in 2005\, Paul performed his doctoral work on quantum vertices at Boulder and JILA and held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan\, where he worked on quantum gate implementations in trapped-ion hardware and early algorithm demonstrations. At SFU\, the Haljan research group is focused on experiments with trapped ions\, quantum simulations and quantum state manipulation\, and technology development for trapped-ion quantum computing.
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/qbc-seminar-series/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230606T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230606T170000
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UID:6592-1686067200-1686070800@quantum-bc.ca
SUMMARY:Seminar on Cryo Circuits for Quantum Computing
DESCRIPTION:IEEE SSCS/CASS Vancouver Distinguished Lecturer Talk \nCryogenic CMOS for low power quantum computing applications: Roadmap\, Present Status\, Challenges and Opportunities \nSudipto Chakraborty\, \n IBM T. J. Watson Master Inventor\, NXP Semiconductors \nJune 6th\, 4pm Pacific Time \n\nRegistration link: \nhttps://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/363109\n\n\nIn-person venue: \nMcLeod 3038\, \nElectrical and Computer Engineering\, \nUniversity of British Columbia \n2356 Main Mall\, Vancouver\, BC V6T 1Z4 \n\n\nZoom Link:\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/66828102935?pwd=cmFzMmRSWGFvb0hreVdialNWWW1Cdz09 \nMeeting ID: 668 2810 2935\nPasscode: 837279 \n\n\n\nThis talk will cover practical challenges for cryogenic CMOS designs for next generation quantum computing. Starting from a roadmap level understanding and future trends\, it will detail the design considerations for a non-multiplexed\, semi-autonomous\, transmon qubit state controller (QSC) implemented in 14nm CMOS FinFET technology. The QSC includes an augmented general-purpose digital processor that supports waveform generation and phase rotation operations combined with a low power current-mode single sideband upconversion I/Q mixer-based RF arbitrary waveform generator (AWG). Implemented in 14nm CMOS FinFET technology\, the QSC generates control signals in its target 4.5GHz to 5.5 GHz frequency range\, achieving an SFDR > 50dB for a signal bandwidth of 500MHz. With the controller operating in the 4K stage of a cryostat and connected to a transmon qubit in the cryostat’s millikelvin stage\, measured transmon T1 and T2 coherence times were 75.7μs and 73μs\, respectively\, in each case comparable to results achieved using conventional room temperature controls. In further tests with transmons\, a qubit-limited error rate of 7.76×10-4 per Clifford gate is achieved\, again comparable to results achieved using room temperature controls. The QSC’s maximum RF output power is -18 dBm\, and power dissipation per qubit under active control is 23mW. \n\nSudipto Chakraborty received his B. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology\, Kharagpur in 1998 and Ph.D in EE from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2002. He worked as a researcher in Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC) till 2004. From 2004 to 2016\, he was a senior member of technical staff at Texas Instruments where he contributed to low power integrated circuit design in more than 10 product families in the areas of automotive\, wireless\, medical and microcontrollers. Since 2017\, he has been working at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center where he leads the low power circuit design for next generation quantum computing applications using nano CMOS technology nodes. He has authored or co-authored more than 75 papers\, two books and holds 83 US patents. He has served in the technical program committees of various conferences including CICC\, RFIC\, IMS and has been elected as an IBM master inventor in 2022 for his contributions. He is a distinguished lecturer for the SSCS and CASS societies and serves as an associate editor for TCAS-I.
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/seminar-on-cryo-circuits-for-quantum-computing/
LOCATION:University of British Columbia\, Macleod Room 3038\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230515T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230519T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T040049
CREATED:20230320T233815Z
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SUMMARY:Active Silicon Photonics Fabrication Workshop 2023
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the SiEPIC Program and our professors from  Laval\, Toronto\, UBC\, and Queen’s Universities\, CMC Microsystems is offering this legendary Silicon photonics workshop in person again at the University of Toronto from May 15 to 19\, 2023. \nThe workshop will teach participants how to design\, simulate\, fabricate\, and test photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The design of participants will be fabricated by AMF Si Photonics technology and the ANT NanoSOI Si Photonics technology available through CMC Microsystems. \nSiemens\, Lumerical (now part of the ANSYS family)\, Luceda\, and Applied NanoTools are supporting this course by providing access arrangements to their tools and services for participants (more information below). \nOn May 17 there will be a one-day symposium on Photonics for Compute Acceleration . Registration is included with workshop.
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/active-silicon-photonics-fabrication-workshop-2023/
LOCATION:University of Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230511T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230512T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T040049
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SUMMARY:NSERC CREATE in QC Annual Roadmapping Workshop
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URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/nserc-create-in-qc-annual-roadmapping-workshop/
LOCATION:Quantum Algorithms Institute
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230510T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230512T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T040049
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UID:6461-1683709200-1683910800@quantum-bc.ca
SUMMARY:Quantum Sensors for Vacuum Metrology
DESCRIPTION:Quantum Sensors for Vacuum Metrology\nMAY 10 – 12\, 2023 \nQuantum BC and the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute are pleased to invite you to attend this workshop: \n\nVacuum metrology for the high\, ultra\, and extreme high vacuum regimes is presently undergoing a revolution driven by new techniques that recast the Pascal in terms of observable quantum phenomena and fundamental constants of nature. This workshop is meant to bring together key members of this nascent field to discuss the latest research\, achievements\, and technical developments.
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-sensors-for-vacuum-metrology/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230509T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230509T150000
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SUMMARY:QBC Seminar Series - Prashant Nair
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Quantum BC Seminar Series is a monthly talk given by faculty in BC on various topics related to quantum computing. The talks happen on the second Tuesday of each month at 2pm. \nPlease join us for our third seminar with Dr. Prashant Nair on Tuesday\, May 9\, 2023 at 2pm. \nJoin on Zoom: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 \nPasscode: 996727 \nTitle: Towards Efficient and Effective Optimization of Variational Quantum Algorithms through Parameter Transfer\n \nAbstract:\nOptimizing parameters for variational quantum algorithms in the presence of noise is challenging due to the susceptibility of the algorithm to noise. In our approach\, we address this challenge by utilizing the parameter transfer technique\, which involves first identifying optimal parameters for a smaller instance of the problem and then transferring those parameters to the larger instance. By doing so\, we can reduce the impact of noise on the optimization process and improve the accuracy of the optimizer. Our experimental results demonstrate that our technique effectively reduces the circuit size by 28% in terms of qubit counts and 38% in terms of circuit depth\, leading to optimal points that are closer to the globally optimal points than the baseline. This approach has potential applications in quantum computing and can enable more accurate solutions for larger instances of problems.\n \n\nBiography:  \nPrashant Nair is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC). His primary interests are Computer Architecture\, Quantum Systems\, AI/ML Systems\, Memory Systems\, Reliability\, and Security. He leads the “Systems and Architectures (STAR) Lab.” Dr. Nair has 25 publications in top-tier venues such as ISCA\, MICRO\, HPCA\, ASPLOS\, DSN\, and VLDB. He has received several awards\, including the best paper at HPCA 2023\, two IEEE MICRO Top-Picks honourable mentions\, and the ECE Graduate Research Assistant Excellence Award for his Ph.D. at Georgia Tech. Before joining UBC\, he investigated practical data compression for IBM systems at T. J. Watson Research Center in New York. Dr. Nair’s works have had a commercial impact. Specifically\, his work on integrating On-Die Error Correcting Code and Host Error Correcting Code (published in ISCA-2016) has been successfully integrated into the HBM3 Memory Protocol by JEDEC consortium. Furthermore\, top industry players employ ideas similar to his work (CAL-2014) on probabilistic Row Hammer mitigation in DRAM-based memory systems. \n 
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/qbc-seminar-series-prashant-nair/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230428T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230428T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T040049
CREATED:20230405T215924Z
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UID:6463-1682676000-1682697600@quantum-bc.ca
SUMMARY:Quantum BC Research Day 2023
DESCRIPTION:Quantum BC Research Day 2023 is an opportunity for the Quantum BC community to gather and discuss the latest research in quantum science and technologies. Students\, postdocs\, and faculty are invited to share their current research and/or future research goals. Quantum BC Research Day 2023 provides a venue for networking to strengthen the connectivity of the Quantum BC community. The program includes a poster session and keynote talks by Quantum BC faculty and industry experts. \n\n\n\n\nRegister today whether you are giving a talk\, presenting a poster or attending as a guest! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBob Wright Center Room A104\, University of Victoria 3800 Finnerty Road Victoria\, BC V8P 5C2
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-research-day-2023/
LOCATION:University of Victoria\, 3800 Finnerty Road\, Victoria\, BC\, V8P 5C2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230411T140000
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SUMMARY:QBC Seminar Series - Thomas E. Baker
DESCRIPTION:The Quantum BC Seminar Series is a monthly talk given by faculty in BC on various topics related to quantum computing. The talks happen on the second Tuesday of each month at 2pm. \n  \nPlease join us for our second seminar with Dr. Thomas Baker on Tuesday\, April 11\, 2023 at 2pm. \nJoin on Zoom: \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 \nPasscode: 996727 \nTitle: Quantum algorithms now and in the future \nAuthor: Thomas E. Baker\, Canada Research Chair in Quantum Computing for Modelling of Molecules and Materials \nAffiliation: Department of Physics & Astronomy; Department of Chemistry; Centre for Advanced Materials and Related Technology\, University of Victoria\, British Columbia V8P 5C2\, Canada \nAbstract: \nComputing has revolutionized the landscape of what is possible in terms of modern technology over the past century. Continuing to improve technologies over the next century offers to improve our technological capabilities as much or more so as has already been done. This would affect everything from medicine to farming yields to battery storage. How a computer is built and what algorithms are best run on it are crucial questions  for ensuring that the best and most accurate results are obtained. This talk will focus primarily on how algorithms can be made in two contexts: one for the quantum computer and the other for classical computers. Algorithms to access the most efficient information to describe the many-electron solutions from the quantum computer will be discussed. Additionally\, tensor network algorithms that rely on entanglement renormalization\, an efficient strategy for physically relevant systems\, will be discussed and introduced here. With the best algorithms\, it will be possible to push technological advances forward and achieve noticeable improvements in everyday life. \nThis research was undertaken\, in part\, thanks to funding from the Canada Research Chairs Program. T.E.B. is grateful for support from the University of Victoria’s start-up grant from the Faculty of Science. \n 
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/qbc-seminar-series-thomas-baker/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230314T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230314T150000
DTSTAMP:20260419T040049
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SUMMARY:QBC Seminar Series - Stephanie Simmons
DESCRIPTION:The Quantum BC Seminar Series is a monthly talk given by faculty in BC on various topics related to quantum computing. The talks happen on the second Tuesday of each month at 2pm. \nPlease join us for our first seminar with Dr. Stephanie Simmons on Tuesday\, March 14\, 2023 at 2pm. Dr. Simmons will speak about Silicon Colour Centres. \nSilicon Colour Centres:  \nThe future global quantum internet will require high-performance matter-photon interfaces. The highly demanding technological requirements indicate that the matter-photon interfaces currently under study all have potentially unworkable drawbacks\, and there is a global race underway to identify the best possible new alternative. For overwhelming commercial and quantum reasons\, silicon is the best possible host for such an interface. Silicon is not only the most developed integrated photonics and electronics platform by far\, isotopically purified silicon-28 has also set records for quantum lifetimes at both cryogenic and room temperatures [1]. Despite this\, the vast majority of research into photon-spin interfaces has notably focused on visible-wavelength colour centres in other materials. \nIn this talk I will introduce a variety of silicon colour centres and discuss their properties in isotopically purified silicon-28. Some of these centres have zero-phonon optical transitions in the telecommunications bands [2]\, some have long-lived spins in their ground states [3]\, and some\, including the newly rediscovered T centre\, have both [4] and can be integrated into silicon photonics chips at scale [5]. \n[1] K. Saeedi\, S. Simmons\, J.Z. Salvail\, et al. Science 342:830 (2013). \n[2] C. Chartrand\, L. Bergeron\, K.J. Morse\, et al. Phys. Rev. B 98:195201 (2018). \n[3] K. Morse\, R. Abraham\, A. DeAbreu\, et al. Science Advances 3:e1700930 (2017). \n[4] L. Bergeron\, C. Chartrand\, A.T.K. Kurkjian\, et al. PRXQuantum 1:020301 (2020). \n[5] D. Higginbottom\, A.T.K. Kurkjian\, C. Chartrand et al. Nature 607:266 (2022). \n\nBiography: \nDr Stephanie Simmons is an Associate Professor\, Canada Research Chair\, CIFAR Quantum Information Science Fellow\, Co-chair of the National Quantum Strategy Advisory Council\, based out of the Department of Physics at Simon Fraser University (SFU)\, and is the Founder and Chief Quantum Officer of Photonic Inc. Her work on silicon quantum technologies was awarded a Physics World Top Ten Breakthrough of the Year of 2013 and again in 2015\, and she is one of only 5 individuals to have ever won this award twice. She was named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2020\, and her work has been covered by the New York Times\, CBC\, BBC\, Scientific American\, the New Scientist\, and many others. \n\nTuesday\, March 14 at 2pm: \nJoin in Person (Dr. Simmons will be joining virtually and the talk will be broadcast with refreshments): \nSFU Burnaby\, WAC Bennett Library Room 7200 \n  \nJoin on Zoom: \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/69443327772?pwd=TGhhTXFIQ3ZiUmNrN0pUa3FObTNydz09 \nMeeting ID: 694 4332 7772 \nPasscode: 996727
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/qbc-seminar-series-stephanie-simmons/
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SUMMARY:Quantum Photonics Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The NSERC CREATE Quantum BC program and CMC Microsystems bring to you a workshop on the design\, fabrication\, and testing of quantum silicon photonic circuits used in quantum computer hardware. We invite you to join the workshop taking place in person at The University of British Columbia from February 20 to 24\, 2023.
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-photonics-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Quantum Chemistry Workshop with Gate-Based Quantum Computing Using IBM Quantum
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join a 6-day virtual workshop from the end of January to the beginning of February 2023. This year\, the workshop will focus on quantum chemistry on IBM’s gate-based quantum computers\, incorporating problem-based learning\, teamwork\, and best practices in quantum software development. By the end of the workshop\, you will be able to use the IBM Quantum platform and basic quantum computing tools to solve concrete\, small-scale quantum chemistry problems. The workshop will also include poster sessions and an awards ceremony for the best student team presentations.
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/virtual-quantum-chemistry-workshop-with-gate-based-quantum-computing-using-ibm-quantum/
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SUMMARY:Quantum BC Fall 2022 Open House
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about getting involved with quantum computing at the undergraduate and graduate level\, and find out about our exciting outreach programs and courses! Email bahiyyih.peters@ubc.ca for the event link. \nWatch the recording on the Quantum BC Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/hK5PGxcewg0 \nView the open house slides here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lqygA0ne6naGdPLkgGGOG_tO5qQFw4dJhbm6vYkWqXI/edit?usp=sharing \n  \nQBC Open House Dec 1
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/quantum-bc-fall-2022-open-house/
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SUMMARY:Unboxing Quantum: Spooky Action
DESCRIPTION:In this Halloween-inspired presentation\, Ella Meyer\, BSc\, talks about Quantum Spooky Action in a fun and engaging way.
URL:https://quantum-bc.ca/event/unboxing-quantum-spooky-action/
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