Towards Quantum Computation With Superconducting Circuits

Event Date:
2021-01-28T16:00:00
2021-01-28T17:00:00
Event Location:
Connect via zoom
Speaker:
Alexandre Blais (Sherbrooke)
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Intended Audience:
Undergraduate
Local Contact:

Douglas Scott

Event Information:

By exploiting effects such as quantum superpositions and entanglement, quantum computers could solve problems that are intractable on standard, classical, computers. While building a full-scale quantum computer capable of rivalling today's supercomputers remains a challenge, the last few years have seen tremendous improvements in our ability to build small superconducting quantum processors and run simple algorithms on these processors. In this talk, I will review some of the basic concepts that could allow quantum computers to outperform their classical counterparts. With an emphasis on superconducting quantum processors, I will also discuss recent developments of the field and outline some of the challenges that lie ahead.

Add to Calendar 2021-01-28T16:00:00 2021-01-28T17:00:00 Towards Quantum Computation With Superconducting Circuits Event Information: By exploiting effects such as quantum superpositions and entanglement, quantum computers could solve problems that are intractable on standard, classical, computers. While building a full-scale quantum computer capable of rivalling today's supercomputers remains a challenge, the last few years have seen tremendous improvements in our ability to build small superconducting quantum processors and run simple algorithms on these processors. In this talk, I will review some of the basic concepts that could allow quantum computers to outperform their classical counterparts. With an emphasis on superconducting quantum processors, I will also discuss recent developments of the field and outline some of the challenges that lie ahead. Event Location: Connect via zoom