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DESCRIPTION:In the fields of Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)\, Search and Re
 scue (SAR) and autonomous travel\, understanding the entirety of the envir
 onment is an asset and most times a requirement. For example\, in USAR\, i
 t is in the spaces between objects within a rubble pile\, which are a type
  of negative objects\, where trapped people can be found and where structu
 ral instabilities are located. While most research focuses on classifying 
 positive objects\, we work to build a framework to understand negative obj
 ects and a set of standardized terminology to discuss and classify them. T
 his presentation will discuss the necessity for creating a lexicon for neg
 ative objects\, exhibit applications of negative object research\, and sug
 gest a starting point for vocabulary to reduce ambiguity around classes of
  negative objects.\nFurthermore\, we aim to spark a discussion about negat
 ive object research and suggest a starting point for a novel research area
 .\n\nQuantum computing is one of the emerging technologies for the future.
  Quantum computing is based on the principles of quantum mechanics and fus
 es beautifully with computer science. It is often in the news when computi
 ng supremacy is discussed. Governments and big technology companies like\,
  IBM\, Google\, Microsoft\, Intel\, etc. along with private partners\, are
  heavily investing in this technology. Quantum mechanics is based on count
 erintuitive properties like superposition\, entanglement\, and interferenc
 e that make it different from classical computing. It is expected to outpe
 rform classical computing in certain areas of applications\, like medical 
 science\, computer science\, and cryptography\, to name a few. In this tal
 k\, we will discuss the fundamentals of quantum computing with an introduc
 tion to the principle/properties of quantum\nmechanics\, its usefulness fo
 r representing information\, and what operations can be performed on the i
 nformation represented by Qubits. While quantum gates\, the fundamental in
 formation processing units of quantum computing are based on mathematical 
 constructs from Linear Algebra and Probability\, classical computing is ba
 sed on Boolean Algebra and Logics gates. A number of possibilities for rep
 resenting and processing quantum information are much larger than classica
 l computing – hence the promise of larger computer power of quantum comp
 uting.\n\nSpeaker(s): Katrina Hooper\, javaid Iqbal Zahid\n\nVirtual: http
 s://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/263288
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/263288
ORGANIZER:janusanb@ryerson.ca
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SUMMARY:Classifying Holes\, Voids\, Negative Objects and Nothing and Quantu
 m Computing
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/263288
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>In the fields of Urban Search and Rescue (
 USAR)\, Search and Rescue (SAR) and autonomous travel\, understanding the 
 entirety of the environment is an asset and most times a requirement. For 
 example\, in USAR\, it is in the spaces between objects within a rubble pi
 le\, which are a type of negative objects\, where trapped people can be fo
 und and where structural instabilities are located. While most research fo
 cuses on classifying positive objects\, we work to build a framework to un
 derstand negative objects and a set of standardized terminology to discuss
  and classify them. This presentation will discuss the necessity for creat
 ing a lexicon for negative objects\, exhibit applications of negative obje
 ct research\, and suggest a starting point for vocabulary to reduce ambigu
 ity around classes of negative objects.<br />Furthermore\, we aim to spark
  a discussion about negative object research and suggest a starting point 
 for a novel research area.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Quantum computing is on
 e of the emerging technologies for the future. Quantum computing is based 
 on the principles of quantum mechanics and fuses beautifully with computer
  science. It is often in the news when computing supremacy is discussed. G
 overnments and big technology companies like\, IBM\, Google\, Microsoft\, 
 Intel\, etc. along with private partners\, are heavily investing in this t
 echnology. Quantum mechanics is based on counterintuitive properties like 
 superposition\, entanglement\, and interference that make it different fro
 m classical computing. It is expected to outperform classical computing in
  certain areas of applications\, like medical science\, computer science\,
  and cryptography\, to name a few. In this talk\, we will discuss the fund
 amentals of quantum computing with an introduction to the principle/proper
 ties of quantum<br />mechanics\, its usefulness for representing informati
 on\, and what operations can be performed on the information represented b
 y Qubits. While quantum gates\, the fundamental information processing uni
 ts of quantum computing are based on mathematical constructs from Linear A
 lgebra and Probability\, classical computing is based on Boolean Algebra a
 nd Logics gates. A number&nbsp\;of possibilities for representing and proc
 essing quantum information are much larger than classical computing &ndash
 \; hence the promise of larger computer power of quantum computing.</p>
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