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DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Quantum computing offers the potential for an exponen
 tial speed-up of certain classes of computational problems\, and\, as such
 \, the development of a practical quantum computer has been a field of int
 ense research over the past two decades. Yet\, it is still early in the de
 velopment of these systems\, as we have just reached the point at which la
 boratory experiments have shown that quantum computers can outperform clas
 sical computers at certain computational tasks. As such\, it is an excitin
 g time in the field\, analogous to the early days of classical computer de
 velopment. As microwave engineers there is a tremendous opportunity to con
 tribute to quantum computing\, as the control and measurement of most quan
 tum processors is carried-out using microwave techniques. In this talk\, I
  will describe the use of microwaves in quantum computing\, with a focus o
 n the superconducting qubit technology which was used to show that a quant
 um computer is capable of post-classical computation. The talk will be gea
 red toward microwave engineers with no background in quantum computing and
  will provide a glimpse into the fundamentals\, contemporary system archit
 ectures\, recent experiments\, and\, finally\, major microwave challenges 
 that must be overcome if fault tolerant quantum computing is to become a r
 eality. While the “quantum” aspects of quantum computing will be descr
 ibed\, the deeper technical discussion will focus on the specification and
  design of the microwave control and measurement systems required to opera
 te these systems\, using Google’s state-of-the-art Sycamore quantum comp
 uter as an example. Ongoing research in scalable control and measurement e
 lectronics will also be described.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Worcester Wome
 n in Engineering Affinity\n\nSpeaker(s): Joe Bardin\n\nAgenda: \n6 pm: Wel
 come\n\n6:15 to 7 pm: Presentation+ Q&A.\n\nPost Office Pub: Rte. 140 & Ra
 y Street \, North Grafton\, Massachusetts\, Massachusetts\, United States\
 , 01536
LOCATION:Post Office Pub: Rte. 140 & Ray Street \, North Grafton\, Massachu
 setts\, Massachusetts\, United States\, 01536
ORGANIZER:simoussa@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:27
SUMMARY:QUANTUM COMPUTING: WHAT IS IT\, HOW DOES IT WORK\, AND WHAT ARE THE
  OPPORTUNITIES FOR MICROWAVE ENGINEERS?
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/379342
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>Abstract:&nbsp\;</strong>Quantum c
 omputing offers the potential for an exponential speed-up of certain class
 es of computational problems\, and\, as such\, the development of a practi
 cal quantum computer has been a field of intense research over the past tw
 o decades. Yet\, it is still early in the development of these systems\, a
 s we have just reached the point at which laboratory experiments have show
 n that quantum computers can outperform classical computers at certain com
 putational tasks. As such\, it is an exciting time in the field\, analogou
 s to the early days of classical computer development. As microwave engine
 ers there is a tremendous opportunity to contribute to quantum computing\,
  as the control and measurement of most quantum processors is carried-out 
 using microwave techniques. In this talk\, I will describe the use of micr
 owaves in quantum computing\, with a focus on the superconducting qubit te
 chnology which was used to show that a quantum computer is capable of post
 -classical computation. The talk will be geared toward microwave engineers
  with no background in quantum computing and will provide a glimpse into t
 he fundamentals\, contemporary system architectures\, recent experiments\,
  and\, finally\, major microwave challenges that must be overcome if fault
  tolerant quantum computing is to become a reality. While the &ldquo\;quan
 tum&rdquo\; aspects of quantum computing will be described\, the deeper te
 chnical discussion will focus on the specification and design of the micro
 wave control and measurement systems required to operate these systems\, u
 sing Google&rsquo\;s state-of-the-art Sycamore quantum computer as an exam
 ple. Ongoing research in scalable control and measurement electronics will
  also be described.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>6 pm: Welcome&nbsp\;</
 p>\n<p>6:15 to 7 pm: Presentation+ Q&amp\;A.</p>
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