BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260107T184332Z UID:29FEA8C0-C4F5-48F7-B4DC-7FA1DE7FA78F DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251204T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251204T160000 DESCRIPTION:Our Southern MN IEEE section is promoting a virtual meeting bei ng hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse MTT-S Student Chapter\n- --------------------------------------------------------------\n\nQuantum Computing: What is it\, how does it work\, and what are the opportunities for microwave engineers?\n\nIEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecture (DML) Ser ies\n\nSpeaker: Dr. Joe Bardin\nDate: December 4\, 2025\nTime: 3:00 PM CST \nHost: UWL-IEEE MTT-S Student Chapter\n\nAbstract:\n\nQuantum computing o ffers the potential for an exponential speed-up of certain classes of comp utational problems\, and\, as such\, the development of a practical quantu m computer has been a field of intense research over the past two decades. Yet\, it is still early in the development of these systems\, as we have just reached the point at which laboratory experiments have shown that qua ntum computers can outperform classical computers at certain computational tasks. As such\, it is an exciting time in the field\, analogous to the e arly days of classical computer development. As microwave engineers there is a tremendous opportunity to contribute to quantum computing\, as the co ntrol and measurement of most quantum processors is carried-out using micr owave techniques. In this talk\, I will describe the use of microwaves in quantum computing\, with a focus on the superconducting qubit technology w hich was used to show that a quantum computer is capable of post-classical computation. The talk will be geared toward microwave engineers with no b ackground in quantum computing and will provide a glimpse into the fundame ntals\, contemporary system architectures\, recent experiments\, and\, fin ally\, major microwave challenges that must be overcome if fault tolerant quantum computing is to become a reality. While the “quantum” aspects of quantum computing will be described\, the deeper technical discussion w ill focus on the specification and design of the microwave control and mea surement systems required to operate these systems\, using Google’s stat e-of-the-art Sycamore quantum computer as an example. Ongoing research in scalable control and measurement electronics will also be described.\n\nAg enda: \n\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/516822 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/516822 ORGANIZER:ckwhite@ieee.org SEQUENCE:46 SUMMARY:VIRTUAL IEEE Event: Quantum Computing: What is it\, how does it wor k\, and what are the opportunities for microwave engineers? URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/516822 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="text-align: justify\;">Our Southern MN IEEE section is promoting a virtual meeting being hosted by the Univer sity of Wisconsin-Lacrosse MTT-S Student Chapter</p>\n<hr>\n<h1 style="tex t-align: justify\;">Quantum Computing: What is it\, how does it work\, and &nbsp\;what are the opportunities for microwave engineers?</h1>\n<h2 style ="text-align: justify\;">IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecture (DML) Series </h2>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Speaker: Dr. Joe Bardin<br>Date: D ecember 4\, 2025<br>Time: 3:00 PM CST<br>Host: UWL-IEEE MTT-S Student Chap ter</p>\n<h3 style="text-align: justify\;">Abstract:</h3>\n<p style="text- align: justify\;">Quantum computing offers the potential for an exponentia l speed-up of certain classes of computational problems\, and\, as such\, the development of a practical quantum computer has been a field of intens e research over the past two decades. Yet\, it is still early in the devel opment of these systems\, as we have just reached the point at which labor atory experiments have shown that quantum computers can outperform classic al computers at certain computational tasks. As such\, it is an exciting t ime in the field\, analogous to the early days of classical computer devel opment. As microwave engineers there is a tremendous opportunity to contri bute to quantum computing\, as the control and measurement of most quantum processors is carried-out using microwave techniques. In this talk\, I wi ll describe the use of microwaves in quantum computing\, with a focus on t he superconducting qubit technology 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&nbsp\; and will provide a glimpse into the fundamentals\, contemporary system arc hitectures\, recent experiments\, and\, finally\, major microwave challeng es that must be overcome if fault tolerant quantum computing is to become a reality. While the &ldquo\;quantum&rdquo\; aspects of quantum computing will be described\, the deeper technical discussion will focus on the spec ification and design of the microwave control and measurement systems requ ired to operate these systems\, using Google&rsquo\;s state-of-the-art Syc amore quantum computer as an example. Ongoing research in scalable control and measurement electronics will also be described.</p><br /><br />Agenda : <br /><p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR