Making Qubits: Diamond, Photonics, Superconductors, and More
There are many ways to make a quantum computer. Quantum states for computation can be encoded in optical photons, microwaves, ions, electron spins, and more. Dr. Russ Renzas of Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology will review the operational principles, requirements, and current status of different approaches to making qubits, as well as key challenges that must be overcome for scalable fabrication of these sensitive devices.
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- Date: 14 Oct 2021
- Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)
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- Boise, Idaho
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IEEE Boise Computer Society Chapter chair, Chris Gunning, cgunning@ieee.org
IEEE Boise Chapter Solid-State Circuits Society chair, Randy Rannow, pi-boson@ieee.org
IEEE Utah Computer Society Chapter chair, Robert Stewart, rstewart@computer.org
IEEE Wichita Computer and Control Joint Chapter chair, Charles Lynden, charleslynden@ieee.org
IEEE Palouse Computer Society Chapter chair, Daniel Conte, dcontedeleon@ieee.org
- Starts 13 September 2021 11:30 AM
- Ends 14 October 2021 12:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
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Dr. Russ Renzas of Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology
Making Qubits: Diamond, Photonics, Superconductors, and More
Biography:
Dr. Russ Renzas is the Quantum Technology Market Manager for Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology. He led superconducting qubit fabrication at Rigetti Computing from 2016-2018. Prior to working in quantum devices, Russ led metrology and failure analysis at a silver nanowire startup and researched nanomaterials at TE Connectivity. He has also been a deal lead for Princeton Alumni Angels. Russ did his undergraduate work at Princeton University and his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley. He is currently based in Reno, Nevada, where he is also Adjunct Faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno.