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Quantum Computing Bootcamp 23

US/Eastern
F113 (Jefferson Lab)

F113

Jefferson Lab

Felix Ringer (ODU/JLab), Jianwei Qiu (Jefferson Lab), Kostas Orginos (William and Mary / JLab), Nobuo Sato (Jefferson Lab), Raghav Jha (Jefferson Lab), Raul Briceno (Jefferson Lab), Robert Edwards (Jefferson Lab)
Description
Registration
    • 8:30 AM 9:30 AM
      Registration entrance (CEBAF)

      entrance

      CEBAF

    • 9:30 AM 10:00 AM
      Welcome F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

    • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
      Computing with Quantum - theory 2h F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: Raghav Jha (Jefferson Lab)
    • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch
    • 1:30 PM 4:30 PM
      Computing with Quantum - quiskit exercises 3h F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: Raghav Jha (Jefferson Lab)
    • 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
      James Mulligan - morning 3h F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: James Mulligan (LBL)
    • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch
    • 1:30 PM 5:00 PM
      James Mulligan - afternoon 3h 30m F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: James Mulligan (LBL)
    • 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
      Christian Bauer - day 1 3h F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: Christian Bauer (LBL)
    • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch
    • 1:30 PM 5:00 PM
      Ben Nachman - day 1 3h 30m F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: Ben Nachman (LBL)
    • 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
      Christian Bauer - day 2 3h F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: Christian Bauer (LBL)
    • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch
    • 1:30 PM 5:00 PM
      Ben Nachman - day 2 3h 30m F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: Ben Nachman (LBL)
    • 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
      I'm the problem, it's me: Viscosity in 3+1 QCD - morning 3h F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: Henry Lamm (FNAL)
    • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch
    • 1:30 PM 5:00 PM
      I'm the problem, it's me: Viscosity in 3+1 QCD - afternoon 3h 30m F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: Henry Lamm (FNAL)
    • 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
      Natalie Klco, Randy Lewis, Sarah Powell - morning - day 1 3h F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: Natalie Klco (Duke)
    • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch
    • 1:30 PM 5:00 PM
      Natalie Klco, Randy Lewis, Sarah Powell -afternoon - day 1 3h 30m F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: Natalie Klco (Duke)
    • 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
      Natalie Klco, Randy Lewis, Sarah Powell - morning - day 2 3h F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: Natalie Klco (Duke)
    • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch
    • 1:30 PM 5:00 PM
      Natalie Klco, Randy Lewis, Sarah Powell -afternoon - day 2 3h 30m F113

      F113

      Jefferson Lab

      Speaker: Natalie Klco (Duke)
    • 9:00 AM 10:40 AM
      Symposium-talks Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Jefferson Lab

      • 9:00 AM
        Toward Digital Quantum Simulation of Standard Model Physics - a look from my path 50m

        Quantum simulations are expected to be able to provide predictions of the dynamics of quantum many-body systems of importance to Standard Model physics research from dense non-equilibrium matter to systems of neutrinos that lie beyond the capabilities of classical computation. After an introduction, I will discuss recent work we have performed in simulating 1+1D quantum field theories, including the evolution of two-flavor QCD and beta-decay of a single baryon using quantum computers, then move to flavor oscillations in dense neutrino systems, then to recent results within the Lipkin model as a demonstrator for potentially interesting directions in nuclear many-body systems. Finally, we then discuss challenges and make some observations about possible paths forward.

        Speaker: Martin Savage (Institute for Nuclear Theory)
      • 9:50 AM
        Exponential quantum speedup in simulating coupled classical oscillators 50m

        We present a quantum algorithm for simulating the classical dynamics of 2n coupled oscillators (e.g., 2n masses coupled by springs). Our approach leverages a mapping between the Schrödinger equation and Newton's equation for harmonic potentials such that the amplitudes of the evolved quantum state encode the momenta and displacements of the classical oscillators. When individual masses and spring constants can be efficiently queried, and when the initial state can be efficiently prepared, the complexity of our quantum algorithm is polynomial in n, almost linear in the evolution time, and sublinear in the sparsity. As an example application, we apply our quantum algorithm to efficiently estimate the kinetic energy of an oscillator at any time. We show that any classical algorithm solving this same problem is inefficient and must make 2Ω(n) queries to the oracle and, when the oracles are instantiated by efficient quantum circuits, the problem is BQP-complete. Thus, our approach solves a potentially practical application with an exponential speedup over classical computers. Finally, we show that under similar conditions our approach can efficiently simulate more general classical harmonic systems with 2n modes.

        Speaker: Nathan Wiebe (University of Toronto)
    • 10:40 AM 11:10 AM
      coffee break
    • 11:10 AM 12:00 PM
      Symposium-talks Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Jefferson Lab

      • 11:10 AM
        Search for Non-Abelian Majorana modes as a route to topological quantum computation 50m

        Majorana zero modes are fermion-like excitations that were originally proposed in particle physics by Ettore Majorana and are characterized as being their own anti-particle. In condensed matter systems Majorana zero modes occur as fractionalized excitations with topologically protected degeneracy associated with such excitations. For over a decade the only candidate systems for observing Majorana zero modes were the non-Abelian fractional quantum Hall state and chiral p-wave superconductors. In this colloquium, I will start by explaining the basic ideas of topological quantum computation using Majorana zero modes and the potential advantages over existing systems. I will then discuss the current experimental progress, challenges in the field and our theoretical analysis of current devices. I will then provide a more detailed explanation of braiding, Majorana operators and the associated topological degeneracy.

        Speaker: Jay Deep Sau (UMD)
    • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
      Lunch
    • 1:00 PM 2:40 PM
      Symposium-talks Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Jefferson Lab

    • 2:40 PM 3:30 PM
      Coffee & Refreshments
    • 3:30 PM 5:00 PM
      panel discussion Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Jefferson Lab

      • 3:30 PM
        panel discussion 1h 30m
        Speakers: Jay Deep Sau (UMD), Joan Dreiling (Quantinuum), Martin Savage (Institute for Nuclear Theory), Natalie Klco (Duke), Nathan Wiebe (University of Toronto), Philip Makotyn (PMG Quantum Advisors)