[Jlab-seminars] Evening Lecture: Stephen Casey from NASA will give an “Introduction to Quantum Computing”

[Stephanie Tysor]

*During the “Future Trends in Nuclear Physics Computing” workshop, there 
will be an evening lecture:*

* Wednesday, March 16th, at 7:30 p.m. *

*Stephen Casey from NASA *

*“Introduction to Quantum Computing” *

Abstract:

In recent years, quantum mechanics has played an increasing role in the 
development of efficient computing devices.  Quantum computing is the 
field of inquiry that uses phenomena such as superposition, 
entanglement, and interference to operate on data represented by quantum 
states. Quantum computers can factor large numbers, search large 
databases, and perform Fourier transformations exponentially faster than 
allowed by the limits of classical computation.  In addition, quantum 
encryption is theoretically unbreakable, and superdense coding can 
transmit more than one classical bit using only one qubit.   While 
engineering these devices has been notoriously difficult, impressive 
progress has been made in recent years, and small-scale experiments 
implementing a few qubits are now operational. This talk will describe 
the basics of quantum computing theory and some of the applications, 
including quantum chemistry, simulation, and machine learning.

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