Workshops

Spring 2020

The Quantum Wave in Computing Boot Camp

Jan 27, 2020 to Jan 31, 2020

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Monday, January 27th, 2020
9:00 am–9:20 am		Coffee and Check In
9:20 am–9:30 am		Welcome Remarks
9:30 am–10:30 am		Programmable Quantum Simulators: Past and Present I ke Chuang (MIT)
10:30 am–11:00 am		Break
11:00 am–12:00 pm		The Complexity of the Local Hamiltonian Problem Sandy Irani (UC Irvine)
12:00 pm–2:00 pm		Lunch
2:00 pm–3:00 pm		Introduction to Quantum Chemistry Bryan O'Gorman (UC Berkeley/NASA Ames)
3:00 pm–3:30 pm		Break
3:30 pm–4:30 pm		Ab Initio Chemistry and Materials Science: The Limits of Classical Computation and Prospects for Quantum Algorithms A lec White (Caltech)
4:30 pm–5:30 pm		Reception

Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
9:00 am–9:30 am		Coffee and Check In
9:30 am–10:30 am		Quantum Algorithms -- An Overview of Techniques András Gilyén (Caltech)
10:30 am–11:00 am		Break
11:00 am–12:00 pm		Quantum Singular Value Transformation and Its Algorithmic Applications András Gilyén (Caltech)
12:00 pm–2:00 pm		Lunch
2:00 pm–3:00 pm		Quantum-Inspired Classical Linear Algebra Ewin Tang (University of Washington)

Wednesday, January 29th, 2020
9:00 am–9:30 am		Coffee and Check In
9:30 am–10:30 am		Multiprover Protocols I Henry Yuen (University of Toronto)
10:30 am–11:00 am		Break
11:00 am–12:00 pm		Multiprover Protocols II Henry Yuen (University of Toronto)
12:00 pm–2:00 pm		Lunch
2:00 pm–3:00 pm		Classical Commitment to Quantum States Urmila Mahadev (Microsoft Research)
3:00 pm–3:30 pm		Break
3:30 pm–4:30 pm		Authenticating Quantum States Yfke Dulek (QuSoft)

Thursday, January 30th, 2020
9:00 am–9:30 am		Coffee and Check In
9:30 am–10:30 am		Post-Quantum Cryptography Daniel Bernstein (University of Illinois at Chicago)
10:30 am–11:00 am		Break
11:00 am–12:00 pm		Quantum Algorithms and Post-Quantum Cryptography Sean Hallgren (Pennsylvania State University)
12:00 pm–2:00 pm		Lunch
2:00 pm–3:00 pm		Recent Advances in Zero-Knowledge Proofs in the Quantum Setting Alex Bredariol Grilo (CWI and QuSoft)
3:30 pm–4:30 pm		Town Hall Discussion

Friday, January 31st, 2020
9:00 am–9:30 am		Coffee and Check In
9:30 am–10:30 am		Quantum Supremacy I Adam Bouland (UC Berkeley)
10:30 am–11:00 am		Break
11:00 am–12:00 pm		Quantum Supremacy II Adam Bouland (UC Berkeley)
12:00 pm–2:00 pm		Lunch
2:00 pm–3:00 pm		Random Circuit Sampling: Thoughts and Open Problems Scott Aaronson (University of Texas at Austin)