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SUMMARY:IC Colloquium: Understanding quantum computation through restricti
 ons
DTSTART:20240314T101500
DTEND:20240314T111500
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:By : Dominik Hangleiter - University of Maryland\nIC/SB Facult
 y candidate\n\nAbstract\nThe promise of quantum computation rests on their
  exponential advantage for very specific tasks including in particular app
 lications in cryptography and the simulation of physical systems. Understa
 nding the scenarios in which we can hope for quantum speedups is therefore
  not only of foundational significance but also important for the search o
 f future applications. In this talk\, I will motivate the study of restric
 ted quantum computations as a means to obtain such understanding. I will e
 xemplify this approach with a focus on two settings. First\, I will discus
 s the quantum advantage of the restricted computational models realized by
  actual quantum computing devices\, and elaborate such a study for a logic
 al quantum processor based on reconfigurable atom arrays. Second\, I will 
 discuss the complexity of simulating quantum systems which can undergo onl
 y a limited amount of interference. In doing so\, I will highlight how a p
 hysics and a computer science approach can give us complementary perspecti
 ves on these problems. I close with an outlook on the exciting questions t
 hat await investigation in the context of restricted quantum computers.\n\
 nBio\nI am a quantum scientist working at the interface between computer s
 cience\, mathematics\, physics\, and the philosophy of science\, working a
 s a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Maryland\, College Park. In m
 y research\, I explore the potential of quantum computing devices from the
  perspective of computational complexity and classical simulation algorith
 ms\, and try to understand the physical mechanisms underlying their speedu
 ps. In collaboration with experimental groups\, I have developed and appli
 ed resource-efficient characterization tools to help improve those devices
 . Besides scienctific research\, I also enjoy thinking about methodologica
 l aspects of science from a philosophical point of view. I studied physics
 \, philosophy\, and mathematics in Konstanz\, Oxford and Munich\, and rece
 ived my Ph.D. from Freie Universität Berlin. In the past years\, I spent 
 some time in Berkeley\, California\, where I participated in programmes at
  the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing\, and currently live in 
 Washington DC.\n\nMore information
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