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Quantum Engineering

Speaker: Sergio Boixo, Harvard University

Talk Title: Quantum Engineering

Abstract: Quantum engineering is the direct use of quantum mechanics to improve some aspect of an engineering task beyond what is possible using classical physics. Out of the many facets of quantum engineering I will focus on three: measurement (quantum metrology), communication and adiabatic quantum computation. I will emphasize devices currently being tested. We proposed recently a general method for quantum metrology which uses quantum interactions to increase the sensitivity of high-precision measurements. This method has now been demonstrated experimentally, and the number of applications is growing. Adiabatic quantum computation has inspired a new type of processor currently under development.

Biography: Sergio Boixo is currently a postdoc at the Aspuru-Guzik's research group at Harvard University. Previoulsy he was a postdoc at the Institute for Quantum Information (IQI) at Caltech. He obtained a Master of Physics at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) and a Ph.D. in Physics at University of New Mexico (UNM), while also doing research at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Sergio Boixo has undergraduate degrees in computer engineering, philosophy, and mathematics. He is a recipient of the Chip de Oro (“Golden Chip”) price for outstanding academic achievements in computer science (1996), Roll of Honor at Universidad Complutense (1996), La Caixa Fellowship (2004), Phi Kappa Phi (2005), PhD with Honors (2008) and Mutua Madrilena Fellowship, 2008.

Host: Daniel Lidar, lidar@usc.edu, SSC 609, x00198

Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos