Quantum Computing

Charles Yuan

Credentials: Assistant Professor of Computer Sciences

Email: charlesyuan@cs.wisc.edu

I study how to program a quantum computer to practically realize quantum algorithms. Quantum computers promise incredible speedups for tasks such as simulation, search, and optimization. However, achieving this speedup in practice forces us to fundamentally rethink the abstractions, such as data structures and control flow, that we use to write algorithms as programs. My research thus builds a new software stack of languages, libraries, and compilers to manipulate and reason about quantum information.

Tsung-Wei Huang

Credentials: Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Email: tsung-wei.huang@wisc.edu

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Our group creates novel software systems to simplify the building of performance-critical applications, such as electronic design automation (EDA), machine learning (ML), and quantum computing. Our software has been used by thousands of people in industry and academia.

The first-ever WQI seminar took place on September 21!

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We kicked off our first-ever WQI seminar last week hosting Lincoln Carr from the Colorado School of Mines!

The seminar series shares new ideas in QISE with an audience that is looking to advance their understanding of these concepts.

We look forward to welcoming our guests every month and the continued engagement of our faculty and students!

Prof. Soley receives ACS Kavli Emerging Leader Award

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Congratulations to Micheline Soley for receiving the American Chemical Society Kavli Emerging Leader Award!

The Kavli Foundation Lecture Series recognizes groundbreaking discoveries by scientists tackling many of the world’s mounting challenges; and in particular, the Emerging Leader Award is for distinguished younger scientist who is highly regarded by their peers for significant contributions to an area of chemistry and multidisciplinary areas of chemistry.  The award is a keynote lecture and the only Kavli young investigator talk at the American Chemical Society meeting.

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Announcing the Wisconsin Quantum Computing Club (WQCC)!

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The Wisconsin Quantum Computing Club has just formed! Anyone interested should fill this form out.

The first meeting is on Thursday, February 9th from 7:00pm to 8:00pm, in the CS Building, Room 1221.

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Preston Huft wins Wiki Science Photo Contest

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Preston Huft, a graduate student in Mark Saffman’s group, was notified this week that he won the SmartElectron prize in the 2021 Wiki Science Photo Contest. Congratulations Preston!

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Cesium atom array by Preston Huft. Fluorescence emitted by individual cesium-133 atoms, which have been laser cooled from a vapor in a vacuum chamber and confined in a grid of 1225 optical traps formed by laser light.