Events on Friday, April 17th, 2026
- Physics Department Colloquium
- Playing with Quantum Annealers
- Time: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Place: Chamberlin 2241
- Speaker: Alex Kamenev , FTPI-UMN
- Abstract: Quantum annealers are analog devices designed to implement certain quantum algorithms primarily for solving optimization problems. I will discuss our experimentation with D-Wave (5600 qubits) and Quantinuum (32 qubits) platforms and lessons one can learn from it. I will also talk about using these devices as neural networks trainers and how quantum physics may prove to be useful for AI.
- Host: Alex Levchenko