20th century started with the discovery of quantum phys ics\, the laws of nature at the subatomic scale\, and the scientific c ommunity made significant progress understanding the strange and count erintuitive behavior of quantum systems. Through the turn of the centu ry\, scientists started to develop technologies to control these quant um systems at will\, leading to the ideas and development of new infor mation processing approaches embracing quantum physics. The last decad e has seen serious efforts to commercialize quantum computing\, establ ishing an early quantum computing industry. In this talk I will descri be the foundations of quantum computing\, and our approach of building practical quantum computers using atomic ions trapped using electric fields. Through this example\, I will discuss the process of how new s cientific discoveries can turn into new technological opportunity by d isruptive innovation\, and more disruptive opportunities in quantum te chnologies ahead.
\nThis event starts at 3:30pm with refreshmen ts\, followed at 3:45pm by a short presentation by Hansub Hwang (postd oc\, Mark Saffman group) titled "Towards quantum networking with dual species neutral atoms". The invited presentation starts at 4pm.
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