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DTSTART:20260410T160000Z
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LOCATION:Morgridge Hall\, 7th floor Seminar Room
SUMMARY:Physics-Aware\, Full-Stack Software to Accelerate Practical Qu
 antum Computing\, CS Seminars on Quantum Computing\, Fred Chong \, Uni
 versity of Chicago and Infleqtion
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Quantum software can be a force multiplier that 
 can significantly
\nshorten the timeline for utility-scale results fro
 m quantum hardware.
\nIn particular\, several key research directions 
 will help realize
\npractical quantum advantage. Physics-aware\, cross
 -layer optimizations
\nwill continue to yield important efficiencies t
 o allow
\napplications to make the most of quantum resources. Software
 -directed
\nnoise-aware optimization and error correction\, in particu
 lar\, will be key to increasing
\ngate depths and maintaining acceptab
 le output fidelity.
\nPulse-level optimizations and specialized native
  gates will
\nalso be key enablers. Additionally\, applications will b
 e hybrid
\ncomputations involving high-performance classical resources
 
\nas well as quantum hardware serving as special-purpose accelerators
 .
\nEffectively partitioning computations between these
\nclassical an
 d quantum resources will be necessary to support
\nrealistic applicati
 ons. Additionally\, deep compiler optimization
\nand classical simulat
 ion of Clifford and near-Clifford circuits
\ncan also be important cla
 ssical investments towards more
\nefficient quantum computations.
\n
\
 n<p>Bio: Fred Chong is the Seymour Goodman Professor in the Department
  of Computer Science
\nat the University of Chicago and the Chief Scie
 ntist for Quantum Software at Infleqtion. 
\nChong is a member of the 
 National Quantum Advisory Committee (NQIAC) which provides
\nadvice to
  the President on the National Quantum Initiative Program.
\nIn 2020\,
  he co-founded Super.tech\, a quantum software company\, which was acq
 uired by Infleqtion (formerly ColdQuanta) in 2022. Chong received his 
 Ph.D. from MIT in 1996
\nand was a faculty member and Chancellor's fel
 low at UC Davis from 1997-2005. He was also a Professor of Computer Sc
 ience\, Director of Computer Engineering\, and Director of the Greensc
 ale Center for Energy-Efficient Computing at UCSB from 2005-2015. He i
 s a fellow of the ACM and the IEEE\, a recipient of the NSF CAREER awa
 rd\, the Intel Outstanding Researcher Award\, and 16 best paper awards
 . He is also a recipient of the Quantrell Award\, the oldest undergrad
 uate teaching award in the United States\, as well as the University o
 f Chicago's Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award.</p> 
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=9656
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