Nobelsymposium NS166: Emerging Quantum Technologies
Scope
The birth and development of quantum physics is one of the main scientific achievements of the 20th century. It has led to a revolution in our understanding of almost all aspects of the world around us and forms the basis of essentially all modern physics and chemistry. Advances in quantum physics have also directly or indirectly been responsible for some of the most important technological breakthroughs of the last century, for example in the semiconductor technologies which powers the digital revolution.
There are strong reasons to believe that we now, during the beginning of the 21st century, are at the brink of a second quantum revolution. A new paradigm shift has become discernible at the horizon, based on harnessing the full power of quantum states and applying it, for example, in computing, simulation, sensing, communication and cryptography. Significant discoveries have been made in the past decade, and in recent years there has been a remarkable shift where future technology is developed in lockstep with basic research. Quantum technology is emerging as an area where fundamental physics discoveries are likely to have a truly paradigm shifting impact on mankind.
The purpose of this symposium is to provide leading experts with an opportunity to gain an overview of the latest developments in scientific fields like quantum optics and theory of quantum information and thermodynamics, and the progress towards technology based on those developments. An intended outcome is the identification of common fundamental questions and challenges that may be addressed by the development of new theoretical concepts and tools, or experimental development, e.g., regarding synergies in materials science, nanofabrication and methods for material and process characterization.
Topics to be covered
The symposium will cover a broad range of interrelated questions related to emerging quantum technologies: How do we put a large number of qubits together to build an actual quantum computer? What are the fundamental limitations of such a machine based on the theories of quantum thermodynamics and quantum information? How do we actually write software for a quantum computer that maximally utilizes its capabilities? What are the prospects for near-future applications of controlled quantum systems with less stringent demands than full-scale quantum computation, for example in quantum-enhanced simulation, communication or cryptography? What do we expect from quantum-enhanced precision measurements beyond the standard quantum limit and single atom/molecule/quantum system probes? And last but not least, what advances are needed in the fabrication and characterization of novel materials and devices to facilitate these developments? These questions will be addressed in a number of highly inter-related topics:
- Materials and devices for quantum technologies
- Quantum thermodynamics
- Quantum optics and quantum photonics
- Quantum sensing and quantum metrology
- Quantum communication and quantum cryptography
- Quantum computing and quantum simulation
- Theory of quantum information and quantum software
Schedule NS166: Emerging quantum technologies
Thursday, August 25
10:30 – 11:00 Arrival and coffee
11:00 – 11:15 Welcome (Martin Leijnse)
Materials and devices 1 (Chair: Lars Samuelson)
11:15 – 12:00 Heike Riel (overview): Computing – From Bits to Qubits
Abstract: Computing – From Bits to Qubits
12:00 – 12:30 Michelle Simmons: Engineering Qubits in Silicon with Atomic Precision
Abstract: Engineering Qubits in Silicon with Atomic Precision
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch at High Court
Materials and devices 2 (Chair: Lars Samuelson)
14:00 – 14:30 Charles Marcus: Topological Superconductivity in Epitaxial Hybrid Materials
Abstract: Topological Superconductivity in Epitaxial Hybrid Materials
14:30 – 15:00 Oskar Painter: Quantum devices: extreme limits of the science and engineering of light-matter interactions
15:00 – 15:30 Qi-Kun Xue: From topological insulators to quantum anomalous Hall effect
Abstract: From topological insulators to quantum anomalous Hall effect
15:30 – 16:00 Break
Quantum Thermodynamics (Chair: Heiner Linke)
16:00 – 16:45 Masahito Ueda (overview): Information thermodynamics
Abstract: Information thermodynamics
16:45 – 17:15 Jukka Pekola: Quantum thermodynamics experiments in superconducting circuits
Abstract: Quantum thermodynamics experiments in superconducting circuits
17:15 – 17:45 Alexia Auffèves: Quantum technologies need a quantum energy initiative
Abstract: Quantum technologies need a quantum energy initiative
18:00 – Dinner at High Court
Friday, August 26
Quantum optics 1 (Chair: Anne L´Hullier)
9:00 – 9:45 Elisabeth Giacobino (overview): Quantum optics: from the first achievements to quantum technologies
Abstract: Quantum optics: from the first achievements to quantum technologies
9:45 – 10:15 Alain Aspect: Quantum non-locality: fruitful intuitions for quantum technologies
Abstract: Quantum non-locality: fruitful intuitions for quantum technologies
10:15 – 10:45 Anton Zeilinger: From Curiosity about Quantum Foundations to the Roots of Quantum Technology
Abstract: From Curiosity about Quantum Foundations to the Roots of Quantum Technology
10:45 – 11:15 Break
Quantum Optics 2 (Chair: Gunnar Björk)
11:15 – 11:45 Yoshihisa Yamamoto: Single photon coherent Ising machine
Abstract: Single photon coherent Ising machine
11:45 – 12:15 Atac Imamoglu: Strongly correlated electrons in atomically thin semiconductors
Abstract: Strongly correlated electrons in atomically thin semiconductors
12:15 – 14:00 Lunch at High Court
Quantum sensing 1 (Chair: Stefan Kröll)
14:00 – 14:45 Mikhail Lukin (overview): Programmable quantum systems for simulations, sensing and computing
Abstract: Programmable quantum systems for simulations, sensing and computing
14:45 – 15:15 Jun Ye: Clock based on quantum matter
Abstract: Clock based on quantum matter
15:15 – 15:45 Break
Quantum sensing 2 (Chair: Stefan Kröll)
15:45 – 16:15 Jörg Wrachtrup: Precision measurements of correlated electron materials
Abstract: Precision measurements of correlated electron materials
16:15 – 16:45 Paola Cappellaro: Practical quantum advantage in sensing
Abstract: Practical quantum advantage in sensing
16:45 – 18:15 Free time
18:15 Dinner at High Court
20:00 (approx.) Alain Aspect (evening talk): To be or not to be complete: a short historical overview of the debate about quantum mechanics
Saturday, August 27
Quantum communication (Chair: Mohamed Bourennane)
9:00 – 9:45 Jian-Wei Pan (overview): Dream or Reality? Quantum Communication: the Past, Present and Future
Abstract: Dream or Reality? Quantum Communication: the Past, Present and Future
9:45 – 10:15 Artur Ekert: Privacy for the paranoid ones - a quantum path towards the ultimate limits of secrecy
Abstract: Privacy for the paranoid ones - a quantum path towards the ultimate limits of secrecy
10:15 – 10:45 Nicolas Gisin: From Bell non-locality to quantum communication and back to network non-locality
Abstract: From Bell non-locality to quantum communication and back to network non-locality
10:45 – 11:15 Break
Quantum computing 1 (Chair: Per Delsing)
1:15 – 12:00 Steve Girvin (overview): Quantum Computation, Error Correction, and Simulation with Superconducting Qubits and Bosonic Modes
Abstract: Quantum Computation, Error Correction, and Simulation with Superconducting Qubits and Bosonic Modes
12:00 – 12:30 John Martinis: System testing of a quantum computer
Abstract: System testing of a quantum computer
12:30 – 13:00 Michel Devoret: Error correction of a logical qubit
Abstract: Error correction of a logical qubit
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch at High Court
14:00 – 17:30 Excursion to Foteviken open air viking museum
19:00 Dinner at restaurant Glasklart
Sunday, August 28
Quantum computing 2 (Chair: Andreas Walther)
9:00 – 9:45 Peter Zoller (overview): Programmable Quantum Simulators with Atoms and Ions
Abstract: Programmable Quantum Simulators with Atoms and Ions
9:45 – 10:15 Chris Monroe: Quantum Computing with Atoms
Abstract: Quantum Computing with Atoms
10:15 – 10:45 Immanuel Bloch: Large Scale Quantum Simulations using Ultracold Atoms in Optical Lattices
Abstract: Large Scale Quantum Simulations using Ultracold Atoms in Optical Lattices
10:45 – 11:15 Break
Quantum computing 3 (Chair: Markus Hennrich)
11:15 – 11:45 Matthias Steffen: From Error Mitigation to Error Correction: A Continuous Path
Abstract: From Error Mitigation to Error Correction: A Continuous Path
11:45 – 12:15 Rainer Blatt: Quantum Computation and Quantum Simulation with Trapped Ca+ Ions
Abstract: Quantum Computation and Quantum Simulation with Trapped Ca+ Ions
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch at High Court
Theory and software 1 (Chair: Göran Johansson)
13:15 – 14:00 John Preskill (overview): Making predictions in a quantum world
Abstract: Making predictions in a quantum world
14:00 – 14:30 David DiVincenzo: Transmon platform for quantum computing challenged by chaotic fluctuations
Abstract: Transmon platform for quantum computing challenged by chaotic fluctuations
14:30 – 15:00 Break
Theory and software 2 (Chair: Martin Leijnse)
15:00 – 15:30 Krysta Svore: Quantum at Scale
Abstract: Quantum at Scale
15:30 – 16:00 Ignacio Cirac: Quantum Information Theory and Many-body Physics
Abstract: Quantum Information Theory and Many-body Physics
16:00 Closing remarks (Martin Leijnse)
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Venue and travel information
The Symposium will be held at High Court in the city of Malmö, located in southern Sweden and not far from Copenhagen in Denmark. All invited speakers will stay at Clarion Hotel Malmö Live, within walking distance from the conference venue. The closest airports are Malmö airport (MMX), Sweden and Copenhagen airport (CPH), Denmark. From Copenhagen airport there are direct trains to Malmö central station, from where it is a short walk to the venue and hotel. From Malmö airport it might be easiest with a taxi.
Nobel Symposia funded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Nobel Symposia are proposed by the Swedish academic community and, upon approval by the Programme Committee of the Nobel Foundation, funded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
The Nobel Symposia are international conferences at the highest scientific level, bringing Swedish researchers in direct contact with the international research frontier. Since the start in 1965, more than 160 Nobel symposia have been held.
WACQT | Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology
The Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT) is a 12 year SEK 1 billion research programme that aims to take Swedish research and industry to the forefront of quantum technology. WACQT has generously provided partial funding for the Nobel Symposium NS166: Emerging quantum technologies.
Local organizing committee
International programme committee
- Steve Girvin
- Heike Riel
- Jianwei Pan
- Masahito Ueda
- Elisabeth Giacobino
- Peter Zoller
- Mikhail Lukin