World of Retro Computing 2022 Expo
World of Retro Computing 2022 Expo
Sun, Aug 28, 12:00 PM
Steckle Heritage Farm Parking • Kitchener, ON
Free
John Preskill – Quantum Computing and the Entanglement Frontier
Date and time
Description
Tuesday, August 6th 7:00 pm
Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre
University of Waterloo
QNC 0101
All are welcome
The quantum laws governing atoms and other tiny objects seem to defy common sense, and information encoded in quantum systems has weird properties that baffle our feeble human minds.
John Preskill will explain why he loves quantum entanglement, the elusive feature making quantum information fundamentally different from information in the macroscopic world. By exploiting quantum entanglement, quantum computers should be able to solve otherwise intractable problems, with far-reaching applications to cryptology, materials science, and medicine. Preskill is less weird than a quantum computer, and easier to understand.
About IQC
The Institute for Quantum Computing is a scientific research institute at the University of Waterloo harnessing the quantum laws of nature to develop powerful new technologies that will transform information technology and drive the 21st century economy.
Parking
Visitor parking is avialable in lot M for $6
*Ticket holder must be in their seats no later than 15 minutes prior to the start of the lecture. After this time, guests in the waiting line will be invited into the theatre to fill any empty seat.