IEEE Quantum Initiative Sessions at IEEE Rebooting Computing Week 2019
6-7 November 2019 | San Mateo, California, USA
Sponsored by the IEEE Quantum Initiative in conjunction with the 2019 IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing (ICRC).
IEEE Quantum Education Summit 2019
Wednesday, 6 November 2019
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30-10:32 | Scott Koziol, Baylor University |
Introduction |
| 10:32-11:00 | Stefan Leichenauer, X (formerly Google X) |
Quantum Software Engineers of the Future |
| 11:00-11:30 | Abraham Asfaw, IBM Q |
Getting the world quantum ready |
| 11:30-12:00 | Mariia Mykhailova, Microsoft |
|
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch / Exhibits | |
| 1:30-2:00 | Murray Thom, D-Wave |
Quantum Application Development Today |
| 2:00-2:30 | Heather Lewandowski, QED‐C/ University of Colorado Boulder |
Quantum Economic Development Consortium’s Workforce Development Survey Results |
| 2:30-3:00 | Brian LaCour, ARL/University of Texas at Austin |
Educational Programs in QIS at the University of Texas at Austin |
| 3:00-3:30 | Break / Exhibits | |
| 3:30-4:00 | Chuck Easttom, CEC‐Security LLC/Capitol Technology University |
Master's curriculum challenges |
| 4:00-4:30 | Allen Parrish, CSAB/Mississippi State University |
Accreditation of Quantum Computing |
| 4:30-5:15 | Previous speakers & Diane Carr + Alex Condello (D‐Wave) | Roundtable Discussion |
| 5:15-5:30 | Break / Exhibits | |
| 5:30-7:30 | X (formerly Google X) | Implementing Alphabet X's 'TensorNetwork' for AI & Physics |
Organizers
Scott Koziol, Baylor University
Bruce Kraemer, IEEE
Greg Byrd, North Carolina State University
Erik DeBenedictis, IEEE
Workshop on Benchmarking Quantum Computational Devices and Systems
Thursday, 7 November 2019
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30-2:00 | Kevin Young, Sandia National Laboratories Catherine McGeoch, D-Wave Systems |
Metrics And Benchmarks For Quantum Computing |
| 2:00-2:30 | Joseph Emerson, Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, and Quantum Benchmark Inc. |
Assessing The Capabilities Of Quantum Computing Hardware And Improving The Reliability Of Quantum Computing Solutions |
| 2:30-3:00 | Daniel Lidar, University of Southern California |
Quantum Algorithmic Breakeven: On Scaling Up With Noisy Qubits |
| 3:00-3:30 | Break | |
| 3:30-4:00 | Sergio Boixo, |
Cross Entropy Benchmarking And Quantum Supremacy |
| 4:00-4:30 | Tim Proctor, Sandia National Laboratories |
Demonstrating Scalable Benchmarking Of Quantum Computers |
| 4:30-5:00 | Tom Lubinski, Quantum Economic Development Consortium |
The Role Of Metrics And Benchmarks In The Quantum Computing Industry |
| 5:00-5:15 | Organizers | Concluding Remarks |
| 5:30 | Conclude | |
Organizers
Catherine McGeoch, D-Wave Systems
Kevin Young, Sandia National Laboratories
Travis Humble, Oak Ridge National Laboratory