Gorshkov Wins IEEE Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award
He was recognized for his pioneering contributions to the understanding, design and control of interacting quantum systems.
RQS Researchers Devise Novel Framework to Advance Quantum Error Correction
They are developing a new concept built on quantum spherical codes that could make the notoriously fragile information in a photon-based quantum computer less susceptible to errors.
Quantum Computing Enters the Atomic Realm (Optics & Photonics News)
RQS Co-PI and co-lead for Research Challenge 2 Jeff Thompson was featured in Optics & Photonics for his work on utilizing individual atoms and ions to develop more advanced quantum computing systems and enhance the stability and scalability of quantum computers.
Near-optimal simulation of quantum field theory
Ab initio simulations of the Standard Model will require thousands of qubits and millions of gates. Developing efficient quantum simulation algorithms for such settings, which will only be feasible in the era of fault-tolerant quantum computing, necessitates principles entirely different from those used in the near term.
Alicia Kollár and Graduate Student Martin Ritter Represent RQS at Congressional Showcase
The showcase highlighted RQS' contributions to the vast scope of today’s growing quantum ecosystem through demonstrations of foundational scientific research, cutting-edge technology, and educational programs.
Seed Grant Writing Workshop
Applying for an RQS seed grant? This workshop will share some tips and best practices for grant writing, with insight from the UMD research and development office's Amanda Dykema and former RQS seed grant recipient Alaina Green (JQI). Bring your idea or draft for a proposal; after the presentation, there will be time to work on your proposal and get feedback.
The RQS Annual Workshop will also feature a seed grant session where you can continue to refine your proposal.
RQS Researchers Part of Team Honored With Invention of the Year
The researchers are part of a team that won the quantum category at the university’s Invention of the Year Awards for developing a new method to count particles of light—known as photons—without destroying them.
Three lectures (11 am to 12:30 pm) on quantum error correction and bosonic coding
I provide a brief introduction to the tenets of quantum error correction using the four-qubit code, making contact with concatenated, CSS, stabilizer, and rotated surface codes. I then go over bosonic quantum memories, organizing them into bosonic stabilizer codes and bosonic Fock-state codes. I conclude by overviewing six use cases of bosonic encodings, three of which circumvent no-go theorems due to the infinite-dimensionality of bosonic Hilbert space.
Times:
Mon, Aug 1, 11 am to 12:30 pm est: Lecture 1 - Introduction to quantum error correction