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Quantum Engineering

Quantum Information Seminar

Quantum Information Seminar

Unless specified otherwise, all seminars will take place in Labriola 202 on Wednesday 9-10:00 AM.

04/18, Friday, QE Seminar/Joint SQE-SPS meeting

Friday, April 18th – QE Seminar/Joint SQE-SPS meeting
When: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: TBD
What: We will be joining SPS for a joint meeting this week in place of SQE Seminar and Quantum Lunch. We will be hearing from John Neer, a retired aerospace engineer who will be teaching what he learned from personally attending hundreds of hours of Richard Feynman’s lectures. Lunch will be provided!

Be sure to sign up for SQE notifications via the QR code on the flyer below under the Society of Quantum Engineers heading!

04/23, Israel Hernandez. Illinois Tech

Israel Hernandez. Illinois Tech

01/15 (Wednesday), Labriola 202 @ 9AM

In lieu of a Quantum Engineering Seminar this week, we will be hosting a casual beginning of semester social gathering. Join us for snacks and conversation, about quantum or anything else!

01/23 (Thursday), Zlatko Minev, IBM, CoorsTek 230 (Quantum Theory Lab) or join via Zoom @ 10AM

We are excited to welcome Zlatko Minev of IBM via Zoom to give seminar this week! Dr. Minev is the technical lead and manager of Qiskit Leap and Qiskit Metal, two groups within IBM that focus on quantum software development and quantum hardware.

Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/msun8t2p, (password: 108375 if necessary)

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01/29, Wednesday, Career Days

Career Days, no Quantum Information Seminar

02/5, Wednesday, John Gaebler, Quantinuum

This will be an in-person seminar and available via Zoom (https://mines.zoom.us/s/97076035397).

Relevant Articles: https://journals.aps.org/prx/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevX.13.041052 and https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.02501 .

Abstract: I will discuss the motivation for running random circuit sampling algorithms (RCS) on current quantum computers and present some recent RCS results from Quantinuum. I will also briefly introduce the basics of trapped-ion quantum computing architectures and challenges and progress towards scaling system sizes to meet future applications.

Bio: Dr. John Gaebler is the chief scientist for commercial products at Quantinuum, an international quantum computing company with a location in Broomfield dedicated to the development of trapped-ion based quantum computers. Dr. Gaebler has a PhD in physics from University of Colorado at Boulder and was previously a post-doctoral researcher at NIST in Boulder focused on trapped-ion quantum computing.

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02/12, Wednesday, Jeff Broderick, Epiloge Laser

Jeff Broderick, Chief Scientist at Epilog Laser, will speak about his work in industry and academia.
Join us from 9:00 am – 10:00 am in Labriola 202 or join via Zoom  (https://mines.zoom.us/s/97076035397)
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02/19, Wednesday, Vescent Photonics, Vescent

Vescent Photonics
Vescent specializes in cold atom science, optical clocks, and laser stabilization – all of which closely support the local quantum ecosystem.
Join us from 9:00 am – 10:00 am in Labriola 202 or join via Zoom  (https://mines.zoom.us/s/97076035397)

02/26, Wednesday, no seminar

03/05, Wednesday, Majorana 1 discussion

Zach Newman, Octave Photonics

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our seminar speaker, Zach Newman, from Octave Photonics will not be able to attend this week. Instead, we will be hosting a discussion of the recent Microsoft Majorana 1 results. We will watch some videos from Microsoft and third party reviews, then critically discuss the impact of these results on the quantum computing industry. We will still meet at 9 am in Labriola 202 with coffee and snacks, so please feel free to join us for this discussion hour!

Join us from 9:00 am – 10:00 am in Labriola 202 or join via Zoom  (https://mines.zoom.us/s/97076035397)

03/12, Sara Sussman, Post-doctoral fellow at Fermilab

Sara Sussman, Post-doctoral fellow at Fermilab

Dr. Sussman currently works on open source SoC-based qubit control and superconducting qubit device design/fabrication, and she previously worked on the Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector.

Join us from 9:00 am – 10:00 am in Labriola 202 or join via Zoom  (https://mines.zoom.us/s/97076035397)

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03/19, Spring Break, no seminar

03/26, Jake Davidson, NIST

Jake Davidson, NIST

Quantum Networking Hardware two ways: Quantum Repeaters and Quantum Transducers.

Join us from 9:00 am – 10:00 am in Labriola 202 or join via Zoom  (https://mines.zoom.us/s/97076035397)

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04/02, no seminar

no seminar

04/09, Zach Newman, Octave Photonics

Wednesday, April 9th – Quantum Engineering Seminar
When: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Where: Labriola 202 or join via Zoom (https://mines.zoom.us/s/97076035397)
What: We are excited to welcome Zach Newman, one of the co-founders of Octave Photonics! Octave Photonics specializes in fabricating and packaging cutting-edge nonlinear nanophotonic components. This talk was rescheduled from Mines Quantum Week, so we are excited to finally be able to host a speaker from Octave for an in-person meeting.

Society of Quantum Engineers

Society of Quantum Engineers

Society of Quantum Engineers

SJSU, Society of Quantum Engineers at SJSU

SJSU, Society of Quantum Engineers at SJSU

08/7-08/08, Real-World Quantum Computing Workshop in collaboration with LLNL

Real-World Quantum Computing Workshop

This 2-day workshop is designed to orient physics and engineering students to the opportunities and challenges in quantum computing with superconducting hardware. The workshop is jointly hosted by San Jose State University and Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and will feature research talks and tutorials by staff scientists at LLNL as well as hands-on training in controlling real quantum hardware. Students participating in the workshop will have access to LLNL’s innovative QuDIT testbed. Previous quantum computing experience or coursework is not required. 

The workshop will be held at LLNL on August 7-8, 2025. All sessions will be conducted in person; there is no option for remote participation.

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