CIQC Quantum Gatherings

5/31/24 Quantum Gathering - Siyuan Niu

Friday, May 31, 2024 3:30 - 4:30 pm 131 Campbell Hall

Please join us for this week's Quantum Gathering this Friday, 5/31. Dr. Siyuan Niu, who is a postdoctoral scholar at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will give a 20 minute spark talk entitled "Quantum circuit resizing for resource optimization.” The spark talk will be in Campbell 131 at 3:30 pm. After the talk we will continue with Mediterranean platters on the terrace.

1/19/24 Quantum Gathering - Hartmut Häeffner, UC Berkeley

Friday, January 19, 2024 3:30 - 4:30 pm 131 Campbell Hall

Please join us for this week’s Spark talk featuring a presentation by Prof. Hartmut Häeffner from UC Berkeley. He will be speaking on the topic of: What makes a good qubit?

Then join us after the talk on the patio for boba and empanadas as well as beverages and continued conversation.

1/26/24 Quantum Gathering - Dan Borgnia, UC Berkeley

Friday, January 26, 2024 3:30 - 4:30 pm 131 Campbell Hall

Please join us for this week’s Spark talk featuring a presentation by Dr. Dan Borgnia from UC Berkeley. He will be speaking on the topic of: Quantized Adiabatic Pumping without Spectral Gaps

Then join us after the talk on the patio for burritos as well as beverages and continued conversation.

2/9/24 Quantum Gathering - Barak Nehoran, Princeton University

Friday, February 9, 2024 3:30 - 4:30 pm 131 Campbell Hall

Please join us for this week’s Spark talk featuring a presentation by PhD candidate Barak Nehoran from Princeton University. He will be speaking on the topic of: Unconditional Quantum Bit Commitments: from Impossibility to Possibility

Then join us after the talk on the patio for Freshroll and beverages and continued conversation.

2/2/24 Quantum Gathering - Shimon Kolkowitz, UC Berkeley

Friday, February 2, 2024 3:30 - 4:30 pm 131 Campbell Hall

Please join us for this week’s Spark talk featuring a presentation by Prof. Shimon Kolkowitz from UC Berkeley. He will be speaking on the topic of: Erasure error conversion for quantum computing and quantum sensing

Then join us after the talk on the patio for mediterranean food as well as beverages and continued conversation.

2/23/24 Quantum Gathering - Sajant Anand, UC Berkeley

Friday, February 23, 2024 3:30 - 4:30 pm 131 Campbell Hall

Please join us for this week’s Spark talk featuring a presentation by graduate student Sajant Anand from UC Berkeley. He will be speaking on the topic of: Quantum dynamics on a 127 Qubit Processor.

Then join us after the talk on the patio for boba and empanadas as well as beverages and continued conversation.

3/15/24 Quantum Gathering - Dominic Williamson, IBM

Friday, March 15, 2024 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 131 Campbell Hall (map)

Please join us for this week’s Spark talk featuring a presentation by Dr. Dominic Williamson, a research staff member from IBM. He will be speaking on the topic of: There's still plenty of room at the bottom.

Then join us after the talk on the patio for burritos as well as beverages and continued conversation.

This week we are welcoming a larger crowd than usual because of prospective graduate...

3/22/24 Quantum Gathering - Sam Gunn, UC Berkeley

Friday, March 22, 2024 3:30 - 4:30 pm 131 Campbell Hall

Please join us for this week’s Spark talk featuring a presentation by Sam Gunn, who is a fourth-year Computer Science PhD student in the Theory Group at UC Berkeley. He will be speaking on the topic of: How to Use Quantum Indistinguishability Obfuscation.

Then join us after the talk on the patio for bagels as well as beverages and continued conversation.

4/12/24 Quantum Gathering - Dan Carney, Berkeley National Lab

Friday, April 12, 2024 3:30 - 4:30 pm 131 Campbell Hall

Please join us for this week’s Spark talk featuring a presentation by Dan Carney, who is a theoretical physicist and staff scientist at Berkeley National Lab. He will giving a talk entitled "Some attempts to break quantum mechanics.”

The spark talk will be in Campbell 131 at 3:30 pm. After the talk we will continue with Mediterranean platters on the terrace.

Then join us after the talk on the patio for food as well as beverages and...

4/19/24 Quantum gathering- Special talk from Irfan Siddiqi and Andrew Jordan, book giveaway, boba & empanadas

Friday, April 19, 2024 3:30 - 4:30 pm 131 Campbell Hall

Join us on April 19, 2024 in Campbell 131 at 2:30 pm to hear from Irfan Siddiqi and Andrew Jordan regarding their textbook, Quantum Measurement: Theory & Practice. We will also be giving away copies of their textbook. Afterward, join us outside for boba and empanadas.