Quantum Computing Today and Tomorrow by Alán Aspuru-Guzik, University of Toronto

Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science at the University of Toronto, will present “Quantum Computing: Today and Tomorrow”.  Amongst other recognitions, he has been a recipient of the DARPA Young Faculty Award, the Sloan Research Fellowship, and was selected as a Top Innovator under 35 by the MIT Technology Review.  In this talk, Prof. Aspuru-Guzik will discuss the field of quantum computing from the perspective of a developer of algorithms or computer programs for them. He has been involved in the development of applications for quantum computers that range from the simulation of molecules and materials to quantum machine learning. He will discuss the progress of the field so far, the current challenges, and a potential roadmap for the future of this technology.

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