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DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Matthias Troyer\nAbstract: More than a century after t
 he development of quantum mechanics we have reached an exciting time where
  non-trivial devices that make use of quantum effects can be built: quantu
 m random number generators to produce true random numbers\, optical lattic
 e emulators to mimic models of condensed matter physics and quantum anneal
 ers to solve classical optimization problems. As the roadmap to building u
 niversal quantum computers becomes more concrete an important emerging que
 stion is the identification of important real-world applications of quantu
 m computers. In order for a quantum computer to be competitive\, it needs 
 to not only be asymptotically superior but be able to solve problems withi
 n a limited time that no classical supercomputer can solve. I will discuss
  the necessary steps of quantum software engineering needed to turn a quan
 tum algorithm into a “quantum killer app”. I will review how substantial
  algorithmic improvements of quantum algorithms have turned problems in ma
 terials science and quantum chemistry to realistic applications of quantum
  computers\, with applications from novel superconductors to understanding
  the mechanism of biological nitrogen fixation.
LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, Central Building\, ISTA
ORGANIZER:aeller@ist.ac.at
SUMMARY:Matthias Troyer: Towards a quantum future of computation
URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/239
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