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Center for Nonlinear Studies |
In the past decade, the remarkable progress in quantum technologies have allowed for the development of the first generation of industrial quantum processing units. These devices, whose technology comes from the laboratories, have several important features: (i) easier usage with well-defined interface, (ii) longer stability which allows for 24/7 usage and (iii) modular approach which allows for continuous improvement of the devices while maximizing the uptime. In particular, neutral atom quantum processing units can be used both in the analog and digital modes. In this talk, I will focus on applications of the QPUs in the analog mode. I will discuss the technology and several applications in the domain of quantum simulation. I will discuss how one can use these devices to explore the physics of different phenomena, going from high energy physics to quantum materials. Finally, I will show some recent experimental results for these applications.
Short Bio:
Alexandre Dauphin is the VP Quantum simulation at Pasqal, a neutral atom quantum computing company. He and his team work on applications from condensed matter to quantum chemistry that can be quantum simulated on Pasqal quantum processing units. In 2019, he received the New Journal of Physics early career award. During his career (with 10+ years in academia), he has worked on a broad range of topics going from quantum simulation of quantum many-body physics and topological phases of matter to machine learning applied to physics and quantum machine learning.
Host: Akram Touil (T-4) and Anna Trujillo (A-1)