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Monday, September 08, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CNLS Conference Room (TA-3, Bldg 1690)

Seminar

Joint CNLS and Institutional Computing Applications Colloquium: A Brief Overview of Quantum Computers

Elijah Pelofske
(A-1)

In this talk I will give an overview of currently accessible quantum computers, usually known as NISQ-computers, with an emphasis on the quantum computers we have access to at LANL, including some small code examples. The primary goal of this talk will be to argue for why near term quantum computers could be of interest for folks to study that are not necessarily familiar with quantum computation or quantum information. I will also highlight some of the recent developments in quantum computing related to novel simulation capabilities. This talk will be by no means comprehensive, but my goal is to provide a broad overview of quantum computational capabilities.

Bio: Elijah Pelofske is a staff scientist in the A-1 Information Systems and Modeling division. He has extensive experience with programming various types of quantum computers from different hardware vendors, including quantum computer benchmarking. His research interests include quantum algorithms, quantum annealing, cybersecurity, and machine learning.

Previous Joint CNLS & IC-APT Colloquia presentations can be found at https://ic-wiki.lanl.gov/Home

Prospective speakers: Please contact Anna Matsekh (matsekh@lanl.gov) if you are interested in giving a talk at the colloquium. We aim to bring presentations featuring fundamental and applied research conducted utilizing Institutional Computing and HPC resources at LANL and across the DOE complex.

Teams: Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 279 425 467 124 7
Passcode: po7Lr28Y

Host: Anna Matsekh (CCS-2)