Thursday 17 April

“What is a Quantum Computer Good For?”

Frederic Holweck – University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard

Abstract:

Over the past decade, quantum computers have attracted significant attention as major tech companies like IBM, AWS, and Google work on building what are now known as noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) computers. In this NISQ era, innovative start-ups such as ColibrITD are developing use-case algorithms to address industrial challenges and demonstrate the potential power of quantum computing.

In this talk, Frederic Holweck will begin by introducing the fundamentals of quantum computing, focusing on the concept of variational quantum algorithms (VQAs), which can be viewed as the quantum counterpart of neural networks. He will then showcase how at ColibrITD, we leveraged VQAs to design a hybrid classical-quantum solver for differential equations (arXiv:2410.01130)

Registration, please contact robin@em-lyon.com

Room A2-115, Lyon campus