Past Events

Michael Douglas (Harvard): AI in math and theoretical physics: status and prospects

March 11, 2025

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4:30PM - 5:30PM EDT

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Jefferson 256 and Zoom

Hybrid

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09 Passcode: 657361 Speaker: Michael Douglas Title: AI in math and theoretical physics: status and prospects Abstract: AI progress is accelerating, and now the leaders expect...

Madelyn Cain (Harvard): Low overhead fault tolerance for universal quantum computation

February 25, 2025

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4:30PM - 5:30PM EST

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Jefferson 256 and Zoom

Hybrid

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09 Passcode: 657361 Speaker: Madelyn Cain Title: Low overhead fault tolerance for universal quantum computation Abstract: Quantum error correction (QEC) is believed to be...

Elia Portnoy (MIT): Quantum error-correcting codes, systolic geometry, and quantitative embeddings

December 3, 2024

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4:30PM - 5:30PM EST

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Jefferson 356 and Zoom

Virtual

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09 Passcode: 657361 Speaker: Elia Portnoy Title: Quantum error-correcting codes, systolic geometry, and quantitative embeddings Abstract: There have been several recent...

Arthur Parzygnat (MIT): A temporal analogue of quantum states for sequential measurements and time-reversal symmetry

November 26, 2024

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4:30PM - 5:30PM EST

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Jefferson 356 and Zoom

Virtual

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09 Passcode: 657361 Speaker: Arthur Parzygnat Title: A temporal analogue of quantum states for sequential measurements and time-reversal symmetry Abstract: If a quantum state...

Liyuan Chen (Harvard): Universal Circuit Set with S3 Quantum Double

November 12, 2024

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4:30PM - 5:30PM EST

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Jefferson 356 and Zoom

Virtual

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09 Passcode: 657361 Speaker: Liyuan Chen Title: Universal Circuit Set with S3 Quantum Double Abstract: One potential route toward fault-tolerant universal quantum computation...

Zhengwei Liu (Tsinghua University): Insights on Analysis Meeting Topology in Quantum Field Theory

October 29, 2024

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4:30PM - 5:30PM EDT

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Jefferson 356 and Zoom

Virtual

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09 Passcode: 657361 Speaker: Zhengwei Liu Title: Insights on Analysis Meeting Topology in Quantum Field Theory Abstract: Higher categorical data is an emergent symmetry in a...

Kaifeng Bu (Ohio State): A universal framework for Gaussian test

October 15, 2024

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4:30PM - 5:30PM EDT

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Jefferson 356 and Zoom

Virtual

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09 Passcode: 657361 Speaker: Kaifeng Bu Title: A universal framework for Gaussian test Abstract: Exploring the boundary between the classical and quantum computation is one...

Seth Lloyd (MIT): Quantum Algorithms for Computing Homology

October 1, 2024

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4:30PM - 5:30PM EDT

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Jefferson 356 and Zoom

Virtual

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09 Passcode: 657361 Speaker: Seth Lloyd Title: Quantum Algorithms for Computing Homology Abstract: This talk reviews quantum algorithms for computing Betti numbers and...

Yuanjie Ren (MIT): Solving the problem of preparing solvable anyons with constant-depth adaptive quantum circuits

September 24, 2024

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4:30PM - 5:30PM EDT

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Jefferson 356 and Zoom

Virtual

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09 Passcode: 657361 Speaker: Yuanjie Ren Title: Solving the problem of preparing solvable anyons with constant-depth adaptive quantum circuits Abstract: The classification of...

Michael Freedman (Harvard): What can ML learn from the proof of the Kolmogorov-Arnold theorem?

September 10, 2024

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4:45PM - 6:00PM EDT

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Jefferson 356 and Zoom

Virtual

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09 Passcode: 657361 Speaker: Michael Freedman Title: What can ML learn from the proof of the Kolmogorov-Arnold theorem? Abstract: The Kolmogorov-Arnold representation theorem...

Seminar: Shu-Heng Shao (Stony Brook): "What's Done Cannot Be Undone: Non-Invertible Symmetries"

May 6, 2024

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4:30PM - 5:30PM EDT

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Jefferson 453 and Zoom

Virtual

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09 Passcode: 657361 Speaker: Shu-Heng Shao Title: What's Done Cannot Be Undone: Non-Invertible Symmetries Abstract: I will discuss recent developments on a novel kind of...

Seminar: Dolev Bluvstein (Harvard): "Logical Quantum Processor Based on Reconfigurable Atom Arrays"

April 16, 2024

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4:30PM - 5:30PM EDT

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Jefferson 256 and Zoom

Virtual

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09 Passcode: 657361 Speaker: Dolev Bluvstein Title: Logical Quantum Processor Based on Reconfigurable Atom Arrays Abstract: Suppressing errors is one of the central...