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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Seminar: Seth Lloyd (MIT), Quantum algorithms for topological and geometric analysis of data
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Seth Lloyd (MIT), Quantum algorithms for topological and geometric analysis of data
DESCRIPTION:<p>	Zoom link: <a data-url="https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09" href="https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09" title="">https://harvard.zoom.us/j/779283357?pwd=MitXVm1pYUlJVzZqT3lwV2pCT1ZUQT09</a></p><p>	<drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="9a079eb6-e4f6-4799-a04e-08a0e24c4c67" alt="Seth Lloyd" data-view-mode="hwp_medium"></drupal-media></p><p>	<strong>Speaker:</strong> Seth Lloyd<br><strong>Affiliation:</strong> Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br><strong>Abstract</strong>: Quantum computers exhibit a variety of exponential enhancements over classical computers for performing linear algebraic operations.   This talk reviews quantum algorithms for algebraic topology: I show how the central problem of simplicial homology can be mapped into a quantum computation, with an exponential speedup over classical algorithms.  The method is particularly well adapted to topological analysis of large data sets, including financial time series analysis.</p>
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