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Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Time: 08:00 AM Pacific time
Speaker: Kevin Roche, Research Engineer & Quantum Ambassador, IBM Research Almaden
Organizer: TC 10 Co-Chair, Josef Weinbub
Title: A Practical Introduction to Quantum Computing
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Abstract:
Quantum Computing is a developing technology that promises the exciting possibility of solving computational challenges not accessible with classical processors. It can also be the subject of a great deal of hype and exaggerated claims. This webinar will offer a practical view of the technology, beginning with a brief, accessible, introduction to the unusual physics harnessed by quantum processors, followed by a summary of the actual, practical technology currently available to the public and others, focusing on IBM Quantum’s offerings, then a short live demonstration (connectivity permitting) of interacting with the systems both via the web and Qiskit software libraries.
Bio:
Kevin Roche is a research engineer at IBM Research Almaden, specializing in materials for magnetoelectronics, spintronics, and other related fields. He is an expert in ultra-high-vacuum systems and thin-film deposition, data acquisition and laboratory automation. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Kevin earned his Bachelor’s degree in Physics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1983. He first joined IBM Research in 1982 as an American Physical Society intern; after completing his degree, he returned to IBM Research.
Since 2002, Kevin has been introducing and explicating his work in physics and materials science publicly, making it accessible to audiences with a wide range of technical education; he was a featured expert on magnetic levitation for Episode 4 of Science and Star Wars. In 2017 he added quantum computing concepts to that role and is now both an official IBM Quantum Ambassador and a Qiskit Advocate. Kevin has been a dedicated science fiction fan since he learned to read, and his hobbies include building bartending robots, designing and making costumes, and running science fiction conventions; he was Chair of the 76th World Science Fiction Convention in August 2018.
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