Quantum and AI Career Trajectories Mini-Course: Computational Methods and their Applications

America/Toronto
Time Room (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)

Time Room

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Description

On Demand Recordings: https://pirsa.org/C23034

All sessions are available ONLINE except for those sessions in YELLOW blocks in the timeteable.

Research at the intersection of quantum physics and artificial intelligence is rapidly growing in academia and industry. This one-week mini-course will introduce a selection of computational methods currently being applied in quantum industry settings and will highlight career opportunities outside of academia for students and researchers with a background in quantum theory and computational physics. The course will consist of two lecture series: one on generative modeling (including restricted Boltzmann machines, neural autoregressive distribution estimators, and recurrent neural networks) by Perimeter researchers Roger Melko and Mohamed Hibat Allah, and another lecture series on tensor networks and quantum algorithms by Martin Ganahl of SandboxAQ. Afternoons will include coding tutorials, workshops, talks from speakers who have transitioned from academia to quantum industry, and career networking opportunities.

Confirmed guests for the Industry networking session are: 

  • 1QBit
  • Agnostiq
  • Amazon Web Services
  • IBM Quantum
  • Nord Quantique
  • Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories
  • SandboxAQ
  • Xanadu
  • YiyaniQ
  • ZebraKet

This mini-course will assume that participants have the following prerequisites: 

  • Graduate-level knowledge of quantum mechanics (including wavefunctions, single-body quantum mechanics, Hamiltonians, density matrices, time evolution, and angular momentum) and statistical mechanics (including partition functions, the Ising model, and phase transitions),

  • Knowledge of introductory machine learning methods (see, for instance, Lectures 1-6 of Perimeter’s course on Machine Learning for Many-Body Physics), and

  • Basic programming skills in Python.

Territorial Land Acknowledgement

Perimeter Institute acknowledges that it is situated on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Neutral peoples.

Perimeter Institute is located on the Haldimand Tract. After the American Revolution, the tract was granted by the British to the Six Nations of the Grand River and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation as compensation for their role in the war and for the loss of their traditional lands in upstate New York. Of the 950,000 acres granted to the Haudenosaunee, less than 5 percent remains Six Nations land. Only 6,100 acres remain Mississaugas of the Credit land. 

We thank the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Neutral peoples for hosting us on their land.

Lauren Hayward
    • 09:00 09:30
      Registration and check-in 30m Main entrance

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    • 09:30 10:30
      LECTURE: Tensor networks and quantum simulations 1h Time Room

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      TBC

      Speaker: Martin Ganahl (Sandbox AQ)
    • 10:30 11:00
      BREAK 30m PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

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      120

      Refreshments provided in 1st FL Bistro

    • 11:00 12:30
      LECTURE: Generative Modelling 1h 30m Time Room

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      TBC

      Speaker: Roger Melko (Perimeter Institute Quantum Intelligence Lab)
    • 12:30 14:00
      BREAK: Lunch and free time (Lunch is NOT provided) 1h 30m

      Note: Lunch is NOT provided

    • 14:00 15:30
      Quantum Ethics Project Workshop: Teaching and incorporating ethics into quantum 1h 30m Time Room

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      What is quantum? Something very advanced... Perhaps something to do with time travel? And definitely linked to computing somehow! Is it spooky? Is it revolutionary? Perhaps it's time to join Ant-Man in being sucked down into the Quantum Realm?

      This workshop will be dedicated to exploring how the public currently perceives and relates to quantum. We will discuss findings from current research on quantum education & outreach and share our own experiences in communicating about quantum outside of our research bubble. We will ask the question of "What does it mean to develop quantum for the public good?". Finally, we will make the case for why the public should be involved in answering that question: By playing an active role in determining the societal values that guide technical research. In contrast to AI ethics, that process can happen now, while we are in the early phases of realizing quantum technology.

      Speakers: Anna Knorr, Joan Arrow, Sara Marsh
    • 15:30 16:00
      Break 30m
    • 16:00 17:00
      Will Cunningham talk - CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS 1h Time Room

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      Speaker: Will Cunningham
    • 09:30 10:30
      LECTURE: Tensor networks and quantum simulations 1h Time Room

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      TBC

      Speaker: Martin Ganahl (Sandbox AQ)
    • 10:30 11:00
      BREAK 30m PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

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      120

      Refreshments provided in 1st FL Bistro area

    • 11:00 12:30
      LECTURE: Generative Modelling 1h 30m Time Room

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      TBC

      Speaker: Roger Melko (Perimeter Institute Quantum Intelligence Lab)
    • 12:30 14:00
      BREAK: Lunch and free time (Lunch is NOT provided) 1h 30m

      Lunch and free time. Please note lunch is NOT provided.

    • 14:00 15:00
      Talks on quantum start-ups: Estelle Inack & Aida Ahmadzadegan 1h Time Room

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      2:00-2:30 pm (Not Recorded)
      Estelle Inack
      Title: My journey developing quantum intelligent solutions for finance
      Abstract: Have you ever wondered how a quantum tech startup is created? Come hear the story of the creation of yiyaniQ, a quantum/AI technology startup active in finance. I will discuss how my awareness of applied research was born during my Ph.D. and how a research result during my postdoc led me to take the commercialization course.

      2:30-3pm
      Aida Ahmadzadegan
      Title: Quantum enhanced logistic optimization
      Abstract: ForeQast is the top quantum-enhanced logistic optimization platform providing cutting-edge optimization solutions addressing major aspects of supply chain such as routing, inventory optimization, and demand forecasting. The goal is to leverage the power of quantum technology and artificial intelligence to make the future of logistics planning and supply chain agile, resilient, and sustainable.

      Speakers: Dr Aida Ahmadzadegan, Dr Estelle Inack
    • 15:00 15:30
      Break 30m
    • 15:30 17:00
      Not Available ONLINE: TUTORIAL: Tensor networks and quantum simulations Time Room

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    • 09:30 10:30
      LECTURE: Tensor networks and quantum simulations 1h Time Room

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      TBC

      Speaker: Martin Ganahl (Sandbox AQ)
    • 10:30 11:00
      BREAK 30m PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

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      120

      Refreshments provided in 1st FL Bistro area

    • 11:00 12:30
      LECTURE: Generative Modelling 1h 30m Time Room

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      TBC

      Speaker: Roger Melko (Perimeter Institute Quantum Intelligence Lab)
    • 12:30 14:00
      BREAK: Lunch and free time (Lunch is NOT provided) 1h 30m

      Lunch and free time. Please note lunch is NOT provided.

    • 14:00 15:00
      COLLOQUIUM: COLLOQUIUM: Do we need a Philosophy for Quantum Spacetime? PI/1-100 - Theatre

      PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Chris Smeenk
      Part of Quantum Spacetime in the Cosmos: From Conception to Reality Conference
      Zoom: https://pitp.zoom.us/j/98331676824?pwd=VTNOakMxWWUzT2ZFZFYwYzBRdWxBUT09

    • 15:00 15:30
      BREAK 30m Time Room

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    • 15:30 17:00
      Not Available ONLINE: TUTORIAL: Generative modelling Time Room

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    • 09:30 10:30
      LECTURE: Tensor networks and quantum simulations 1h Time Room

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      TBC

      Speaker: Martin Ganahl (Sandbox AQ)
    • 10:30 11:00
      BREAK 30m PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

      PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

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      120

      Refreshments provided in 1st FL Bistro area

    • 11:00 12:30
      LECTURE: Generative Modelling 1h 30m Time Room

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      TBC

      Speaker: Mohamed Hibat Allah (University of Waterloo)
    • 12:30 14:00
      BREAK: Lunch and free time (Lunch is NOT provided) 1h 30m

      Lunch and free time. Please note lunch is NOT provided.

    • 14:00 15:15
      Not Available ONLINE: TUTORIAL: Tensor networks and quantum simulations Time Room

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    • 15:15 15:30
      BREAK 15m Time Room

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    • 15:30 16:00
      Industry Speaker Presentations 30m Time Room

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      Confirmed companies will provide a 2-3 minute presentation on their company:
      1QBit: Bohdan Kulchytskyy and Alexander Neirinckx
      SandboxAQ: Martin Ganahl, Adam Lewis
      ZebraKet: Ehsan Torabizadeh
      Nord Quantique: Florian Hopfmüller
      Xanadu: Álvaro Ballon Bordo
      Agnostiq: William Cunningham
      YiyaniQ: Estelle Inack
      Amazon Web Services: Matt Beach
      Quantum Valley Ideas Lab: James Shaffer
      IBM (Canada): Agata Branczyk

      Speakers: Dr Agata Branczyk (IBM Quantum), Alexander Neirinckx (1QBit), Bohdan Kulchytskyy (1QBit), Ehsan Torabizadeh (ZebraKet), Dr Estelle Inack, Florian Hopfmüller (Nord Quantique), James Shaffer (Quantum Valley Ideas Lab), Martin Ganahl (Sandbox AQ), Matt Beach (Amazon Web Services), Will Cunningham, Álvaro Ballon Bordo (Xanadu)
    • 16:00 17:30
      Not Available ONLINE: Industry: Networking sessions Time Room

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    • 09:30 10:30
      LECTURE: Tensor networks and quantum simulations 1h Time Room

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      TBC

      Speaker: Martin Ganahl (Sandbox AQ)
    • 10:30 11:00
      BREAK 30m PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

      PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

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      120

      Refreshments provided in 1st FL Bistro area

    • 11:00 12:30
      LECTURE: Generative Modelling 1h 30m Time Room

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      TBC

      Speaker: Mohamed Hibat Allah (University of Waterloo)
    • 12:30 14:00
      BREAK: Lunch and free time (Lunch is NOT provided) 1h 30m

      Lunch and free time. Please note lunch is NOT provided.

    • 14:00 15:30
      Not Available ONLINE: TUTORIAL: Generative Modelling Time Room

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