Waterloo-Munich Joint Workshop

Sep 30, 2024, 8:00 a.m. → Oct 4, 2024, 7:00 p.m. America/Toronto

PI/1-100 - Theatre (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)

Anca Ionescu (MCQST), Sonya Gzyl (Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics), Tatjana Wilk (MCQST), Tim Hsieh (Perimeter Institute)

 

Join us for a pioneering joint workshop between renowned research institutions in Munich and Waterloo! This exciting event will focus on the topic of quantum simulation, with additional talks delving into various subjects of quantum science and technology. Designed to include researchers across different levels, from group leaders, postdoctoral fellows, and PhD students, this inaugural collaboration aims to unite scientists from both locations, fostering valuable networking opportunities and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration. Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and shape the future of quantum research together! 
 

 

 

Confirmation Travel Support_Munich-Waterloo.pdf

Monday, September 30

9:00 a.m. Registration

1 Opening Remarks

Speakers: Sonya Gzyl (Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics), Tim Hsieh (Perimeter Institute)

2 Quantum simulation in the presence of errors

Speaker: Ignacio Cirac (Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics)

10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

3 Gate-Based Quantum Simulation of Strongly Correlated Fermions - Philipp Preiss

Speaker: Philipp Preiss (Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics)

4 Towards large-scale quantum simulations with trapped ions - Rajibul Islam

Speaker: Rajibul Islam (University of Waterloo/IQC)

12:30 p.m. Lunch

5 Advances in controlling superconducting qubits for quantum computing

Speaker: Stefan Filipp

6 Coherent Control and Readout of a 25-level Trapped 137Ba+ Ion Qudit

Scaling up the Hilbert space of a quantum computer is essential to demonstrate quantum advantage over classical computing. Other than packing more quantum information carrier in a quantum computing system, one avenue for increasing the quantum computing Hilbert space is by encoding more logical states per quantum information carrier (making it a qudit), rather than a traditional 2-state qubit encoding. Trapped ions typically exhibit multiple (meta)stable electronic energy states that are suitable for logical state encodings and are a suitable platform for qudit applications. In this talk, I present our work on realizing a 25-level trapped 137Ba+ ion qudit, which is the maximal encoding allowed by the single-shot readout protocol that we employ. We show that the harnessing of these additional logical states per ion can be done by just adding a few more lasers to the control system, without any trapping architecture modification compared to a qubit system. I will also present the experimental challenges and limitations, fundamental and technical, relevant to realizing a 25-level trapped 137Ba+ ion qudit.

Speaker: Pei Jiang Low (University of Waterloo)

3:30 p.m. Poster Session and Welcome Reception

Tuesday, October 1

7 Verification of quantum simulations and indistinguishability of photons

Speaker: Barbara Kraus (TUM)

8 Quantum metrology

Speaker: Sisi Zhou

10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

9 Measurement-induced phenomena and protocols

Speaker: Tim Hsieh

10 Tensor networks for real materials

Speaker: Ulrich Schollwoeck (University of Munich)

12:30 p.m. GROUP PHOTO IN THE ATRIUM

12:40 p.m. Lunch

11 Efficient quantum simulations with quDits

Speaker: Christine Muschik

12 Towards quantum simulation of vacuum decay

.Scalar quantum field theories can possess metastable vacuum states which decay through thermal and quantum fluctuations. In space, the decay of the metastable vacuum proceeds through the creation and subsequent expansion of bubbles containing a new phase, which coalesce and eventually complete the phase transition. Vacuum decay is a non-perturbative and non-linear dynamical problem, making it the perfect candidate for quantum simulators. Understanding this process has phenomenological implications for early Universe cosmology, including observables such as a stochastic gravitational wave background, meaning there may be novel ways to use quantum simulators to make predictions for observational cosmology. In this talk I will first describe theoretical work developing observables for vacuum decay, including nucleation site correlation functions and bubble nucleation pre-cursors. I will then describe experimental efforts within the Quantum Simulators for Fundamental Physics consortium to develop analog quantum simulators of vacuum decay with cold atomic gasses. Such experiments will allow us to empirically test early Universe physics in tabletop experiments.

Speaker: Matthew Johnson (Perimeter Institute and York University)

3:30 p.m. Coffee Break

4:00 p.m. Open Discussion

Wednesday, October 2

13 Quantum simulation and computing with Rydberg atoms

Speaker: Johannes Zeiher (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik)

14 Quantum simulation for materials modeling

Speaker: Alexandre Cooper-Roy (Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterlo)

10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

15 Building blocks for photonic quantum technologies – generation and detection of quantum light

Speaker: Kai Mueller (TU Munich)

16 Coherent Dynamics in Ultracold Chemistry - Alan Jamison

12:30 p.m. Lunch

17 Colloquium - Resonant light scattering from few-level quantum systems – from textbook physics to unexpected results

• Introduction to resonant light matter interaction (coherent and incoherent scattering, Rabi oscillations, Mollow triplets)

• Origin of antibunching in resonance fluorescence (L. Hanschke et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 170402 (2020))

• Doubly-dressed Mollow triplets (C. Gustin et al. Phys. Rev. Research 3, 013044 (2021)

• Dynamic Mollow triplets from Janes-Cummins systems (K. Fischer et al. Nature Photonics 10, 163–166 (2016))

• Dynamic Mollow triplets from two-level systems (K. Boos et al. arXiv:2305.15827 (2023) – accepted at PRL)

Speaker: Kai Mueller (TU Munich)

3:00 p.m. Coffee Break

3:30 p.m. Poster Session

6:00 p.m. Banquet

Thursday, October 3

18 Theoretical advances from simulating strongly correlated quantum matter and doped antiferromagnets

Speaker: Fabian Grusdt (LMU Munich)

19 Language models for Quantum Simulation

Speaker: Roger Melko

10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

20 Entanglement Distillation in Holography

Speaker: Beni Yoshida

21 Closing Remarks

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. Lab Tours QNC & RAC2 // Open Discussion

3:00 p.m. Coffee Break

3:30 p.m. Lab Tours QNC & RAC2 // Open Discussion

Friday, October 4

12:00 p.m. Quantum Applications & Commercialization Day @ U of T - Separate Registration Required

Talks and panel discussion at the University of Toronto + Social event at Xanadu

NOTE: Waterloo participants must register separately at https://events.perimeterinstitute.ca/event/345/