Waterloo-Munich Joint Workshop

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

PI/1-100 - Theatre

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

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

 

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! 
 

 

 

Participants
  • Afshin Besharat
  • Alan Jamison
  • Alex Turzillo
  • Alexander Frei
  • Alexandre Cooper-Roy
  • Amirreza Negari
  • Anastasiia Mashko
  • Anindita Maiti
  • Annabelle Bohrdt
  • Anton Borissov
  • Archishna Bhattacharyya
  • Artem Zhutov
  • Barbara Kraus
  • Barbara Soda
  • Beni Yoshida
  • Benjamin MacLellan
  • Benjamin Schiffer
  • Carolin Calcagno
  • Chong Wang
  • Christine Muschik
  • Christopher Wyenberg
  • Crystal Senko
  • Daniel Molpeceres
  • Emilie Huffman
  • Emiliia Dyrenkova
  • Emily Wright
  • Esha Swaroop
  • Estelle Inack
  • Ewan Murphy
  • Fabian Grusdt
  • Forouzan Forouharmanesh
  • Friedrich Sbresny
  • Giovanni Canossa
  • Hendrik Timme
  • Himanshu Sahu
  • Hyo Jung Park
  • Ignacio Cirac
  • Isabel Nha Minh Le
  • Jacopo De Santis
  • Jiayue Yang
  • Jinglei Zhang
  • Johannes Zeiher
  • José Polo-Gómez
  • Kai Mueller
  • Kent Ueno
  • Kevin Mours
  • Kohdai Kuroiwa
  • Leonardo Lessa
  • Luca Muscarella
  • Lukas Brenner
  • Lukas Hanschke
  • Marc Langer
  • Matthew Duschenes
  • Matthew Johnson
  • Meenu Kumari
  • Megan Schuyler Moss
  • Michael Vasmer
  • Mohamed Hibat-Allah
  • Nadeem Akhlaq
  • Ningping Cao
  • Pei Jiang Low
  • Philipp Preiss
  • Rajibul Islam
  • Reinis Irmejs
  • Rob Myers
  • Roger Melko
  • Sascha Zakaib-Bernier
  • Sehmimul Hoque
  • Severyn Balaniuk
  • Simon Mathias Linsel
  • Sirui Lu
  • Sisi Zhou
  • Soroush Khoubyarian
  • Stefan Filipp
  • Tim Hsieh
  • Ulrich Schollwoeck
  • Yale Cheng
  • Yangrui Hu
  • Yu-Ting Chen
  • Yushao Chen
  • Zachary Mann
  • Zheng Shi
  • Zhi Li
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    • 9:00 AM
      Registration
    • 1
      Opening Remarks PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speakers: Sonya Gzyl (Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics), Tim Hsieh (Perimeter Institute)
    • 2
      Quantum simulation in the presence of errors PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Ignacio Cirac (Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics)
    • 10:30 AM
      Coffee Break PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

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    • 3
      Gate-Based Quantum Simulation of Strongly Correlated Fermions - Philipp Preiss PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Philipp Preiss (Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics)
    • 4
      Towards large-scale quantum simulations with trapped ions - Rajibul Islam PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Rajibul Islam (University of Waterloo/IQC)
    • 12:30 PM
      Lunch PI/2-251 - Upper Bistro

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    • 5
      Advances in controlling superconducting qubits for quantum computing PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Stefan Filipp
    • 6
      Coherent Control and Readout of a 25-level Trapped 137Ba+ Ion Qudit PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      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 PM
      Poster Session and Welcome Reception PI/1-119 - Atrium

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    • 7
      Verification of quantum simulations and indistinguishability of photons PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Barbara Kraus (TUM)
    • 8
      Quantum metrology PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Sisi Zhou
    • 10:30 AM
      Coffee Break PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

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    • 9
      Measurement-induced phenomena and protocols PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Tim Hsieh
    • 10
      Tensor networks for real materials PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Ulrich Schollwoeck (University of Munich)
    • 12:30 PM
      GROUP PHOTO IN THE ATRIUM PI/1-119 - Atrium

      PI/1-119 - Atrium

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    • 12:40 PM
      Lunch PI/2-251 - Upper Bistro

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    • 11
      Efficient quantum simulations with quDits PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Christine Muschik
    • 12
      Towards quantum simulation of vacuum decay PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      .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 PM
      Coffee Break PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

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    • 4:00 PM
      Open Discussion PI/1-119 - Atrium

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    • 13
      Quantum simulation and computing with Rydberg atoms PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Johannes Zeiher (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik)
    • 14
      Quantum simulation for materials modeling PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Alexandre Cooper-Roy (Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterlo)
    • 10:30 AM
      Coffee Break PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

      PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

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    • 15
      Building blocks for photonic quantum technologies – generation and detection of quantum light PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Kai Mueller (TU Munich)
    • 16
      Coherent Dynamics in Ultracold Chemistry - Alan Jamison PI/1-100 - Theatre

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    • 12:30 PM
      Lunch PI/2-251 - Upper Bistro

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    • 17
      Colloquium - Resonant light scattering from few-level quantum systems – from textbook physics to unexpected results PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      • 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 PM
      Coffee Break PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

      PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

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    • 3:30 PM
      Poster Session PI/1-119 - Atrium

      PI/1-119 - Atrium

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    • 6:00 PM
      Banquet PI/2-251 - Upper Bistro

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    • 18
      Theoretical advances from simulating strongly correlated quantum matter and doped antiferromagnets PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Fabian Grusdt (LMU Munich)
    • 19
      Language models for Quantum Simulation PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Roger Melko
    • 10:30 AM
      Coffee Break PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

      PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

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    • 20
      Entanglement Distillation in Holography PI/1-100 - Theatre

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      Speaker: Beni Yoshida
    • 21
      Closing Remarks PI/1-100 - Theatre

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    • 12:00 PM
      Lunch PI/2-251 - Upper Bistro

      PI/2-251 - Upper Bistro

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      60
    • 1:30 PM
      Lab Tours QNC & RAC2 // Open Discussion
    • 3:00 PM
      Coffee Break PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

      PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro

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      120
    • 3:30 PM
      Lab Tours QNC & RAC2 // Open Discussion
    • 12:00 PM
      Quantum Applications & Commercialization Day @ U of T - Separate Registration Required University of Toronto

      University of Toronto

      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/