Purpose: A series of lectures given by experts in the field on a variety of quantum simulation topics, including experimental platforms, analog or NISQ approaches, and future fault-tolerant strategies. This summer school is structured to provide PhD students and postdocs working in a quantum field with a strong overview of quantum simulation.
Dates: Thursday, August 3 to Saturday, August 5, 2023
Location: Telluride Conference Center, 580 Mountain Village Blvd, Mountain Village, CO 81435
Registration: There is no registration fee for the summer school but attendance is limited. Please complete the registration process using the link below to submit your interest in attending. We will review each application and respond separately via email to update you on the outcome of the review process, including if we are able to offer you attendance and if any partial travel support can be provided. Please do not make any travel plans until you receive a confirmation. This procedure applies only to the summer school due to limited attendance.
Summer school registration has ended for this year.
Focus:
- Day 1 – Experimental Platforms for Quantum Science
- Day 2 – Experiment meets Theory: Analog / Digital Quantum Simulation
- Day 3 – Theory: Error Correction and Digital Methods
Invited Lecturers:
- Hannes Bernien (University of Chicago)
- Ken Brown (Duke)
- Isaac Chuang (MIT)
- Nathan Fitzpatrick (Quantinuum)
- Chris Monroe (Duke)
- Peter Zoller (University of Innsbruck)
- Rob Schoelkopf (Yale) – online
Graduate/postdoc organizing committee:
- Eleanor Crane, Postdoc, UMD
- Jahan Claes, Postdoc, Yale
- Mingyu Kang, Student, Duke
- Yingyue Zhu, Student, UMD
- Jeronimo Martinez, Student, Princeton
- Jeff Thompson, Faculty Advisor, Princeton
Staff organizing committee:
- Kuljeet Kaur, UMD
- Emily Mercurio, UMD
Agenda:
Day 1: Thursday, August 3, 2023
| Topic | Start Time | End Time | Duration |
| Lecture – Experimental Platforms: Rydberg by Hannes Bernien (including break) | 9:00 am | 10:30 am | 1.5 hours |
| Break | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 30 minutes |
| Lecture – Experimental Platforms: Superconducting Circuit by Rob Schoelkopf – online | 11:00 am | 12:30 pm | 1.5 hours |
| Lunch (not provided by the summer school) | 12:30 pm | 2:00 pm | 1.5 hours |
| Open time for networking activity | 2:00 pm | 5:00 pm | 3 hours |
| Dinner (not provided by the summer school) | 5:00 pm | 6:30 pm | 1.5 hours |
| Brainstorming session | 6:30 pm | 7:30 pm | 1 hour |
| Lecture – Experiment Platforms: Trapped Atomic ions by Chris Monroe (including break) | 7:30 pm | 8:30 pm | 1 hour |
Day 2: Friday, August 4, 2023
| Topic | Start Time | End Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture – Experiment meets Theory: Digital NISQ Quantum Simulation by Nathan Fitzpatrick (including break) | 8:30 am | 10:30 am | 2 hours |
| Break | 10:30 am | 11:00 am | 30 minutes |
| Lecture – Experiment meets Theory: Analog Quantum Simulation by Peter Zoller (including break) | 11:00 am | 1:00 pm | 2 hours |
| Lunch (not provided by the summer school) | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 1.5 hours |
| Open time for networking activity (self-organized by the summer school attendees) | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 1.5 hours |
| Lecture: Qubitization based quantum simulation by Isaac Chuang (including break) | 4:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 2 hours |
| Open time for music, dinner, networking (self-organized by the summer school attendees) | 6:00 pm | — | — |
Day 3: Saturday, August 5, 2023
| Topic | Start Time | End Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture – Theory: Quantum Error Correction by Ken Brown (including break) | 9:00 am | 11:00 am | 2 hours |
| Break | 11:00 am | 11:30 am | 30 minutes |
| Workshop / problem-set sessions | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 1.5 hours |