Supported by iTHEMS

Integrated Research Center of Kobe University

February 23 (Thu) - 24 (Fri), 2017

Venue: Integrated Research Center of Kobe University

Event Official Language: English

Quantum computing by quantum annealing

January 27 (Fri) at 15:00 - 16:30, 2017

Hidetoshi Nishimori (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

The 19th iTHES Theoretical Science Colloquium Quantum annealing is a generic platform to solve a class of computational problems using quantum mechanical effects. D-Wave Systems in Canada has built hardware to realize quantum annealing and has sold several of their machine to Google, NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Lockheed-Martin, which raised a good amount of interest not just from scientific communities but also from a wider public. In this talk, I will explain the basic theoretical framework of quantum annealing, overview the current status of hardware and theoretical developments, and discuss its impact on the society in general.

Venue: Okochi Hall

Event Official Language: English