Overview
The development of quantum computing is accelerating. Technology companies are rolling out cloud access to quantum computers, with venture-backed startups racing to build software and find quantum speed-ups for relevant problems. What are the potential early applications? What are the challenges in developing large-scale quantum computers? How can companies prepare for the quantum era? The event will feature an introduction to quantum computing and a panel discussion with representatives from the local quantum community.
Date: 8 November 2018, Thursday
Time: 6:30pm 8:30pm
Venue: BASH, Level 3, Block 79 Ayer Rajah Crescent, Singapore 139955
Speakers:
- Tommaso Demarie, Entropica Labs
- Rainer Dumke, Centre for Quantum Technologies, NUS, NTU and InnovatusQ
- Joe Fitzsimons, Centre for Quantum Technologies, NUS, SUTD and Horizon Quantum Computing
- Christian Raetzsch, Vice-President, CTO, IBM Systems, Asia Pacific
Moderator:Jenny Hogan, Outreach & Media Associate Director, Centre for Quantum Technologies, NUS
7:00pm 7:30pm Presentation by Joe Fitzsimons on Quantum Computing
7:30pm 8:15pmPanel Discussion and Q&A
8:15pm 8:30pmNetworking and End
Speakers:
Tommaso Demarie, Entropica Labs
Tommaso Demarie is a physicist with over 8 years experience in the field of quantum computing. He holds a PhD from Macquarie University in Australia, and a Master's Degree in Environmental Physics from the University of Turin in Italy. Today, Tommaso is the co-founder and CEO of Entropica Labs, a quantum software company based in Singapore, and his current work at Entropica focuses on developing novel quantum-assisted machine learning techniques and methods for bioinformatics.
Rainer Dumke, Centre for Quantum Technologies, NUS, NTU and InnovatusQ
Rainer Dumke is an Associate Professor at NTU and Principal Investigator at CQT. He has been working in quantum information science for over 15 years. His experience includes two years at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology working with Nobel Laureate Bill Phillips on quantum gases, and time spent building an optical atomic clock with the Max Planck Research Group in Erlangen, Germany. After joining NTU in 2006, he established a group working on the control of quantum systems with applications in quantum information processing. His current work involves atomic and superconducting systems, and hybrids of the two. His group is collaborating towards fabrication of superconducting transmon qubit circuits. He has co-founded in Singapore the company InnovatusQ to pursue commercial applications.
Joe Fitzsimons, Centre for Quantum Technologies, NUS, SUTD and Horizon Quantum Computing
Joe Fitzsimons is a Principal Investigator at the Centre for Quantum Technologies and an Assistant Professor at Singapore University of Technology and Design. By background, Joe is a theoretical physicist with interests in all areas of quantum mechanics and quantum information theory. At present, his research focuses on quantum computation, and on using quantum phenomena to enable new secure computing functionality. He holds a BSc in theoretical physics from University College Dublin, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford. In 2016, Joe was named to MIT Technology Review's TR35 Innovators Under 35 Asia list.
Christian Raetzsch, Vice-President, CTO, IBM Systems, Asia Pacific
Christian Raetzsch is the IBM Systems Vice President and CTO leading the technical teams in IBM Systems Asia Pacific. Christian has 30 years of international work experience in the IT industry, and has worked in Europe, Central & Eastern Europe and Russia, Middle East & Africa, and now in Asia Pacific. Christian's leadership roles encompassed managing transformation, and leading new IBM initiatives to translate IBM technologies into solutions that deliver compelling client value, and support our client's innovation agendas.
Christian is an IBM Quantum Ambassador, holds a degree in Engineering from the Technical University in Graz, Austria, as well as a certificate in management from the Open University Business School, UK.
Moderator:
Jenny Hogan, Outreach & Media Associate Director, Centre for Quantum Technologies, NUS
Jenny Hogan is Associate Director for Outreach and Media Relations at the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore. With the Centre since 2010, she has expertise in communicating research. She also leads events for schools and public engagement initiatives such as the Quantum Shorts film and flash fiction festivals. Jenny holds an MSc in Natural Sciences (Experimental Physics) from the University of Cambridge.
