Event 3: Quantum Computing meets Business

Welcome to the 3rd Meetup of our group “Quantum Computing meets Business - Rhineland”!

For this session we have invited Dr. Christian Gogolin from Covestro AG. He will give a talk about quantum computing applications in chemistry from the viewpoint of a chemistry company. After the speaker slot, we have a time buffer for open questions.

Besides its relevance for chemistry, should this talk be of particular interest to you:
Quantum chemistry is widely expected to be the very first industrial relevant application for quantum computers. So you will also get an inside view of the front line for the integration of quantum computers in our economy.

Agenda:

17:00 - 17:15 - "Welcome Note" by Organizers

17:15 - 18:15 - "Quantum Computing at Covestro AG" by Christian Gogolin

18:15 - 18:30 - Q&A Session

Abstract:
As a leader in polymer chemistry, Covestro is engaging in active research and development to expand and and optimise their product portfolio. In particular, the Digital R&D division examines the potential of state of the art and future computational methods like high performance computing and quantum computing.
Dr. Christian Gogolin is a longterm expert in quantum computing and joined Covestro in early 2019. Together with his Phd students he tackles computationally intensive tasks and finds ways to utilise the potential of future quantum computers.
In his talk he will tell us about his role and how Covestro wants to utilise quantum computing for their business. Before jumping into the technical details, he will give us an overview of the companies activities.

If you have any additional questions, do not hesitate to contact us. To reach us, you can use the inline chat of Meetup or our email addresses (kathy.nickelsen[at]sva.de, jens.marre[at]dual-software.de & christopher.zachow[at]sva.de). The Meetup will be held in English.

Best Regards,
Kathy Nickelsen, Jens Marre and Christopher Zachow