The Hidden Information in Quantum Many-Body Systems

Please join us August 14th in Merriam Park for a talk by Dr. Fiona Burnell of the University of Minnesota. She will talk about The Hidden Information in Quantum Many-Body Systems: An Introduction to Quantum Error Correction

"A key challenge that must be overcome to build a functional quantum computer is to control the noise that is intrinsic to any quantum device. I will first discuss why this noise is a more fundamental problem for quantum hardware than for its classical counterpart. I will then give an overview of the key approaches that can be used to mitigate it, known as quantum error correction. I will finish by discussing recent progress towards error correction on present term quantum hardware."

Fiona Burnell is a professor in the physics department at UMN Twin Cities. Her research focuses on condensed matter theory — that is, on understanding many-particle systems in regimes where quantum mechanics plays a central role. Her current interests include understanding how some quantum many-body systems can encode information in a non-local way that is inherently robust to noise (topological quantum computation), and understanding how measurement and active feedback can be used to steer quantum systems to behave in specific ways.

We will gather at in Meeting Room B of the Merriam Park Public Library, 1831 Marshall Ave in Saint Paul. Talk starts at 6pm, August 14th, 2024.