July 15th, 2026 NYC Quantum Computing In Person Meetup (w/hybrid option)

Title: Quantum-Accelerated Supercomputing

Abstract:
I will give an overview of how quantum computers and classical HPC systems can interact together, and what are the target applications of quantum-accelerated supercomputing identified so far.

Bio:
Dr. Antonio Mezzacapo is currently a Principal Researcher at NVIDIA, where he works as the technical lead for quantum algorithms and quantum-accelerated supercomputing applications. One of his areas of interest is quantum simulations of chemistry and materials science, where he contributed with advancements on quantum algorithms for computing molecular energies, more efficient encodings for fermionic simulations, and experiments that have pushed the frontier of quantum simulations with quantum processors. He is interested in understanding how quantum computers can be optimally coupled with classical high-performance computers, and what are the best algorithms and workflows for quantum-centric supercomputing architectures. More broadly, he is interested in how one can use quantum computers to deliver value in quantum-classical computational workflows. In the past, Dr. Mezzacapo has also worked on the characterization of superconducting quantum processors, modeling of quantum gates, and quantum software.