Quantum Computing present and future

General overview of quantum computing including some the research underway at the University of Bristol.

Ashley Montanaro, Quantum Computation and Information Group, University of Bristol - http://www.maths.bris.ac.uk/~csxam/

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Jacques Carolan, Centre for Quantum Photonics, University of Bristol- http://www.bris.ac.uk/physics/people/jacques-carolan/index.html

Ashley Montanaro - The power of quantum computing

Quantum computers are designed to use the principles of quantum mechanics to do things that are fundamentally impossible for any standard computer based only on the laws of classical physics. The exciting applications of quantum computing range from cracking cryptographic codes to designing new medicines. In this talk Ashley will present an overview of what quantum computers can do and how they could affect our lives in the future.

Jacques Carolan - Photonic Quantum Technologies

Quantum technologies promise to have a profound and far reaching impact upon our lives. From the simulation and design of new materials and pharmaceuticals; to the processing of vast data sets to tackle machine learning problems beyond the reach of classical machines. In this talk Jacques will give an overview of the technological advances been made at the University of Bristol in photonic quantum technologies — a high speed, low noise platform, which uses single particles of light to encode quantum information.

Live streaming here: SWF youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4jkhn9uvP-W5H9SvDZKxug)