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Welcome to the 1st workshop on Advancing Quantum Computation Beyond Gate-Model (BGM2024)!

October 7 - 9, 2024 at the University of Maryland, College Park

There have traditionally been two fundamental approaches to processing information. Analog computing involves processing data in a continuous form, typically utilizing smoothly varying physical quantities. This approach is characterized by relatively low implementation overheads and has proven effective in applications such as real-time signal processing, control systems, and simulations. However, analog computers are prone to noise and drift, which can limit their accuracy over time.

Conversely, digital computing relies on discrete values, usually in binary form, to represent and process data. This mathematically elegant abstraction facilitates the design of large-scale computers that are generally more precise and versatile, though at the expense of substantial computing resources. The modern digital era has been significantly influenced by Moore’s Law, which, however, may be reaching its limits. Current computing devices are increasingly consuming more energy than is sustainable. As we look to the future, we observe that highly intelligent and energy-efficient computing systems, such as the human brain, remain incompletely understood.

Inspired by the historical evolution of analog and digital computing, this workshop aims to foster discussions on potential pathways for implementing end-to-end real-world quantum applications. The focus will be on exploring alternatives to the purely gate-based computing model and leveraging the hardware-native programmability of near-term quantum devices.

We hope this workshop will encourage a systematic investigation into the optimal combinations of application domains, suitable computing paradigms, novel quantum algorithms, and desired quantum computing capabilities for practical applications. This is intended to be pursued well before the realization of fully fault-tolerant quantum computers.

To achieve this, we have invited speakers to present innovative approaches for controlling and operating quantum devices beyond the gate model, as well as to explore the synergy between analog and digital paradigms to inspire new quantum applications. We anticipate that this workshop will also stimulate dialogue among theoretical and experimental physicists, mathematicians, computer scientists, and domain experts within this highly interdisciplinary field.

Please refer to the registration page if you are interested in attending. Please note that there is NO registration fee. However, registration and confirmation are required to attend the workshop due to limited capacity. We are also welcoming poster submissions and aim to accomodate as many as possible in our capacity. Please submit the poster information in the registration if you are interested.

Have any question about the workshop? Please contact the organizers.

Speakers

Daniel Lidar University of Southern California	Jason Petta University of California, Los Angeles	Mikhail Lukin Harvard University
William Oliver Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Christopher Monroe Duke University	Edward Farhi Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Edwin Barnes Virginia Tech	Carleton Coffrin Los Alamos National Laboratory	Hakan Türeci Princeton University
Alexey Gorshkov National Institute of Standards and Technology University of Maryland, College Park	Yuan Liu North Carolina State University	Quntao Zhuang University of Southern California
Tirthak Patel Rice University	Vahagn Mkhitaryan Purdue University	Trond Andersen Google Quantum AI
Hossein Sadeghi Pasqal	Sheng-Tao Wang QuEra Computing	William Kindel IQM Quantum Computers
David Hayes Quantinuum	Péter Kómár Amazon Braket	Jiaqi Leng University of California at Berkeley
Junyi Liu University of Maryland, College Park	Yulong Dong University of California, Santa Barbara	Ravi Naik Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory