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#AcademicRunPlaylist - 1/25/25
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It was a bit cold out, but I still got out for a good run while listening to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!
First was a great talk by Nishant Sule on the inner workings of quantum computers at Harvard's Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0ll-MGDdpY
Next was an interesting talk by Vladan Vuletic on building an entangled optical atomic clock at the Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PAvGETmJXA
Next was an excellent talk by Giulia Semeghini on implementations, applications, and the future of quantum computing at CNS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1fTJxxICG0
Next was an incredible talk by Matteo Mitrano on controlling quantum materials with light at Harvard Physics (HP). This stuff is nearly sci fi level, using light to change materials from insulators to conductors and other incredible applications. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4-6z4I7eDI
Next was a fantastic talk by Neil Sinclair on how quantum networks work at CNS. This is probably the clearest explanation I've heard of the technology, highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMuxCJ5Y0Zg
Next was an engaging talk by Anton Zeilinger on the historical trajectory of quantum physics research at HP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkNctdTOJ_Q
Next was an intriguing talk by Mikhail Lukin on using reconfigurable atom arrays for quantum computing at CNS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLNbxTqfXxU
Next was a mind-bending talk by Jacob Barandes on new foundations for quantum theory at HP. Barandes identifies the fundamental disconnect between quantum theory mathematics and the real world, then develops an approach to unify them. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB16TzHFvj0
Next was an interesting pair of talks by Will Oliver (giant artificial atoms and directional photon emission using waveguide QED) and Marko Loncar (quantum optical interconnects) at CNS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0DtgcQbS2g
Next was a nice talk by Xie Chen on quantum circuits and the hierarchy of many-body entanglement at MCQST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2ItvcylX28
Next was a pair of talks by Trevor David Rhone (AI guided materials discovery) and Dirk Englund (compiling deep learning tasks onto quantum-optical systems, highly recommend) at CNS. The methods Englund introduces are extremely compelling, and I feel like they're a peek into the next generation of machine learning hardware (which, along with data, is the primary driver of improvements in the field) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEeCRjnmfHA
Next was a compelling talk by Adam Kaufman on programmable control of indistinguishable particles at MCQST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoRACxN1aOs
Last was a fascinating pair of talks by Sara Seager on exoplanets and searching for atmospheric biosignature gases and the habitability of Venus at HP. Literally sci fi stuff, highly recommend
Exoplanets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO1dxjbzN9s
Venus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYIHi99ic_8