Presentation
Quantum Computing: Accomplishments, Bottlenecks, and Timelines
DescriptionQuantum computers are a reality! In the recent years, the technology received a huge momentum fueled by numerous players (including established companies, an impressive number of start-ups, and plenty of research initiatives) who are working on the realization of corresponding machines, design flows, and applications. At the same time, however, there are still several questions: End-users and domain experts wonder for what applications quantum computing will be interesting (and when)? Designers and tool developers wonder what (physical) challenges and bottlenecks have to be addressed. And physicists wonder how they can address all these expectations while, at the same time, they are still trying to get decoherence times and errors under control.
Hence, it is time for a discussion about where we are with quantum computing? To this end, this panel brings renowned panelists from industry and academia together to discuss the current status and future promise of this technology, from different perspectives. More precisely, we are going to cover:
* How should we assess the recent accomplishments in the different technologies (superconducting, ion-traps, neutral atoms, etc.)? Which technology is most promising? Are those just another step in a still long series of further steps needed or do they constitute the eventual breakthrough?
* What bottlenecks still have to be overcome: Can we re-use the established design flow for classical circuits and systems for quantum computing? How much quantum physics expertise is needed to work in that field? Do we have metrics/benchmarks that can guide us through the corresponding developments?
* What are the practically relevant ecosystems? Will quantum computing replace conventional systems in entire fields or "only" extend the conventional computational capacities? Will there be "stand-alone" quantum computing applications or only quantum-classical co-design solutions?
* What are the timelines towards practically relevant quantum computing ecosystems.
In addition, the panelists will also be available to address dedicated questions from the design automation community. This and more will be covered in the panel.
Hence, it is time for a discussion about where we are with quantum computing? To this end, this panel brings renowned panelists from industry and academia together to discuss the current status and future promise of this technology, from different perspectives. More precisely, we are going to cover:
* How should we assess the recent accomplishments in the different technologies (superconducting, ion-traps, neutral atoms, etc.)? Which technology is most promising? Are those just another step in a still long series of further steps needed or do they constitute the eventual breakthrough?
* What bottlenecks still have to be overcome: Can we re-use the established design flow for classical circuits and systems for quantum computing? How much quantum physics expertise is needed to work in that field? Do we have metrics/benchmarks that can guide us through the corresponding developments?
* What are the practically relevant ecosystems? Will quantum computing replace conventional systems in entire fields or "only" extend the conventional computational capacities? Will there be "stand-alone" quantum computing applications or only quantum-classical co-design solutions?
* What are the timelines towards practically relevant quantum computing ecosystems.
In addition, the panelists will also be available to address dedicated questions from the design automation community. This and more will be covered in the panel.
Event Type
Research Panel
TimeTuesday, June 2510:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Location3014, 3rd Floor
Design
Quantum Computing