Category: InstituteQ
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InstituteQ Visiting Chair of Excellence in Quantum Technology
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The second call for the InstituteQ Visiting Chair of Excellence in Quantum Technology is now open. The application period will remain open through January 7, 2024. This Chair of Excellence position is open to both full-time faculty members and junior-level researchers alike. The position will span from 2024-2026, and will ideally consist of 2-3 long…
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InstituteQ Colloquium: Gerardo Adesso
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This InstituteQ Colloquium features University of Nottingham Professor Gerardo Adesso. The title of his talk is “Every quantum helps.” When: 15:00-16:00, 23.11.2023Where: Hall 215, Konetekniikka 1, Aalto UniversityChair: Professor Pertti Hakonen, Department of Applied Physics at Aalto University Guest speaker Gerardo Adesso is a professor of Mathematical Physics and Director of Research in the School…
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InstituteQ Colloquium: Antonio Mezzacapo of IBM
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This InstituteQ Colloquium features IBM Principal Research Scientist and Technical lead in Quantum Antonio Mezzacapo. The title of his talk is “Recent quantum algorithms for the ground state problem”.” When: 15:30-16:30, 13.11.2023Where: Hall A111, Exactum Building, Kumpula Campus of the University of Helsinki, Pietari Kalmin katu 5, 00560 HelsinkiChair: Marco Cattaneo, Department of Physics at…
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InstituteQ Colloquium: Rodney Van Meter
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InstituteQ Colloquium: Rodney Van Meter When: 14:00, 2.11.2023Where: Otakaari 1, Hall U4, Aalto UniversityChair: Assistant Professor Alexandru Paler, Department of Computer Science at Aalto University In the next instalment of the InstituteQ Colloquium series is a talk from Keio University Professor Rodney Van Meter. The subject of his talk is “Quantum Networking Gets Real.” Guest…
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Aalto University to coordinate Finnish quantum initiatives in latest national flagship programme
The Research Council of Finland announced on October 24 that it has added the Finnish Quantum Flagship (FQF) to its flagship programme, with funding decisions expected to be announced in January 2024. Aalto University is the FQF coordinating university, headed by Aalto University Professor and FQF Director Peter Liljeroth. The vice director of FQF is…
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VTT, IQM unveil 20-qubit quantum computer
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Finland’s second-ever quantum computer has four times as many qubits as its predecessor, and it is now fully operational. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and IQM Quantum Computers unveiled on October 10 their state-of-the-art, 20-qubit quantum computer at an event in the Micronova building in Otaniemi. Among the speakers at the event were President…
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InstituteQ Colloquium: J.C. Séamus Davis
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When: 14:00, 19.10.2023Where: Konetekniikka 1, Hall 216, Aalto University The subject of Professor J.C. Séamus Davis’s talk is “Visualizing Quantum Matter.” Guest speaker J.C. Séamus Davis is a Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford, as well as Professor of Quantum Physics at University College Cork, and Professor of Physics Emeritus at Cornell University.…
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InstituteQ Colloquium: David Jamieson of the University of Melbourne
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When: 14:15, 20.09.2023Where: The Kumpula Campus of the University of Helsinki, Exactum A111, Pietari Kalmin katu 5 Among new quantum technologies is one type of qubit made of ion-implanted donor atoms. This is the topic of the next InstituteQ Colloquium, held at the University of Helsinki’s Kumpula Campus by University of Melbourne Professor David Jamieson.…
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InstituteQ Colloquium: Dmitri Efetov of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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When: 28.08.2023Where: Aalto University, Konetekniikka 1, hall 216 InstituteQ’s next Colloquium features insights from Professor Dmitri Efetov, with a focus on magic angle twisted bilayer graphene. The Colloquium will be held at 15:00 on Monday, August 28 at Konetekniikka 1, hall 216. Topic In his talk, Efetov will introduce the main concepts underlying recent discoveries…