BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:researchseminars.org CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:researchseminars.org BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ryan Babbush (Google Research) DTSTART:20231214T143000Z DTEND:20231214T153000Z DTSTAMP:20260423T021045Z UID:MathPic/122 DESCRIPTION:Title: The search for valuable applications of fault-tolerant quantum computers \nby Ryan Babbush (Google Research) as part of Mathematical Picture La nguage Seminar\n\nLecture held in Jefferson 356.\n\nAbstract\nThe ultimate dream of quantum computing\, and the plan of record for many industrial e fforts\, is to build a fault-tolerant quantum computer. Such a device woul d be scientifically fascinating\, but what valuable and classically intrac table applications would it actually enable? The question is nuanced becau se the large overheads of quantum error-correction appear to preclude the possibility of a practical quantum advantage for the wide range of applica tions that realize only a modest (e.g.\, quadratic) speedup over classical algorithms. This talk will survey work of Google’s Quantum Algorithms & Applications team which seeks to answer this question by developing\, com piling\, and benchmarking the most promising applications of quantum compu ters that realize a super-quadratic speedup over classical methods. The ta lk will touch on applications in quantum chemistry\, classical differentia l equations\, optimization and machine learning.\n LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/MathPic/122/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR