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SUMMARY:Paving the way for large-scale quantum computation - Deyan Mihaylo
 v (IoA\, Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Dr Maria Ubiali
DESCRIPTION:The idea to develop a quantum computer was presented by Feynma
 n and others in the early 80s\, and in this talk I will present the numero
 us advances accomplished in this area over the past 4 decades. Several arc
 hitectures for quantum computing are known\, employing Si atoms in a P med
 ium\, trapped ions\, quantum dots\, anyons\, superconductor currents\, or 
 others as the qubit carriers. I will cover the operational modes of the mo
 st common proposed quantum computing devices\, as well as the scientific a
 nd engineering difficulties which currently prevent large-scale quantum co
 mputing (decoherence of qubits\, quantum error-correction). In recent year
 s the field of quantum computing has broken out of academic labs and found
  promising industry applications\, and is now on the verge of providing br
 eakthroughs in many fields. This in turn has accelerated research in this 
 area\, with notable advancements in recent years: the sustainable fidelity
  rate of silicon qubits\, and surface-code error correction. I will explai
 n why quantum computers will advance significantly over the next 5 - 10 ye
 ars\, and will be commonly employed in large research centres.\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room B\, Rutherford Building\, Cavendish Laboratory
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