International Workshop on Quantum Annealing and its Applications in Science and Industry (QuAASI’16)
Workshop, 26-28 July 2016, Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
Invitation poster for the QUAASI'16 workshop (PDF, 517 kB)
Description
Quantum annealing is a technique, inspired by the classical simulated annealing techniques based on temperature fluctuations, for finding the global minimum of a function by a process using quantum fluctuations. It is mainly used for optimization problems having a discrete search space with many local minima. Many challenging optimization problems of this kind play a role in scientific research and in industrial applications.
D-Wave is the first company that has commercialized quantum annealers. Their quantum annealer is a programmable artificial spin system manufactured as an integrated circuit of superconducting qubits that performs quantum annealing. The latest D-Wave system, D-Wave 2X, is a 1000-qubit quantum annealer.
Although discussions about whether the D-Wave machines outperform classical optimizers are continuing, it is clear that the availability of operational hardware allows exploring the potential of quantum annealing for a range of real-world applications as of today.
This two-day workshop will provide participants the opportunity to discuss the potential of quantum annealing for pure scientific and more applied purposes. The workshop is followed by a D-Wave Exploration Day which will allow a limited number of selected participants to get a feeling on how to use a quantum annealer for computation.
The talks, given by invited speakers only, will cover topics including the history of quantum annealing, adiabatic quantum computation, quantum annealing algorithms for optimization problems in science and industry, and D-Wave’s quantum annealing architecture.
Organizers
Prof. Dr. Kristel Michielsen (chair)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Lippert
Jülich Supercomputing Centre
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Marquardt
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Forschungszentrum Jülich
The workshop is supported by Jülich Supercomputing Centre at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.
Invited Speakers
Steven Adachi (Lockheed Martin)
Denny Dahl (D-Wave Systems Inc.)
Bo Ewald (D-Wave Systems Inc.)
Mark Johnson (D-Wave Systems Inc.)
Daniel Lidar (University of Southern California)
Guglielmo Mazzola (ETH Zürich)
Kristel Michielsen (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
Daryl Nazareth (Roswell Park Cancer Institute)
Mark Novotny (Mississippi State University)
Federico Spedalieri (University of Southern California)
Tobias Stollenwerk (German Aerospace Center Köln)
Davide Venturelli (NASA-Ames Research Center)
Participants
List of Participants (QuAASI'16) (PDF, 65 kB)
Programme
We will not allow non-registered persons to participate in the workshop because we reached the maximum capacity of the conference room.
Final Programme of the Workshop QuAASI'16 (PDF, 99 kB)
(as of 25 July 2016)
Tuesday, 26 July 2016 (Workshop)
Time | Topic |
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09:00-09:30 | Registration / Coffee |
09:30-10:00 | Opening |
10:00-11:00 | Bo Ewald, D-Wave International, Inc.: |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break |
11:30-12:30 | Kristel Michielsen, Forschungszentrum Jülich |
12:30-14:00 | Group Photo / Lunch |
14:00-15:00 | Davide Venturelli, USRA - Quantum AI Laboratory NASA Ames |
15:00-16:00 | Guglielmo Mazzola, ETH Zürich |
16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break |
16:30-17:30 | Tobias Stollenwerk, German Aerospace Center (DLR) |
17:30-18:30 | Mark Novotny, Mississippi State University |
18:30-20:00 | Reception |
Wednesday, 27 July 2016 (Workshop)
Time | Topic |
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09:00-10:00 | Randall Correll, QC Ware Corp. |
10:00-11:00 | Daryl Nazareth, Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break |
11:30-12:30 | Steve Adachi, Lockheed Martin |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:00 | Federico Spedalieri, University of Southern California |
15:00-16:00 | Closing |
16:00-17:00 | Preparation for D-Wave Exploration Day* |
17:00-17:15 | Coffee Break |
17:15-18:30 | Denny Dahl, D-Wave Systems, Inc. |
18:30 | Dinner |
Thursday, 28 July 2016 (D-Wave Exploration Day)*
* Participation in the D-Wave Exploration Day is reserved for invited speakers, invited and selected participants
Time | Topic |
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09:00-11:00 | Mark Johnson, D-Wave Systems, Inc. |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break |
11:30-12:30 | Denny Dahl, D-Wave Systems, Inc. |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-16:00 | Denny Dahl, D-Wave Systems, Inc. |
16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break |
16:30-17:30 | Denny Dahl, D-Wave Systems, Inc. |
17:30 | Closing |