A presentation at Sonar+D in in Barcelona, Spain by Holly Cummins
how do quantum computers work? #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
superposition #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
superposition (“being two opposite things at the same time”) #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
entanglement #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
two superposed particles #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
two superposed particles random #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
not random two superposed particles random #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
two superposed particles #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
random two superposed particles #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
random two superposed particles not random #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
random How can one particle know we measured the other one? not random #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
A physical state that is in a definite state can still behave randomly.
A physical state that is in a definite state can still behave randomly. Two systems that are too far apart to influence each other can still behave in ways that, although individually random, are still strongly correlated.
A physical state that is in a definite state can still behave randomly. Two systems that are too far apart to influence each other can still behave in ways that, although individually random, are still strongly correlated. Quantum computing is about working out how to use these two principles for a new model of computation.
quantum information #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
classical computers 01011101010011 #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
classical computers 01011101010011 01 #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
a classical bit #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
a superposition of 0 and 1 a quantum bit #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
a superposition of 0 and 1 a quantum a qubit bit #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
entangled qubits #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
these are real and you can www.research.ibm.com/ibm-qx play with them now #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
why are quantum computers useful? #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
How can we visit multiple destinations with the least amount of fuel? #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
We don’t know. #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
We have the formula, but calculating the answer takes too long. #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
10 cities: answer in 25 minutes #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins 16 cities: answer in 27 years
10 cities: answer in 25 minutes #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins 16 cities: answer in 27 years
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Caffeine #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
everything interacts with everything else. #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
Modelling this needs 48 10 bits. #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
1,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,0 00,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000 bits #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
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If 1 bit == 1 atom … #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
If 1 bit == 1 atom … We would use 1-10% of the earth. memory required to model caffeine #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
How can something so small be so hard? #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
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quantum computers can quickly search for an answer to a problem as long as it’s easy to verify correctness. #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
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Where’s the Queen? #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
Where’s the Queen? #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins
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what about real world problems? #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
simulating chemical molecules #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
materials design #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
potential new lifesaving drugs #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
artificial intelligence classification machine learning linear algebra #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
financial optimization portfolios arbitrage risk #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
logistics #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
qiskit.org #IBMQ #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins
It’s very unlikely that we are going to have quantum computers at home anytime soon (if that ever happens) but this type of computation, that is starting to emerge at a practical level, is showing a horizon full of possibilities where creativity starts having its own role.
At Sónar+D we will introduce ourselves to the (apparently) complex world of quantum computation, in an informational session featuring three quantum scientists: Holly Cummins, Quantum Computing P.h.D and IBM Q ambassador (IBM’s initiative dedicated to quantum); Artur Garcia Sáez, scientist at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, that are building their own quantum computer, and Libby Heaney, artist and quantum physicist, who will show us how such complex concepts are explored from the perspective of art and creativity.
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