Creativity in the Age of Quantum Computing

A presentation at Sonar+D in July 2019 in Barcelona, Spain by Holly Cummins

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how do quantum computers work? #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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superposition #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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superposition (“being two opposite things at the same time”) #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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entanglement #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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two superposed particles #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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two superposed particles random #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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not random two superposed particles random #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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two superposed particles #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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random two superposed particles #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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random two superposed particles not random #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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random How can one particle know we measured the other one? not random #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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A physical state that is in a definite state can still behave randomly.

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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.

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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.

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quantum information #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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classical computers 01011101010011 #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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classical computers 01011101010011 01 #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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a classical bit #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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a superposition of 0 and 1 a quantum bit #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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a superposition of 0 and 1 a quantum a qubit bit #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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entangled qubits #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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these are real and you can www.research.ibm.com/ibm-qx play with them now #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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why are quantum computers useful? #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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How can we visit multiple destinations with the least amount of fuel? #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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We don’t know. #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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We have the formula, but calculating the answer takes too long. #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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10 cities: answer in 25 minutes #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins 16 cities: answer in 27 years

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10 cities: answer in 25 minutes #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins 16 cities: answer in 27 years

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#IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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Caffeine #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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everything interacts with everything else. #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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Modelling this needs 48 10 bits. #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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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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#IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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If 1 bit == 1 atom … #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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If 1 bit == 1 atom … We would use 1-10% of the earth. memory required to model caffeine #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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How can something so small be so hard? #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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#IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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#IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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#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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#IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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Where’s the Queen? #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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Where’s the Queen? #IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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#IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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#IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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#IBMQ #ibmcloudgarage @holly_cummins

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what about real world problems? #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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simulating chemical molecules #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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materials design #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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potential new lifesaving drugs #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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artificial intelligence classification machine learning linear algebra #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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financial optimization portfolios arbitrage risk #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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logistics #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins

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qiskit.org #IBMQ #IBMQ #IBMGarage @holly_cummins