Agendas

12:45pm – 1:15pm

Welcome & Sign In

1:15pm – 1:45pm

Introduction to Quantum Computing with Superconducting Qubits
Jens Koch, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University

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1:45pm – 2:30pm

Mitigating Decoherence in Superconducting Quantum Devices via Surface and Interfacial Engineering
Mark Hersam, Chair and Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and (by courtesy) Electrical and Computer Engineering and Chemistry; Director, Materials Research Science and Engineering (MRSEC), Northwestern University

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2:30pm – 3:00pm

Coffee Break

3:00pm – 3:45pm

Applications and Limits of Parametric Driving in Superconducting Circuits
Michael Hatridge, Associate Professor of Applied Physics, Yale University

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3:45pm – 4:30pm

Hybrid Quantum Phononics with Superconducting Qubits
Johannes Pollanen, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University

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4:30pm – 5:15pm

Emulating the Bose-Hubbard Model with Arrays of Superconducting Qubits
William D. Oliver, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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8:30am – 9:30am

Welcome
Coffee and pastries provided

9:30am – 10:00am

Phase diffusion and dissipation in Josephson junctions and qubits
Venkat Chandrasekhar, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University

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10:00am – 10:45am

Next-generation Josephson Junctions for Scalable Superconducting Qubits
Robert McDermott, Roeske Professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin Madison

Abstract & Bio: More details

10:45am – 11:30am

Building Superconducting Qubits from New Materials
Angela Kou, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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11:30am – 12:00pm

Quantum Sensors for Nuclear Monitoring and Security
Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano, Associate Vice President for Research, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University

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12:00pm – 1:30pm

Lunch Break

1:30pm – 2:15am

Left-handed Josephson Metamaterials: from novel quantum amplifiers to long-range quantum electrodynamics
Archana Kamal, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University 

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2:15pm – 3:00pm

Superconducting Circuits from Materials to Mathematics
Andrew Houck, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University

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3:00pm – 3:30pm

Coffee Break

3:30pm – 4:15pm

Identifying Decoherence Mechanisms in Superconducting Qubits through Advanced Materials Characterization
Akshay Murthy, SQMS Center Deputy Director and Materials Characterization Co-Lead; Associate Scientist, Fermilab

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4:15pm – 5:30pm

Poster Session + Reception
Food and drinks provided

8:30am – 9:00am

Sign In 

9:00am – 9:25am

Welcome & Announcements
Michael R. Wasielewski, Director, Institute for Quantum Information Research and Engineering, Northwestern University
Eric Perreault, Vice President for Research, Northwestern University

9:25am – 9:50am

Preeti Chalsani
SVP and Chief Quantum Officer, Illinois Economic Development Corporation

9:50am – 10:15am

The Hidden Engine of Quantum Computing: The Software Ecosystem
Nikos Hardavellas, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University

10:15am – 10:40am

Scientific Keynote: Quantum Computing and Classical Supercomputing
Laura Schulz, Project Lead for Innovation, Argonne National Laboratory

10:40am – 10:50am

Coffee Break

10:50am – 11:15am

Corporate Highlight: From Atoms to Applications: Full-Stack Quantum for Real-World Impact
Caitlin Carnahan, Vice President for Quantum Software, Infleqtion, Inc.

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11:15am – 12:15pm

Panel: Quantum Computing Use Case Development

Moderator:
Kate Smith, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University

Panelists: 
Juliette Peyronnet, Alice & Bob
Aaron Fluitt, PsiQuantum
Heejeong Jeong, Pasqal USA Inc.
Nikos Hardavellas, Northwestern University
Laura Schulz, Argonne National Laboratory

12:15pm – 1:15pm

Lunch

1:15pm – 1:40pm

Corporate Highlight: Pasqal's enterprise-level neutral atom quantum computing
Heejeong Jeong, Head of Quantum Computing US, Pasqal

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1:40pm – 2:05pm

Alumni Entrepreneurship Leader Talk: Quantum Networking and Communications
Yuping Huang, CEO, Quantum Computing, Inc.

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2:05pm – 2:30pm

Alumni Entrepreneurship Leader Talk
Johannes Pollanen, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, EeroQ

Description & Bio: More details

2:30pm – 2:40pm

Coffee Break

2:40pm – 3:05pm

Abhinav Kandala
Principal Research Scientist, IBM Quantum

Description & Bio: More details

3:05pm – 3:30pm

Inder S. Monga
Director, Scientific Networking Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Executive Director, Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)

Description & Bio: More details

3:30pm – 3:55pm

Elena Glen
Quantum Computing Lab Manager, Quantum Machines

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3:55pm – 5:15pm

Poster Session & Reception
Food and drinks provided

5:15pm – 5:30pm

Closing Remarks
Michael Wasielewski

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Northwestern Lab Tours
Meet at Ryan Hall | Room 1004

      Iqbal Utama, Riddhi Ananth – Hersam Group
      Ethan Garvey, Florence Binny – Stern Group
      Sebastian Kopp – Wasielewski Group

2:00pm – 3:00pm

Networking Activities + Therapy Dogs
Ryan Hall | Room 4003

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Fireside Chat with:

      Dmitri Basov, Columbia University
      Claudia Avalos, New York University

Facilitated by Tian-Xing Zheng

Ryan Hall | Room 4003

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Poster Session
Pancoe-NSUHS Life Sciences Pavilion, second floor

5:00pm – 5:30pm

Break

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Toward Programmable Quantum Systems
Dmitri Basov, Chair, Department of Physics; Higgins Professor of Physics, Columbia University

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Pancoe Auditorium

9:30am – 10:15am

Q-NEXT National QIS Research Center: Progress and Outlook
Martin Holt, Director of Q-NEXT, Argonne National Laboratory

Abstract & Bio: More details

10:15am – 11:00am

Atomic Physics in a Beaker?
Justin Caram, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles

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11:00am – 11:15am

Break

11:15am – 12:00pm

Quantum and Nonlinear Magnonics with the Ultralow Damping Molecular Material Vanadium Tetracyanoethylene
Gregory Fuchs, Professor of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University

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12:00pm – 1:15pm

Lunch Break

1:15pm – 2:00pm

Ultrafast Molecular Spin Coherence for Quantum Transduction in Complex Environments
Ryan Hadt, Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology

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2:00pm – 2:45pm

The Role of Excited State Exchange Interactions in the Generation of Electron Spin Polarization
Martin Kirk, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of New Mexico

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2:45pm – 3:30pm

Lighting up Magnetic Resonance: The role of spin in optical pathways
Claudia Avalos, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, New York University

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3:30pm – 3:40pm

Closing Remarks
Michael Wasielewski

8:00am – 8:50am

Networking Breakfast
Norris University Center | Northwestern Room

8:45am

Erik Luijten
Provost-Designate, Northwestern University

8:50am

Henry Bienen
Interim President, Northwestern University

9:00am

JB Pritzker
Governor of Illinois

10:00am – 11:30am

Networking