PAR Class 25, Thurs 2022-04-14
Table of contents
1 RPI and LANL
RENSSELAER CENTER FOR MATERIALS, DEVICES & INTEGRATED SYSTEMS (cMDIS), SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, AND SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
In Partnership With
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY INSTITUE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
Research Nucleation Workshop
Quantum Materials and Devices
04/29/2022, 2.30-5.00 pm EST, to be held on Webex
It's not certain whether students are invited. However, if interested, ask me.
2 Video that didn't play
Only the part from 40:45 to 41:20
Ean S
3 Final project talks
Everyone who requested a specific data got it. I assigned the others randomly.
3.1 April 18
Phu TT, Mark B
Ivan H
Luoyan Z
Sissi J
3.2 April 25
Adrian-James G, Kevin L, Ryan W
Cohen D, Zach O
Amanda M
Reagan W, Ean S
Tom P, Allan N
Saaif A
4 Quantum computing, ctd
4.1 HHL algorithm to solve a linear system of equations
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Quantum Machine Learning - 37 - Overview of the HHL Algorithm 5:48.
quick, deep, intro.
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Quantum algorithm for solving linear equations 36:31.
quite understandable, but no time.
This is in Huawei HiQ, an open-source software framework for quantum computing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_algorithm_for_linear_systems_of_equations
4.2 Misc
What is an Ion Trap Quantum Computer? Simon Benjamin (2:30).
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What is Quantum Annealing?, D-Wave Systems (6:14).
Elementary but sets the stage.
How The Quantum Annealing Process Works, D-Wave Systems (6:09)
5 Daily joke
Smart: Guy Creates An AI Clone Of Himself To Sit In On Zoom Meetings So He Doesn't Have To
6 Inspiration for finishing your term projects
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"The goal of the contest is to write code that is as readable, clear, innocent and straightforward as possible, and yet it must fail to perform at its apparent function. To be more specific, it should do something subtly evil. Every year, we will propose a challenge to coders to solve a simple data processing problem, but with covert malicious behavior. Examples include miscounting votes, shaving money from financial transactions, or leaking information to an eavesdropper. The main goal, however, is to write source code that easily passes visual inspection by other programmers."
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https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Space-Race-American-Rocket-Failures
Moral: After early disasters, sometimes you can eventually get things to work.