Happenings in the Quantum World: Nov 21, 2007

Postdocs, APS GQI quantum newsletter, Quantum computing in Waikiki, quantum chicanery, quantum foods.

• Postdocs at NIST: National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associateships at Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division of the NIST Information Technology Laboratory
• The fall newsletter for the APS Topical Group of Quantum Information, Concepts and Computation is available. Included is a report on a recent quantum computing conference in Iran, as well as statements from the people crazy enough to run the topical group officer positions. Wait, I’m one of those crazies? Doh.
• For those of you quantum computing folks with monster travel budgets, there is a quantum computing conference in Honolulu, Hawaii (QWIKI’08) organized by Colin Williams:
  

  ANNOUNCEMENT / CALL FOR PAPERS
  QUANTUM COMPUTING IN WAIKIKI (QWIKI’08)
  Honolulu, Hawaii, 18th-20th March 2008
  QWIKI’08 is a 3-day symposium within ICCES’08 the “International Conference on Computational and Experimental Engineering & Sciences” that aims to stimulate ideas on practical applications of quantum computers. Physicists, computer scientists, material scientists and computational biologists with an interest in quantum computing are encouraged to attend.
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  TOPICS
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  Abstracts (by ___15th December___) are solicited on topics such as:
  Quantum Phenomena:
  – Entanglement in bulk materials
  – Quantum effects in meta-materials
  – Domain formation in quantum systems
  Quantum Hardware:
  – General purpose quantum computers
  – Special purpose quantum simulators
  – Nanomaterial and nanodevice simulators
  Quantum Algorithms:
  – Quantum simulation
  – Quantum image, signal & data processing
  – Quantum numerical integration and differential equation solving
  Theory:
  – Theory of quantum simulation
  – Theory of quantum image processing
  – Using decoherence & noise constructively
  – Exploiting POVMs
  – Novel techniques in quantum algorithms
  – Specialized quantum architectures
  – Error avoidance, mitigation & correction
  Techniques:
  – Arbitrary state preparation
  – Quantum random walks
  – Fast quantum transforms
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  SUBMISSION
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  Submit a 1 page abstract, or an extended abstract (up to 6 pages), via the web at http://submission.techscience.com/icces08/login.asp by 15th December 2007 and email Colin.P.Williams[insert at symbol here]jpl.nasa.gov stating your desire to attend the QWIKI’08 symposium.
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  CONFERENCE / SYMPOSIA DETAILS & AUTHOR GUIDELINES
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  Conference/Symposia Details & Author Guidelines Available at: http://icces.org/
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  REGISTRATION FEE
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  Registration Fee: US$600 for each participant (+ US$200 for each accompanying person). QWIKI’08 attendees must register for the full ICCES’08 conference via the registration web-page at http://submission.techscience.com/icces08/login.asp. Registration gives you access to all the ICCES’08 sessions & symposia, a welcome reception, banquet, and refreshments.
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  SPECIAL RATE CONFERENCE HOTEL
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  A special rate of US$149 per night per room (book by 15th Dec to guarantee this rate) has been arranged with the conference hotel:
  Marriott Hotel Waikiki Beach and Spa
  2552 Kalakaua Avenue
  Honolulu – Oahu, Hawaii 96815 USA
  Phone: 1-808-922-6611 /Fax: 1-808-921-5255
  Toll-free: 1-800-367-5370
  website:
  http://marriott.com/hotels/travel/hnlmc-waikiki-beach-marriott-resort-and-spa/

• Uncertain Chad asks for examples of Quantum Chicanery.
• Nestle uses quantum theory to optimize food taste, texture, nutrition. Mmm, quantum cookies.