I apologize for the second announcement, but just want to remind you that the (soft) deadline is\u00a0this Saturday, so if you are interested in attending, then now is the time. \u00a0 Later applications will be considered, but in a less consistent way. \u00a0Please forward to anyone who may be interested.<\/p>\n
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We would like to invite you to apply for the upcoming Aspen Center for Physics 2014 Winter Conference on Advances in Quantum Algorithms and Computation, to be held\u00a0March 9-14, 2014. \u00a0The Conference will commence with a\u00a0Sunday\u00a0evening reception, with meetings\u00a0Monday\u00a0morning through\u00a0Friday\u00a0evening.<\/p>\n
The conference will highlight topics at the forefront of quantum computing and bring together experts from a rich diversity of backgrounds to further the development of quantum algorithms and to discuss the key challenges in developing new techniques for solving computational problems on a quantum computer. Specific topics include:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Quantum Algorithms
\n\u2022 Adiabatic Quantum Optimization and Quantum Annealing
\n\u2022 Quantum Walks
\n\u2022 Quantum Simulation of Physical Systems
\n\u2022 Classical Methods for Simulation of Quantum Algorithms
\n\u2022 Quantum Fault Tolerance and Error Correction<\/p>\n
The conference will consist of invited talks and poster submissions. Confirmed speakers include:<\/p>\n
Scott Aaronson (MIT)
\nAlan Aspuru-Guzik (Harvard)
\nDominic Berry (Macquarie)
\nSergey Bravyi (IBM)
\nDave Clader (Johns Hopkins)
\nBryan Clark (UIUC)
\nEddie Farhi (MIT)
\nJeongwan Haah (MIT)
\nMatt Hastings (Microsoft Research)
\nStephen Jordan (NIST)
\nGreg Kuperberg (UC Davis)
\nDaniel Lidar (USC)
\nCharlie Marcus (NBI)
\nJohn Martinis (UCSB)
\nDavid Poulin (Sherbrooke)
\nKristen Pudenz (USC)
\nBen Reichardt (USC)
\nPeter Selinger (Dalhousie)
\nRob Schoelkopf (Yale)
\nMartin Roetteler (Microsoft Research)
\nUmesh Vazirani (Berkeley)
\nJames Whitfield (Vienna)
\nPawel Wocjan (U. Central Florida)
\nWim van Dam (UC Santa Barbara)
\nPeter Young (UC Santa Cruz)<\/p>\n
The application deadline is\u00a0November 30, 2013. Please complete your application athttp:\/\/www.aspenphys.org<\/a>. \u00a0The conference website is at Instructions for application:<\/p>\n 1. Click on\u00a0http:\/\/aspenphys.org\/db\/index.php<\/a>. We hope to see you in Aspen!<\/p>\n Best,<\/p>\n Krysta Svore, Microsoft Research I apologize for the second announcement, but just want to remind you that the (soft) deadline is\u00a0this Saturday, so if you are interested in attending, then now is the time. \u00a0 Later applications will be considered, but in a less … Continue reading
\nhttp:\/\/www.aspenphys.org\/physicists\/winter\/2014\/quantum\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\n2. Click “Winter Application”.
\n3. Log in or create new account.
\n4. When prompted, click “Apply” button next to “Advances in Quantum Algorithms and Computation” listing.
\n5. Fill in required forms and submit.<\/p>\n
\nAram\u00a0Harrow, MIT
\nMatthias Troyer, ETH Zurich<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"