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Professor Brian  DeMarco, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Quantum Computing Revolution

Thursday, March 4, 2021
7:00 pm

Zoom Link

This talk will be accessible for all, including those without a science background.

Professor Brian DeMarco has advanced the frontier of quantum physics for more than two decades. His research team at Illinois has developed innovative techniques to expand our understanding of materials and particle physics using quantum simulators and is developing new paradigms for quantum computing. In his role as the Chair of the NASA Fundamental Physical Sciences Board, DeMarco has helped to grow US quantum space science, including establishing the Cold Atom Lab on the International Space Station and initiating the future Deep Space Quantum Link. As Director of the new NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Hybrid Quantum Architectures and Networks, DeMarco is leading an interdisciplinary and multi-institution team of researchers to tackle a central problem: scaling quantum computing and developing new applications using distributed processing systems.