Quantum computing for HEP and GW - Nikhef QuSoft workshop

Tuesday 14 Sept 2021, 10:30 → 17:45 Europe/Amsterdam

Z0.09 (WCW Congress Centre)

David Groep (Nikhef), Michael Walter (QuSoft)

Important logistics information

Please note that only confirmed attendees (i.e. those that have received the personal confirmation email with logistics details) are welcome to join the event in person. Due to room size limitations and registration requirements, no others can be admitted to the venue. Contact the organisers if you have not received the logistics mail, have registered, and are affiliated with either QuSoft or Nikhef.

Confirmed remote attendees have received the connection details by email. Please look for the email sent out on Friday September 10th.

Session 1 “exploring the phase space”

Intended outcomes: concrete use cases, ‘translated’ without too much ‘physics-specific lingo’, understanding QC algorithm model, and what range of algorithms could be applied

1 Introduction to the challenges of subatomic physics in HEP and GW

Speaker: David Groep (Nikhef)

Nikhef-QuSoft-intro-to-HEP-GW-challenges-20210914

Nikhef-QuSoft-intro-to-HEP-GW-challenges-20210914

2 Introduction to quantum computing

Speaker: Jonas Helsen (QuSoft, CWI)

nikhef_jonas_intro_talk.key

nikhef_jonas_intro_talk.pdf

11:45 Coffee

3 Use case: the case from LHCb and tracking - followed by discussion

Speakers: Daniel Campora, Jacco de Vries

dcampora_ideas_for_velo_tracking.pdf

jacco_QCworkshop_140921.pdf

12:50 Lunch

Session 2 “algorithm state of the art and a focus use case”

Intended outcome: understanding of Quantum Algorithm possibilities, applicability domain, and how the algorithms could apply to the gravitational waves case

4 Quantum algorithms - state of the art

Speaker: Ronald de Wolf (QuSoft, CWI and UvA)

QuSoft_NIKHEF_RdW.pdf

5 Use case: gravitational waves template matching

Speaker: Gideon Koekoek (Maastricht University)

workshop quantum computing PDF.pdf

workshop quantum computing PPT.pptx

15:30 Tea

Session 3 "ideas market and strategy"

A mix of lighting talks (~2min) each followed by discussion where we can jointly explore potential solutions. The aim of the session would to match people and make small teams that can keep the progress going also after the workshop.

At the end of the workshop we can discuss the ‘strategic’ problems we can explore jointly, where the best complementarity is and how to ensure momentum is not lost.

CERN QTI stratgy doc

QC-MarcelMerk-14092021.pptx

16:45 Network drinks "borrel" and informal meetup