aspuru-list June 2015

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by Luongo, Amanda

Hello all, Mike Paterno has the Wacom Tablet for Pfizer. He's wondering if any of you have a laptop with the software on it for set-up? If anyone knows anything about this email or call him at paterno(a)chemistry.harvard.edu<mailto:paterno@chemistry.harvard.edu> 617-823-3774. Thanks guys!! Amanda ___________________ Amanda Luongo Administrative Assistant Aspuru-Guzik Group Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford St. M 136 Cambridge, MA 02138 P: (617) 496-1716<tel:%28617%29%20496-1716> F: 617-496-9411<tel:617-496-9411>

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [qip] Two visitors giving two seminars - Rotem Arnon Friedman and Marco Tomamichel

by Cyril Stark

Hi Everybody, Next week we are having two visitors, namely, Rotem Arnon Friedman (ETH Zurich) and Marco Tomamichel (University of Sydney). Both are staying at the CTP from Monday (June 22) until Friday (June 26) and they are both giving a seminar. Please find details below and please fill out the doodle http://doodle.com/9wbz6sauh2ygkn4c if you want to meet Rotem, and http://doodle.com/whnrzzgxnwk4q5t3 if you want to meet Marco. I will put together a schedule on Sunday night. Thanks and best wishes, cyril =================== Date: June 23 at 1:30pm Speaker: Rotem Arnon Friedman (ETH Zurich) Title: Non-signalling parallel repetition using de Finetti reductions Abstract: We study the question of parallel repetition of multiplayer non-signalling games, i.e., the only restriction on the players is that they are not allowed to communicate during the game. For complete-support games we prove a threshold theorem, stating that for any number of players the probability that non-signalling players win more than a fraction 1 − α of the n games is exponentially small in n. For games with incomplete-support we prove a similar statement, for a slightly modified form of repetition. The most important contribution of the present work is the, arguably simpler, proof technique which exploits the permutation symmetry of the repeated game. While most parallel repetition results closely follow the proof technique introduced by Raz we give a completely different proof, based on ideas emerging from quantum information theory, such as a recent de Finetti theorem and quantum tomography. Although de Finetti theorems seem like a natural tool for parallel repetition theorems, this is the first time that a de Finetti theorem is used successfully in this context. Our proof technique allows us to avoid central technical difficulties which arise in proofs of parallel repetition theorems due to the arbitrary structure of the players’ strategies. Joint work with Renato Renner (ETH Zurich) and Thomas Vidick (Caltech) arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/1411.1582 =================== Date: June 26 at 1:30pm Speaker: Marco Tomamichel (University of Sydney) Title: Processing Information with Small Quantum Devices Abstract: The capacity of a memoryless channel is often used as a single figure of merit to characterize its ability to transmit or store information reliably The capacity determines the maximal rate at which we can code reliably over asymptotically many uses of the channel. I will argue that this asymptotic treatment is insufficient in the quantum setting where decoherence severely limits our ability to manipulate large quantum systems in the encoder and decoder. For all practical purposes we should instead focus on the trade-off between three parameters: the rate of the code, the number of coherent uses of the channel, and the fidelity of the transmission. The aim is then to specify the region determined by allowed combinations of these parameters. This talk will discuss several recent results in this direction. =================== Cyril Stark Center for Theoretical Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Ave, 6-304 Cambridge, MA 02139, USA _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [qip] Fwd: Publicizing Canadian summer school on QI

by Scott Aaronson

In case anyone is interested... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Aephraim M. Steinberg <steinberg(a)physics.utoronto.ca> Date: Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 4:46 PM Subject: Publicizing Canadian summer school on QI To: Scott Aaronson <scott(a)scottaaronson.com> Hi, Scott, I hope things are well with you. A quick note to say that we're holding the 15th annual Canadian Summer School on Quantum Information at the Fields Institute this August, and would first off be thrilled if you sent any students to it, or generally spread the word at MIT. If you can forward this info to any one who might be interested, and/or have the attached poster posted somewhere, that would be a great help. If you happened to be willing to publicize the school on your blog as well, that would obviously be even more appreciated. In any case, the school will be in Toronto, August 10-14; and the early registration deadline is July 10th. All info available at http://bit.ly/CSSQI2015 Best regards for now, Aephraim ********************************************************************** "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" -- Richard Feynman ********************************************************************** Aephraim M. Steinberg, Professor of Physics Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control (cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca) Institute for Optical Sciences (www.optics.utoronto.ca) Department of Physics. University of Toronto 60 St. George St. Toronto, ONT M5S 1A7 CANADA TEL: (416) 978-0713 EMAIL: steinberg <AT> physics.utoronto.ca FAX: (416) 978-2537 WEB: www.physics.utoronto.ca/~aephraim/aephraim.html ********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [qip] Friday the 19th

by Edward Farhi

Hi Quanta We will meet on Friday at 11:00 in our usual spot 6-310. No fixed agenda. Just check in with each other. Best, Eddie Edward Farhi farhi(a)mit.edu _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Group Meeting, June 18, 2:30 PM, Div Room

by Ian Kivlichan

Hi all, Tomorrow's group meeting will be given by David G. The title and abstract are included inline after this message. Best, Ian ------------------------------------- TITLE: Strongly coupled open quantum system dynamics and heat machines SPEAKER: David Gelbwaser ABSTRACT: A common approximation on open quantum system is the weak coupling. While it permits to study the dynamics of a system under the influence of its environment, it also imposes some limitations. Weakly coupled heat machines have a limited output (cooling or work power). A possible way to overcome this limitation is to consider the strong coupling regime, where thermodynamic principles, may no longer hold. In this talk, I will explore this virtually unknown regime, showing the difference between weakly and strongly coupled dynamics. I will focus on quantum thermal machines and their thermodynamic bounds, nevertheless some of the results may be applied for other open quantum systems as quantum information, photosynthetic systems, chemical reactions, solar cells, etc.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: Fw: Postdoc and PhD positions to fill (FU Berlin)

by sarah mostame

FYI On June 17, 2015 at 4:44:32 PM, Christoph Karrasch (karrasch(a)berkeley.edu) wrote: Dear Colleague, I would appreciate if you could forward this announcement to potentially interested candidates: I will be establishing an Emmy Noether research group at the Freie Universitaet Berlin this fall. I have one postdoc position (TVL-13) as well as two PhD positions (3/4 TVL-13) to fill. Potential candidates should have a background in the physics of strongly correlated systems. Preferably, they should have experience with either the functional renormalization group or with computational matrix product states techniques (DMRG). Alternatively, they should have convincingly demonstrated the ability to learn and implement complex analytical or computational methods. Possible areas of future research include non-linear Luttinger liquids, strongly-correlated two-dimensional systems out of equilibrium, and many-body localization. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact me at karrasch(a)berkeley.edu Thank you and best regards, Christoph Karrasch

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: MGI-themed symposium @ Fall MRS (Abstract Deadline June 18th)

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Kusne, Aaron Gilad* <aaron.kusne(a)nist.gov> Date: Thursday, June 11, 2015 Subject: MGI-themed symposium @ Fall MRS (Abstract Deadline June 18th) To: "Kusne, Aaron Gilad" <aaron.kusne(a)nist.gov> Dear Colleague, We would like to bring to your attention an exciting symposium we are organizing at the MRS Fall Meeting in Boston (November 29 - December 4) this year. The Materials Genome Initiative-themed Symposium CCC: Integrating Experiments, Simulations and Machine Learning to Accelerate Materials Innovation <http://www.mrs.org/fall-2015-call-for-papers-ccc/> is designed to bring together the community of researchers working on different aspects of high throughput materials science, integration of theory and experiment, and materials by design. We welcome your contribution to the symposium on a variety of topics related to this field including the following topics: - Materials by design: strategies and approaches - Integrating theory and experiment as well as theorists and experimentalists - Materials genome initiative - Theory driven materials development - High-throughput first-principles theory and computation - Materials synthesis for high-throughput combinatorial discovery and development - Strategies and tools for high-throughput materials property measurements - Advancing materials into applications: combinatorial device optimization and design - Transforming data into knowledge - Informatics, data mining, and enabling software - Sharing materials data: web based portals and tools - Sharing materials data: overcoming the ownership issue - Synthesis strategies and tools for quantifying materials behavior at interfaces - Transforming data into knowledge and creating tools for educating the MGI generation workforce - Development of data formatting and measurement standards for combinatorial studies Please note that the deadline for submitting abstracts is June 18 at http://www.mrs.org/fall-2015-technical-sessions/ We will also have a tutorial on the Nov. 29th. We look forward to seeing you in Boston in December! A. Gilad Kusne Marco Buongiorno Nardelli Jochen Lauterbach Alfred Ludwig [image: cid:f3177950-730a-4e21-bad8-79bbc5ad0ac4] CALL FOR PAPERS ------------------------------ Symposium CCC: Integrating Experiments, Simulations and Machine Learning to Accelerate Materials Innovation ------------------------------ Abstract Submission Deadline — June 18, 2015 Don't delay; *submit your abstract today* <http://track.mrs.org/y/?e=9176%21%21t%21%21358%21%210%21%218111%21%21takeuc…> . Web submission only; fax or e-mail submissions will not be accepted. ------------------------------ The *Symposium CCC* Organizers encourage you to submit your abstract for the *Symposium CCC: Integrating Experiments, Simulations and Machine Learning to Accelerate Materials Innovation* <http://www.mrs.org/fall-2015-call-for-papers-ccc/> symposium to take place during the 2015 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit <http://track.mrs.org/y/?e=9178%21%21t%21%21358%21%210%21%218111%21%21takeuc…> to be held November 29 - December 4 in Boston. Materials by Design is rapidly becoming a reality, and has sparked public interest as evidenced by the Materials Genome Initiative. The past 3 years have seen innovations in strategies and techniques for materials development and discovery, however, there are still a great many challenges to overcome. New tools for high-throughput first-principles theory have resulted in multiple databases for theory based material properties. These database tools have yet to be properly integrated with experimental materials synthesis and evaluation, with theory providing guidance to the experimentalist while experimental data provides necessary input for improved theoretical predictions. This need is spurring new concerted efforts between theoreticians and experimentalists to develop collaborative models and readily accessible databases of both theoretical and experimental results. In the process of developing new integrated strategies, key advances have also been made in the core fields of high-throughput theory, combinatorial materials synthesis and evaluation, data handling, data mining, and design of experiments. This symposium will bring together specialists and newcomers from academia, national laboratories, and industry to present the latest advances and discuss pressing challenges to high-throughput materials innovation. *Topics will include:* - Materials by design: strategies and approaches - Integrating theory and experiment as well as theorists and experimentalists - Materials genome initiative - Theory driven materials development - High-throughput first-principles theory and computation - Materials synthesis for high-throughput combinatorial discovery and development - Strategies and tools for high-throughput materials property measurements - Advancing materials into applications: combinatorial device optimization and design - Transforming data into knowledge - Informatics, data mining, and enabling software - Sharing materials data: web based portals and tools - Sharing materials data: overcoming the ownership issue - Synthesis strategies and tools for quantifying materials behavior at interfaces - Transforming data into knowledge and creating tools for educating the MGI generation workforce - Development of data formatting and measurement standards for combinatorial studies Joint sessions are being considered with AAA - Big Data and Data Analytics in Materials Science <http://www.mrs.org/fall-2015-call-for-papers-aaa/> and UU - Frontiers in Scanning Probe Microscopy <http://www.mrs.org/fall-2015-call-for-papers-uu/> *Invited speakers include:* - *Eva Campo* (Bangor University, England and University of Texas at San Antonio, USA) - *Gerbrand Ceder* (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) - *Stefano Curtarolo* (Duke University, USA) - *Marc de Graef* (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) - *Carla Gomes* (Cornell University, USA) - *John Gregoire* (California Institute of Technology, USA) - *Danielle Kennedy* (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia) - *Bryce Meredig* & *Gregory Mulholland* (Citrine Informatics, USA) - *Ichiro Takeuchi* (University of Maryland, USA) - *Chris Wolverton* (Northwestern University, USA) - *Arie Zaban* (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) - *Andriy Zakutayev* (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA) - *Alex Zunger* (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA) *Symposium Organizers* *Aaron Gilad Kusne* National Institute of Standards and Technology Materials Measurement and Science Division Tel 301-975-6256, aaron.kusne(a)nist.gov <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','aaron.kusne(a)nist.gov');> *Jochen Lauterbach* University of South Carolina Department of Chemical Engineering Tel 803-777-7904, lauteraj(a)cec.sc.edu <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lauteraj(a)cec.sc.edu');> *Alfred Ludwig* Ruhr University Bochum Department of Mechanical Engineering Germany Tel 49-234-32-28905, alfred.ludwig(a)ruhr-uni-bochum.de <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','alfred.ludwig(a)ruhr-uni-bochum.de');> *Marco Buongiorno Nardelli* University of North Texas Department of Physics Tel 940-369-8596, mbn(a)unt.edu <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mbn(a)unt.edu');> ------------------------------ All abstracts must be submitted via the MRS website by June 18, 2015. The submission site is now open and abstract submission guidelines are available at http://www.mrs.org/fall-2015-abstract-submission-guidelines/ <http://track.mrs.org/y/?e=9180%21%21t%21%21358%21%210%21%218111%21%21takeuc…>. In fairness to all potential authors, late abstracts will not be accepted. Submitting abstracts via the MRS website is easy and convenient. Follow the step-by-step instructions on the template, making sure that complete mailing address information is included for the presenting and contact authors. After submitting your abstract, please use your seven-digit Control ID number in all communications with MRS regarding the abstract. Once a paper number (e.g., A3.08) is assigned, it would be helpful to have that included as well. -- Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University | 12 Oxford Street, Room M113 | Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)-384-8188 | http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu | http://about.me/aspuru

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [qip] Friday the 12th

by Edward Farhi

Hi Quanta We will meet on Friday the 12th at 11:00 in 6-310. Jose Latorre will tell us some stuff. At 1:30 Ed Fredkin is giving a QIP seminar. See you tomorrow. Eddie *********************************************** Edward Farhi Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics Director Center for Theoretical Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology 6-300 Cambridge MA 02139 617 253 4871 *********************************************** _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Theochem planning for 2015-2016

by Nicolas Sawaya

Hi Theorist Friends, The annual theochem planning session is coming up very soon. This is where Harvard, BU, and MIT decide whom we'll invite for the Greater Boston Theochem seminar series. The date of the organizing meeting *will likely be this Thursday night, at John Harvard's restaurant*. All are welcome to attend! I will send more details soon. We'll also be asking for people who are willing to host a professor at some point in the school year. It's a great opportunity for networking. If you have strong feelings for whom to invite this year, send me an email! We hope to see many of you there. Cheers, Nicolas

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] My Thesis Defense

by Welch, Jonathan

Hey Everyone, My final defense will be held this Friday at 11am in Maxwell Dworkin MD G 125. Attached is an extended abstract. If you are interested and available please feel free to come on by! I would certainly appreciate the support! Thanks! Kind Regards, Jon

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