aspuru-list December 2017

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[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] ITAMP Lunch Seminar (Nov. 9th) - John Sous, University of British Columbia

by Hannes Pichler

Speaker: John Sous, (University of British Columbia) Date: Thursday, November 9th Time: 12:00-1:00 pm Includes Pizza. Title: Phonon-mediated repulsion, sharp transitions and (quasi)self-trapping in the extended Peierls-Hubbard model Abstract: Particle-phonon coupling is generically expected to lead to a screening of the bare particle-particle interactions. If low-energy overscreening occurs, the resulting attractive interactions are responsible for conventional superconductivity as described by the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory. I will demonstrate that Peierls-type particle-phonon coupling not only leads to an enhanced repulsion between identical fermions/hard-core bosons, but also generates an additional effective interaction not of density-density type and thus not involved in screening. This interaction moves pairs of neighbor particles as a whole; this has unusual consequences such as a (quasi)self-trapping transition for a bound pair even when the individual particles are very mobile. These results open new directions in the study and understanding of the effects of particle-boson coupling, relevant for understanding behavior in Physics, e.g. in quantum materials; Chemistry, e.g. in optoelectronic processes; and Biology, e.g. in photosynthesis and DNA. Location: B-106 @ Center for Astrophysics (60 Garden Street) Directions: After entering the lobby of the CfA, turn right to enter the hallway of the B building. In the hallway, turn right again, B-106 will be at the end of the hallway on the left side.

5 years, 12 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] ITAMP/HQOC student&postdoc lunch

by Hannes Pichler

Dear students and postdocs, tomorrow, Wednesday, November 15th, we will take this week’s ITAMP/HQOC speaker Tongcang Li out for lunch at Russel House Tavern. If you would like to join, please sign up via the following link (limited to 8 people): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aY3B6-XNLVZFr6iX502cG36IuJ7IFTKp6Pf… We meet at LISE cafe at 11:40. Best, Hannes

6 years

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Confirmed: Group Moving to the University of Toronto next summer.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear group members, As many of you know, I have been as open as possible regarding my decision to leave the country due to the US situation. I have accepted and signed last night the offer from the University of Toronto. I will be starting there officially on July 1st, 2018. We will be working out transition plans for everybody as discussed in person and group meeting. Most of you know it was a difficult decision, but I think it is the best one for my family and myself. I am thankful for the support of all of you, especially during this transition period where I will rely on you regarding work on specifying equipment, computers, etc. over there. Also thank you to all of you that are going to move there. Finally, of course, have a great holiday break and a fantastic 2018. I am blessed with a fantastic team of people! Alan Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University | 12 Oxford Street, Room M138 | Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)-384-8188 | http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu | http://about.me/aspuru

6 years, 4 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Munchkins

by Felixander Negron

Munchkins are available at the office. They are currently on Siria's desk. Please feel free to swing by and enjoy before they are gone! [image: Inline image 1] *Felixander Negron* *Laboratory Administrator * *Aspuru-Guzik Group* *Harvard University * *Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology* *12 Oxford St. M 136* *Cambridge, MA 02138* *P:** (617) 496-9964** F: **617-496-9411*

6 years, 4 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Fwd: Spring Data Science Fellowship Opportunity - ==

by Felixander Negron

*Felixander Negron* *Laboratory Administrator * *Aspuru-Guzik Group* *Harvard University * *Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology* *12 Oxford St. M 136* *Cambridge, MA 02138* *P:** (617) 496-9964** F: **617-496-9411* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Li <michael.li(a)mailg.thedataincubator.com> Date: Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 2:22 PM Subject: Spring Data Science Fellowship Opportunity - == To: aspuru.staff(a)gmail.com Hi Alan Aspuru-Guzik, You recently wrote a recommendation for The Data Incubator. We were very impressed by the caliber of applicants you know. Our application is currently live. I would be extremely grateful if you could forward this opportunity on to *master* and *PhD* students and graduates whom you think would make good applicants. ------------------------------ *Program:* The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. In response to the overwhelming interest in our earlier sessions, we will be holding another fellowship. *Who Should Apply:* Anyone who has already obtained a masters or PhD degree or who is within one year of graduating with a masters or PhD is welcome to apply. Applications from international students are welcome. Everyone else is encouraged to sign-up for a future session <https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship.html?ch=rec&ref=r963dc05c3ac6>. *Locations:* In addition to the below in-person locations, we will have a remote *online* session: - New York City - San Francisco Bay Area - Seattle - Boston - Washington, DC. *Dates:* All sections will be from 2018-03-26 to 2018-05-18. *Application Link:* https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship.html?ch=rec& ref=r963dc05c3ac6 *Data Science in 30 minutes:* Learn how to build a data-science project in our upcoming free Data Science in 30-minutes webcast <http://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-data-incubator-8342209540>. Signup soon as space is limited. *Learn More:* You can learn about our fellows at The New York Times <http://blog.thedataincubator.com/2015/02/alumni-spotlight-dorian-goldman-us…>, LinkedIn <http://blog.thedataincubator.com/2016/05/alumni-spotlight-xia-hong/>, Amazon <http://blog.thedataincubator.com/2016/06/david-wallace/>, Capital One <http://blog.thedataincubator.com/2015/08/columbia-astrophysics-postdoc-move…>, or Palantir <http://blog.thedataincubator.com/2015/02/moving-to-palantir-from-mathematic…>. To read about our latest fellow alumni, check out our blog <http://blog.thedataincubator.com>. To learn more about The Data Incubator, check us out on Venture Beat <http://venturebeat.com/2014/04/15/ny-gets-new-bootcamp-for-data-scientists-…>, The Next Web <http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/07/02/data-incubator-opens-a-west-coast-…>, or Harvard Business Review <http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/08/the-question-to-ask-before-hiring-a-data-scien…> . Sincerely, Michael Postdoc, Cornell If you would like to stop receiving quarterly notices, please notify us here <http://www.thedataincubator.com/unsubscribe.html?email_list=marketing&code=…> .

6 years, 4 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Special ITAMP seminar : Thursday, December 21, 12:00 PM

by Dakoulas, Samantha R

Dear All, Here is the announcement for the special ITAMP seminar: Quntao Zhuang Date: December 21, 2018 Time: 12:00 -1:00 PM Location: Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, B-106 Title: "Entanglement-enhanced quantum sensing and quantum communication” Samantha Dakoulas Faculty Assistant to Professors Lukin & Greiner & their groups Department of Physics 17 Oxford St., Lyman 324A Cambridge, MA 02138 P. (617) 496-2544

6 years, 4 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] [qip] my thesis defense -- 10am tomorrow

by Theodore Yoder

Hi all, If you're in physics you should have heard already, but for the benefit of all the rest, I'll be defending tomorrow at 10am in 26-214. If you want or need a break from studying for finals, consider coming to learn about "Practical fault-tolerant quantum computation". There should be some breakfast snacks as well. Hope to see you there. Ted ''Practical fault-tolerant quantum computation'' Presented by Theodore Yoder Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 Time: 10:00 Location: 26-214 Committee: Isaac Chuang, Aram W. Harrow, Marin Soljacic _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

6 years, 4 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] ITAMP lunch seminar - Daniel Harlow, MIT (Note the special date: Tuesday, December 19th, 12pm)

by Hannes Pichler

ITAMP Lunch Seminar Speaker: Daniel Harlow (MIT) Date: Tuesday, December 19th Time: 12:00-1:00 pm Includes Pizza. Title: Discrete Holography for Information Theorists Abstract:I'll review a few puzzling features of the AdS/CFT correspondence, and then show how they arise naturally in simple discrete models which illustrate the quantum error correcting nature of the correspondence. Location: B-106 @ Center for Astrophysics (60 Garden Street) Directions: After entering the lobby of the CfA, turn right to enter the hallway of the B building. In the hallway, turn right again, B-106 will be at the end of the hallway on the left side.

6 years, 4 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] [qip] Fw: 2018 Goldstine Fellowship

by Ramis Movassagh

Dear quanta Please see the flier attached for information about Goldstine Fellowship at IBM Research. This is IBM's prestigious mathematics postdoctoral fellowship. Please also forward to others who might be interested (in Machine/Deep Learning, Optimization, Applied Math in general). I held one myself and highly recommend it. Ramis ----- Original message ----- From: Jiri Navratil/Watson/IBM To: Ramis Movassagh/Watson/IBM@IBMUS Cc: Subject: 2018 Goldstine Fellowship Date: Fri, Dec 15, 2017 4:19 PM Hi Ramis, My colleague Peder Olsen mentioned your name in the context of the Goldstine Fellowship. I am attaching a flier for the 2018 Goldstine Fellowship to this email. May I ask you for your help advertising it to prospective candidates, in- and outside of IBM (in particular, in the area of machine learning and data mining)? The application period is open till January 16, 2018. Your help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks and best regards, Jiri Navratil _________ Jiri Navratil IBM Research, Principal RSM, Center for Computational and Statistical Learning 1101 Kitchawan Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY, 10598, USA http://researcher.watson.ibm.com/researcher/view.php?person=us-jiri -- Ramis _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

6 years, 4 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] [qip] Fwd: Aspen Winter Conference on Advances in Quantum Algorithms and Computation March 2018

by Quntao Zhuang

> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Aram Harrow <aram(a)mit.edu> > Subject: Aspen Winter Conference on Advances in Quantum Algorithms and Computation March 2018 > Date: December 15, 2017 at 08:52:47 EST > To: <quantum-announce(a)mit.edu> > > Dear Quantum Algorithm Enthusiasts, > > We would like to invite you to apply for the upcoming Aspen Center for Physics 2018 Winter Conference on Advances in Quantum Algorithms and Computation, to be held March 11-17, 2018. The Conference will commence with a Sunday evening reception, with meetings Monday morning through Saturday morning. > > The application deadline is December 31, 2017. Please complete your application at http://www.aspenphys.org <http://www.aspenphys.org/>. The conference website is at > http://www.aspenphys.org/physicists/winter/2018/quantum/ <http://www.aspenphys.org/physicists/winter/2018/quantum/> . > > This conference follows two previous successful conferences in 2014 and 2016 which asked: if we had a quantum computer, what would we do with it? Then, quantum computers were still hypothetical devices that would use the quantum mechanical properties of superposition and entanglement to solve problems that are likely to be forever out of reach of classical computers. Now, there is a major worldwide effort to build scalable quantum computers to realize crucial, world-changing speedups over classical computers. Even larger quantum computers are being placed online and by 2018, we expect to see the first quantum computers actually outperforming the runtime of classical computers for certain problems. We bring together experts from diverse research avenues to discuss progress in quantum algorithms, identify killer applications of quantum computers, and discuss key challenges in the development of quantum algorithms for existing small- and near-term medium-scale quantum devices. The conference will highlight topics at the forefront of quantum computing, including: > > Adiabatic Quantum Optimization and Quantum Annealing > Quantum Algorithms in the Quantum Circuit Model > Quantum Query Models > Quantum Simulation of Physical Systems > Classical Methods for Simulation of Quantum Algorithms > Quantum Fault Tolerance and Error Correction > Quantum Hardware Advances > Quantum Circuit Optimization > Quantum Network Protocols > > > The conference will consist of invited talks and poster submissions. There will also be a poster award. Some poster submissions may be considered for contributed talks. Limited travel support is available; please apply in the online application. > > Please send this email and information to others who may be interested. > We hope to see you in Aspen! > > Best, > Krysta Svore, Microsoft Research > Aram Harrow, MIT > Matthias Troyer, Microsoft Research > Stephanie Wehner, TU Delft > > p.s. This is a mailing list used for very occasional conference announcements, such as this Aspen meeting, QIP, etc. To remove or add yourself, use the mailman link below. > _______________________________________________ > Quantum-announce mailing list > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/quantum-announce > This mailing list is for occasional announcements of events related to quantum information and computing. > > <a href="%(user_optionsurl)s?password=%(user_password)s&unsub=1&unsubconfirm=1"> > Click here to unsubscribe > </a> _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

6 years, 4 months

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