aspuru-list July 2017

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[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] [qip] group meeting tomorrow

by Aram Harrow

Dear quanta, We will meet tomorrow at the usual time and place (6-310, 11am). Steve and Lior will both speak. -aram _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

6 years, 5 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] [qip] group meeting tomorrow

by Aram Harrow

Dear quanta, We will meet tomorrow at the usual time and place (6-310, 11am). Scott Aaronson is here and will tell us about some of his recent results. aram _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

6 years, 5 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] [qip] no group meeting tomorrow

by Aram Harrow

Dear quanta, We will not have a group meeting tomorrow since enough people seem to want to go to this talk (announcement below) instead. It is not quantum, but has relevance to computing amplitudes of quantum circuits. Next week we will have Marcus Appleby tell us about the SIC-POVM problem and algebraic number theory. -aram ---------- Forwarded message ---------- *STOCHASTICS AND STATISTICS SEMINAR* *|* *FRIDAY, March 3 11AM-12PM in Room E18-304 * https://stat.mit.edu/events/alexander-barvinok-u-michigan/ https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=E18 *Title: * Computing partition functions by interpolation *Speaker: * Alexander Barvinok (UMICH) http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/~barvinok/ *Abstract:* Partition functions are just multivariate polynomials with great many monomials enumerating combinatorial structures of a particular type and their efficient computation (approximation) are of interest for combinatorics, statistics, physics and computational complexity. I’ll present a general principle: the partition function can be efficiently approximated in a domain if it has no complex zeros in a slightly larger domain, and illustrate it on the examples of the permanent of a matrix, the independence polynomial of a graph and, time permitting, the graph homomorphism partition function. *Bio:* Alexander Barvinok is a professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is interested in computational complexity and algorithms in algebra, geometry and combinatorics. _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

6 years, 7 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Fwd: postdoc position at Texas A&M University (Katzgraber)

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

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 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Helmut Katzgraber <helmut(a)katzgraber.org> Date: Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 2:51 PM Subject: postdoc position at Texas A&M University (Katzgraber) To: Helmut Katzgraber <helmut(a)katzgraber.org> Dear Colleagues, I have a postdoc position to fill at TAMU for the IARPA-funded QEO program on quantum annealing: http://jobpath.tamu.edu/postings/109689 If you know of any potential candidates, please share the link. More about what we do these days at https://intractable.lol Thanks, Helmut. ------------------------------ [image: cadip.tamu.edu] <http://cadip.tamu.edu> Helmut G. Katzgraber <https://katzgraber.org/> • katzgraber.org • +1 979 209 0729 <https://katzgraber.org/> save a tree & only print this email if absolutely necessary

6 years, 8 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] August MBTA Pass - 1 left

by Cummings, Marlon G

Hey AAG, If you're interested, I have one additional August MBTA pass for sale. Good for the bus and trains. We are selling it at the Harvard discounted rate. Thanks, Marlon. Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

6 years, 8 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] ITAMP seminar - B. Vermersch, IQOQI Innsbruck (tomorrow, Friday 28th, 10:30am)

by Hannes Pichler

ITAMP Seminar (Note the unusual time and place) Speaker: Benoit Vermersch (IQOQI Innsbruck) Date: Friday, July 28th Time: 10:30am-12:00pm Location: Pratt conference room @ Center for Astrophysics (60 Garden Street) Title: Measuring entanglement in many-body quantum systems. Abstract: In the first part of my talk, I will show how to measure the entanglement spectrum of ground states of generic Hamiltonians based on the direct engineering of the entanglement Hamiltonian [1]. Our method, based on the Bisognano-Wichmann theorem, allows to measure the entanglement spectrum via spectroscopy techniques. I will provide numerical examples to support this result and give examples of AMO implementations of entanglement Hamiltonians. In the second part of my talk, I will present a method to measure Renyi entropies using random quenches. I will illustrate our approach in the context of 2d Hubbard (ultracold atoms) and Quantum Ising (Rydberg atoms, trapped ions) models. [1] Marcello Dalmonte, BV and Peter Zoller, arXiv:1707.04455 Directions to Pratt: After entering the lobby of the CfA, use the stairwell on the left, to go down one floor. Pratt is the last door on the left of the hallway.

6 years, 9 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] FW: [CCB_Faculty_Staff] Important Notice Regarding Electrical Shutdown in Converse 8/2

by Serrano, Siria

From: ccb_faculty_staff-bounces(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu [mailto:ccb_faculty_staff-bounces@lists.fas.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Popillo, Alexa C Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 9:05 AM To: Paterno, Michael A.; Archer, Bob Subject: [CCB_Faculty_Staff] Important Notice Regarding Electrical Shutdown in Converse 8/2 Dear CCB Colleagues, We write to inform you of a planned electrical shutdown in Converse Lab is scheduled from 4:00am to 2:30pm on Wednesday, August 2nd. The shutdown is required for service work on the building transformers (13,800 volts) and electrical switchgear. Without this service work, we would face the prospect of an unplanned emergency outage in the future. • There will be no lighting, room ventilation, cooling, fume hood exhaust, or electricity available from wall outlets during the shutdown • No one will be allowed to enter the Converse Lab throughout the shutdown for life safety reasons • All experiments should be shut down and made safe • House nitrogen and house vac will remain fully functional during this shutdown • Keep doors closed between Converse and Conant as well as Converse to Naito • No mailroom or deliveries to Converse building Please contact the Facilities Department at (617) 495-3076 with questions or concerns. With Kind Regards, The Facilities Team Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617-496-6428 Fax: 617-496-2541

6 years, 9 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Fwd: 1st Workshop on Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning - QTML 2017

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

For those in quantum machine learning, I am willing to send you to this workshop, one per project to present. See talk deadline. By then we should have paper / patents submitted though. I think it is worth sending you if you get selected for a talk, 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 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Riccardo Mengoni <riccardo.mengoni(a)univr.it> Date: Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 9:22 AM Subject: 1st Workshop on Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning - QTML 2017 To: Alessandra Di Pierro <alessandra.dipierro(a)univr.it> Cc: chdbennett(a)gmail.com, caves(a)info.phys.unm.edu, artur.ekert(a)gmail.com, ambainis(a)lu.lv, alan(a)aspuru.com, konrad.banaszek(a)fuw.edu.pl, tommaso.calarco(a)uni-ulm.de, john.calsamiglia(a)uab.es, andrew.doherty(a)sydney.edu.au, patrick(a)cs.mcgill.ca, pawel(a)mif.pg.gda.pl, susana.huelga(a)uni-ulm.de, illuminati(a)sa.infn.it, korotkov(a)ee.ucr.edu, marmo(a)na.infn.it, saverio.pascazio(a)ba.infn.it, s.popescu(a)bristol.ac.uk, renner(a)phys.ethz.ch, vlatko.vedral(a)qubit.org, reinhard.werner(a)itp.uni-hannover.de, giova.physics(a)gmail.com, tamascelli(a)di.unimi.it, dilorenzo.antonio(a)gmail.com, a.hoskovec(a)gmail.com, bezdekova.iva(a)gmail.com, andrzej.grudka(a)gmail.com, murao(a)phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp, m.kim(a)imperial.ac.uk, wakakuwa(a)eve.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp, c.difranco(a)qub.ac.uk, merkli(a)mun.ca, katarzyna.roszak(a)pwr.wroc.pl, jagrab(a)impan.pl, milosz(a)fizyka.umk.pl, fciccarello(a)gmail.com, gerardo.adesso(a)nottingham.ac.uk, adarrigo(a)gmail.com, robin(a)blumekohout.com, rosario.lofranco(a)unipa.it, quantumgoold(a)gmail.com, massimo.palma(a)unipa.it, cecilia.cormick(a)uni-ulm.de, l.mazzola(a)qub.ac.uk, ghikas(a)physics.upatras.gr, opilyave(a)ulb.ac.be, mateusz.bawaj(a)unicam.it, norshamsuri.binali(a)unicam.it, bernardo.spagnolo(a)unipa.it, stefano.spezia(a)unipa.it, angelolaco(a)gmail.com, luca.magazzu(a)unipa.it, dominique.persanoadorno(a)unipa.it, davide.valenti(a)unipa.it, caiyu01(a)gmail.com, bbtankc(a)gmail.com, oreshkov(a)ulb.ac.be, claudio.guarcello(a)unipa.it, alessandro.farace(a)sns.it, andrea.mari(a)sns.it, ekarpov(a)ulb.ac.be, owari.masaki(a)lab.ntt.co.jp, giuseppe.florio(a)ba.infn.it, isar(a)theory.nipne.ro, fabio.cunden(a)uniba.it, sara.dimartino(a)uniba.it, kollar.balint(a)wigner.mta.hu, joerenes(a)gmail.com, harshman(a)american.edu, kavan(a)quantumlah.org, agorecka(a)ntu.edu.sg, yshikano(a)ims.ac.jp, tsc25(a)cam.ac.uk, anlucia(a)ucm.es, pinjahaikka(a)gmail.com, prabhamd(a)imsc.res.in, maarten.vandennest(a)mpq.mpg.de, magdalena.stobinska(a)gmail.com, thompson.jayne2(a)gmail.com, amb.physis(a)gmail.com, marcus.huber(a)icfo.es, baccodav(a)dei.unipd.it, fnando.demelo(a)gmail.com, paulina.marian(a)g.unibuc.ro, tudor.marian(a)g.unibuc.ro, s.benjamin(a)qubit.org, ceptryn(a)gmail.com, michael.skotiniotis(a)uibk.ac.at, gchiribella(a)mail.tsinghua.edu.cn, corney(a)physics.uq.edu.au, gd.paparo(a)gmail.com, steve.brierley(a)bristol.ac.uk, fabio.sciarrino(a)uniroma1.it, vallone(a)dei.unipd.it, mgrace(a)sandia.gov, pat(a)nus.edu.sg, filippo.caruso(a)lens.unifi.it, danreitzner(a)gmail.com, yossiv(a)technion.ac.il, nicolosi(a)dream.unipa.it, gabriel.durkin(a)qubit.org, michele.dallarno(a)gmail.com, cecilia.lancien(a)free.fr, andreas.winter(a)uab.cat SaneBox - SaneAttachments has copied these files to Dropbox QTML2017 - Call For Paper.pdf https://www.dropbox.com/s/fi4rpoo20ibp1w7/QTML2017%20-% 20Call%20For%20Paper.pdf?dl=0 - Dropbox/SaneBox/Riccardo Mengoni/1st Workshop on Quantum Techniques in Mac_, 2017-07-27 09.22.37 AM/ Use the url above or find it in Dropbox with the path of the file provided next to the link. You can also forward this email as usual. ________________________________________ *************************************************************************** 1st Workshop on Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning QTML 2017 Verona, Italy November 6-8, 2017 http://qtml2017.di.univr.it *************************************************************************** AIMS: The main purpose of the QTML workshop is to provide an interdisciplinary platform to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and students in the fields of Quantum Computing, Machine Learning and Quantum Machine Learning (QML). The workshop aims to survey the major results in the new area of QML through a series of invited talks. The programme will also include a number of contributed presentations (see below for submission instructions). VENUE: QTML 2017 will take place in Verona, Italy. The venue will be: Dipartimento di Informatica Università di Verona Ca' Vignal 2, Strada le Grazie, 15 37134 Verona (Italy) SCOPE: Topics include, but are not limited to: - Quantum computing for enhancing machine learning algorithms - Machine learning techniques for the analysis of interacting quantum systems - Quantum entanglement and topology for the efficient representation of quantum systems - Topological approaches to machine learning based on Topological Quantum Computation - Advances of algorithmic techniques for quantum optimisation systems (e.g. quantum annealers) STRUCTURE: QTML 2017 will consist of: - invited talks - peer-reviewed contributions INVITED SPEAKERS: • Seth Lloyd (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston) • Marco Loog (TU Delft, Nederlands) • Minh Hà Quang (Italian Institute of Technology, Genoa, Italy) • Jiannis Pachos (University of Leeds, UK) • Davide Venturelli (NASA Intelligent System Division) • Andreas Winter (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain) • Peter Wittek (Institute for Photonic Science ICFO) PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: • Alessandra Di Pierro (Università di Verona, chair) • Stefano Mancini (Università di Camerino, chair) • Alberto Carlini (Universita' del Piemonte Orientale) • Simone Severini (UCL London, UK) • David Winbridge (Middlesex University London) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: • Alessandra Di Pierro (Università di Verona) • Stefano Mancini (Università di Camerino) • Riccardo Mengoni (Università di Verona) SUBMISSIONS: Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts of up 2-page length by September 16, 2017 by visiting the EasyChair page https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=qtml2017 PUBLICATION: Accepted abstracts will be collected in informal proceedings that will be distributed at the workshop. After the workshop, authors will be invited to write a full paper on their work to be submitted for publication in the workshop post-proceedings. The accepted contributions will be published in a dedicated volume of the International Journal of Quantum Information. DEADLINES (all at 23:59 CET): Abstract submission: September 16, 2017 Notification acceptance or rejection: September 23, 2017 Early registration: October 4, 2017 Late registration: October 27, 2017 Submission to the post-conference journal special issue: March 30, 2018 QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: alessandra.dipierro(at)univr.it riccardo.mengoni(at)univr.it ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Dipartimento di Informatica Università di Verona Riccardo Mengoni, PhD student, Computer Science Department, University of Verona, Ca' Vignal 2, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy E-mail: riccardo.mengoni(a)univr.it Skype: riccardo_mengoni

6 years, 9 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Group meeting, Thu July 26, 3:30 PM, Div Room

by Ian Kivlichan

Hi all, Jose Dario has been visiting the group from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg over the summer. He'll talk tomorrow at group meeting - see below for his title and abstract. All the best, Ian ----------------- Title: Organic Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Materials and Processing Speaker: José Dario Perea Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstrasse 7, 91058 Erlangen, Germany Abstract: The imminent impact of climatic change as well as the world’s growing demand for energy requires fostering new forms of sustainable energy conversion involving low-waste and low-energy manufacturing. Because solution processing can facilitate large scale industrial deployment at reduced energy consumption, accurate theoretical predictions of the thermodynamic, transport, chemical reactions, and electronic structure properties of solutes in solvents can effectively advance sustainable technologies. In this context, organic semiconductors bear a pivotal role because, as opposed to most traditional inorganic semiconductors, these material systems provide access to optoelectronic devices with tailored semiconductor properties, innovative form factors, low specific weight, and color tunability at potentially very low cost (1). To realize these advantages, high solubility, ideally in environmental benign “green” solvents, has to be ensured (2). This presentation discusses the principles of solubility and miscibility and the connection between thermodynamic properties of a molecule and its corresponding photovoltaic potential. (1) Forrest, S. R. The Path to Ubiquitous and Low-Cost Organic Electronic Appliances on Plastic. Nature 2004, 428, 911−918. (2) Tait, J. G.; Merckx, T.; Li, W.; Wong, C.; Gehlhaar, R.; Cheyns, D.; Turbiez, M.; Heremans, P. Determination of Solvent Systems for Blade Coating Thin Film Photovoltaics. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 3393−3398.

6 years, 9 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Fwd: FW: [CCB_Faculty_Staff] Important Message Regarding Planned Electrical Shutdown in Converse on 8/2

by Felixander Negron

Good morning, For those of you located in *Converse*, please read below for very important information regarding an electrical shutdown on Wednesday, August 2nd. Thanks, Felix *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* *From:* ccb_faculty_staff-bounces(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu [mailto: ccb_faculty_staff-bounces(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu] *On Behalf Of *Popillo, Alexa C *Sent:* Wednesday, July 12, 2017 11:16 AM *To:* Paterno, Michael A. <paterno(a)chemistry.harvard.edu>; Archer, Bob < archer(a)fas.harvard.edu> *Subject:* [CCB_Faculty_Staff] Important Message Regarding Planned Electrical Shutdown in Converse on 8/2 *Importance:* High Dear CCB Colleagues, We write to inform you of a planned electrical shutdown in Converse Lab tentatively scheduled from 4:00am to 2:30pm on Wednesday, August 2nd. The shutdown is required for service work on the building transformers (13,800 volts) and electrical switchgear. Without this service work, we would face the prospect of an unplanned emergency outage in the future. We will share additional information as this event approaches, but wanted to make you immediately aware of the following: • There will be no lighting, room ventilation, cooling, fume hood exhaust, or electricity available from wall outlets during the shutdown. • No one will be permitted to be present in Converse throughout the shutdown for life safety reasons. The CCB Facilities Department has begun contacting each of the labs that will be effected to initiate planning for this event. There will be extremely limited temporary power available for only the most critical systems (e.g. a biological sample that must be stored at -80 C). Facilities will work with each laboratory to address your critical needs. There will be additional information shared in the future, however you should not hesitate to contact the Facilities Department at (617) 495-3076 with questions or concerns. With Kind Regards, *The Facilities Team* *Harvard University* *Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology* *12 Oxford Street* *Cambridge, MA 02138 * *Phone: 617-496-6428 <(617)%20496-6428>* *Fax: 617-496-2541 <(617)%20496-2541>*

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