Hi all,
Yudong will talk at group meeting tomorrow. See below for his title and
abstract.
All the best,
Ian
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Title: Quantum neurons
Abstract:
Deep learning has gained a significant level of interest in recent years
for various machine learning applications due to the versatility of neural
networks for capturing non-linear features in data sets. In the meantime,
quantum computing also has seen progress in a variety of areas such as
simulation and numerical analysis. Therefore, an almost two decades long
line of inquiry has been developed for answering the question "does there
exist a natural model of quantum neural networks that captures the
essential features of classical neural networks?". I will explain what
"natural" and "essential features" mean exactly, and then I will present a
new model of "quantum neuron" that upon preliminary examinations meets
those requirements.
Dear Group Members,
Please note that this week's Excitonics and Quantum Subgroup Meetings have
been moved to Friday, July 28th 10 AM and 1:30 PM, respectively.
Cheers,
Siria
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*Siria Serrano*
*Faculty Assistant*
*Aspuru-Guzik Group*
*Harvard University **Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology*
*12 Oxford St. M 136*
*Cambridge, MA 02138*
*P:** (617) 496-1716 <%28617%29%20496-1716>** F: **617-496-9411
<617-496-9411>*
Hello AAGers,
Have you ever wondered how jet engines and rockets work? Wonder no more,
friends! On Wednesday during lunch, I will give a talk on *propulsion*. I
hope this will be a fun departure from the other excellent scientific
topics that we're used to thinking about. As resident wise man Semion (Dr.
Semion Saikin, Ph.D., W.M.) once said, "Sometimes it is nice to get away
from quantum things."
I'll talk about the basic physics principles involved, and then go over the
most common types of jet engines and rockets. It's intended to be
interactive and entertaining (we'll see if this goal is met).
Bring your own lunch if you want, but also *consider bringing one snack
item* to share. Someone suggested (I think Flo) that we could make it like
a snack potluck. Snack payment not required for entry--feel free to come
either way. I'll probably bring some beer <3 too.
If you haven't RSVP'd already, shoot me an email to let me know you're
interested. Then I'll know how big the room should be.
It'll be on *Wednesday July 5 at 12noon, in the Siberia Conference Room*.
We might change it to one of the department rooms, in which case I'll let
you know.
Cheerio,
Nicolas
p.s. this shall be the theme song of the discussion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTivVnrVQlU
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