For anyone interested, Andrew Bestwick from Rigetti is visiting MIT this Friday and giving a talk with pizza at 11:45 (forwarded email below). Ian ----------------- Hello all, We will kick off our spring seminar series with a talk by Dr. Andrew Bestwick of Rigetti Computing - a startup aiming to build quantum integrated circuits with superconducting qubits. Please see the talk's abstract below. The talk will be *THIS FRIDAY* February 3rd. The talk will start at 12:00, with pizza served at 11:45 as always. They are actively hiring for a number of positions across the company. They're especially interested in discussing following job openings: Quantum Engineer <https://jobs.lever.co/rigetti/1ca19851-db8c-46fc-9863-a02c140b0abb> Quantum Computing Theorist <https://jobs.lever.co/rigetti/eb87a72c-b0b8-40ca-b663-9361bd9cfae2> Software Engineer: Quantum OS <https://jobs.lever.co/rigetti/aaf7589f-9e9e-4be9-aedb-c7d3b4ab5994> Sr. RF Design Engineer <https://jobs.lever.co/rigetti/a750c26a-1955-41b0-bd7e-b67cf16da015> Also more generally: Do we need you and not know it yet? <https://jobs.lever.co/rigetti/30081933-01f3-4dcb-be36-700adf654982> If you're interested in talking with Andrew after the talk, please sign up here <https://signup.mit.edu:444/signup.php?id=rigetti>. As always, please sign up on the waiting list - we will do our best to make sure everyone gets a chance to talk with the speaker. Thank you, iQuISE Leadership Team iQuISE Seminar Series *Scalable Superconducting Quantum Integrated Circuits* *FRIDAY, February 3rd, 2017* 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM, ROOM 26-214 The field of superconducting qubits has demonstrated a exponential rate of performance improvement over the past fifteen years. Now, building a practical gate-based quantum computer with superconducting circuits appears within reach and would unlock transformative applications in quantum simulation and machine learning. To develop truly scalable chip hardware requires a multidisciplinary effort that integrates reliable chip fabrication, cryogenic microwave engineering, and circuit quantum electrodynamics. This is Rigetti Computing's approach to building quantum integrated circuits in a fast-paced startup environment. In this talk, I will present Rigetti Computing's superconducting integrated quantum circuit architecture that enables the high-fidelity measurement and control of coherent multi-qubit devices. Superconducting through-silicon vias and 3D isolation caps allow for scalable circuits without tradeoffs in signal integrity, forming a platform for the implementation of a wide range of on-chip functionality. When combined with efficient, robust signal delivery and instrumentation, this approach can be scaled for sophisticated quantum information applications. On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 8:33 AM Dorsk, Alexander &lt;adorsk(a)fas.harvard.edu&gt; wrote: