Hi,
This seminar may be of interest..
Jeff Shapiro
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Engineering Quantum Systems of Superconducting Qubits
William Oliver
34-401A Grier A
Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 3:00pm
Abstract: Superconducting qubits are coherent artificial atoms assembled from electrical
circuit elements and microwave components. Their lithographic scalability, compatibility
with microwave control, and operability at nanosecond time scales all converge to make the
superconducting qubit a leading candidate for the constituent logical elements of a
quantum information processor. Spectacular improvement in their manufacturing and
performance over the past decade has moved this technology from the realm of scientific
curiosity to the threshold of technical reality.
Over the past 15 years, my research at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and MIT campus has focused
on the science and engineering of superconducting qubits, contributing broadly to the
materials, fabrication, design, simulation, control, and measurement of state-of-art
devices, as well as the development of cryogenic CMOS and superconducting digital logic
for high-performance classical computing. In this talk, I will present this work, our
progress, and the exciting challenges associated with engineering quantum systems of
superconducting qubits.
Bio: William D. Oliver is jointly appointed Professor of the Practice of Physics,
Associate Director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics, and Lincoln Laboratory
Fellow, all at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a Principal Investigator
in the Engineering Quantum Systems Group (MIT campus) and the Quantum Information and
Integrated Nanosystems Group (MIT Lincoln Laboratory).
Will provides programmatic and technical leadership targeting the development of quantum
and classical high-performance computing technologies. His research interests include the
science and engineering of superconducting qubits, as well as the development of cryogenic
packaging and control electronics involving cryogenic CMOS and single-flux quantum digital
logic.
Will is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Senior Member of the IEEE. He
serves on the US Committee for Superconducting Electronics; is an IEEE Applied
Superconductivity Conference (ASC) Board Member; serves on several scientific advisory
boards related to quantum technologies; and is a member of AAAS, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi,
and Tau Beta Pi.
Will received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, his SM in
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and a BS in Electrical Engineering
and BA in Japanese from the University of Rochester (NY).
Host: Marc Baldo
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Jeffrey H. Shapiro
Julius A. Stratton Professor
of Electrical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room 36-517
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Phone: 617-253-4179
Fax: 617-324-3633
email: jhs@mit.edu<mailto:jhs@mit.edu>
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