Our next Plenary meeting promises to be very special – both for its content and its unique location – our first plenary meeting outside the U.S.! We travel to Montreal, Québec to join our program partners Optonique and Québec Quantique. Get ready for a meeting where science and art meet!
QED-C members, and invited guests, will gather to hear presentations and panel discussions on June 26 and 27, followed by a day of city tours and activities on June 28. Among the speakers will be:
Leaders from XPRIZE Quantum Applications, a three-year, $5M global competition designed to generate quantum computing algorithms that can help solve real-world problems. This global challenge is an XPRIZE partnership with Google Quantum AI, Google.org and the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA).
Professor Edl Schamiloglu, who will present the results of the ERVA visioning event on quantum enabled technology. ERVA (NSF Engineering Research Visioning Alliance) is an NSF-funded partnership that identifies future engineering research directions. The report, based on a workshop at University of Arizona in March, recommends long-term investments that would benefit academia, industry and government.
And many more!
Members are encouraged to attend our mid-year plenary meeting in person to enjoy not only our insightful sessions but to take advantage of networking with colleagues and discovering all that Montreal has to offer.
With its evolving quantum community, rich history, and dynamic culture, Montreal is an ideal location for the June plenary.
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XPRIZE Quantum Applications is a 3-year, $5M global competition designed to generate quantum computing (QC) algorithms that can be put into practice to help solve real-world challenges in climate, sustainability, health, and more.
As the premier organization representing the interests of quantum technology in the United States, QED-C is presenting on May 1 the first-ever Quantum Tech Showcase on the Hill intended to educate and inform federal elected officials, and their staff. Exhibits and demonstrations will be on display from QED-C member companies developing quantum-based and quantum-enabling technologies for near-term use.
We thank the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for inviting us to showcase quantum tech. We also thank Keysight Technologies for providing refreshments for the event.
If you are a new QED-C member and/or are looking for new ways to increase your involvement, join us for this member orientation. Learn how to get more engaged and maximize your membership.
Technology experts and end users are being sought for this opportunity to explore how quantum sensing could elevate synchronization and navigation in GPS-denied or unreliable areas. By invitation only, this 2-day virtual workshop is organized by the Sensing subcommittees of the Use Cases TAC and Standards TAC.
Joan Arrow presented to QED-C's Standards & Performance Metrics TAC a report describing the work her sub-committee did to identify new methods for benchmarking a variety of Variational Quantum Algorithms (VQAs), including measuring resilience to noise and estimating the size of systems required to obtain quantum advantage. The TAC also discussed upcoming projects for interns.
The first plenary meeting of 2024 took place March 20-21 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. It featured illuminating talks and panels, a live Quantum Marketplace and the first-ever Student Session and Poster Competition which engaged 17 enthusiastic graduate and undergraduate students from universities in the Chicago area. If you are a member who wasn’t able to attend, or did attend and would like to reacquaint yourself, catch up with these highlights and presentation recordings.
The Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC Pacific) is soliciting white papers and proposals in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2), FAR 35.016, Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARS) 22.315(a), 10 U.S.C. § 2371b.
Submissions shall be for areas relating to the advancement of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities, enabling technologies for Information Operations and Cyberspace Operations, and Information Technology systems.
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