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INQA Conference 2024:ÌýTowards Quantum Advantage in Real-World Applications

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16Ìý- 18 October 2024Ìýin Toyko, Japan

Start time: 9am JST

End time: 6±è³¾Ìý´³³§°Õ

Banquet dinner: 6pm, October 17 2024Ìý

Quantum Annealing is a computational method to solve combinatorial optimization and sampling problems. The INQA 2024Ìýconference will cover various topics related to quantum annealing, focusing on new hardware platforms and novel optimization algorithms and their implementation. The conference aims to bring together leading researchers from academia and industry to share their latest findings and discuss future directions for quantum annealing research.Ìý

Location: The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (MIRAIKAN), 2-3-6 Aomi Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Conference room: MIRAIKAN hall (7th floor)Ìý

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Directions to MIRAIKAN:Ìý

Invited speakers

  • Johan Ã…kerman (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
  • Mohammad Amin (D-Wave Systems, Canada)
  • Valentina Brosco (CNR, Italy)
  • Nick Chancellor (Newcastle University, UK)
  • Constantin Dalyac (Pasqal, France)
  • Marta Estarellas (Qilimanjaro, Spain)
  • Takuya Hatomura (NTT, Japan)
  • Erika Kawakami (RIKEN, Japan)
  • Tadashi Kadowaki (AIST/DENSO, Japan)
  • Helmut Katzgraber (Amazon Web Service, USA)
  • Chris Kim (University of Minnesota, USA)
  • Kazue Kudo (Ochanomizu University, Japan)
  • Daniel Lidar (USC, USA)
  • Alicia Magann (Sandia National Labs, USA)
  • Yuki Minamoto (Fixstars Amplify, Japan)
  • YasunobuÌýNakamura (RIKEN, Japan)
  • Mikel Sanz (UPV/EHU, Spain)

Important deadlines

  • Registration and abstract submission opens August 29 2024
  • Abstract submission deadline: September 11 2024
  • Registration closes: SeptemberÌý30Ìý2024Ìý

Management board

  • Paul Warburton (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, UK)
  • Pol Forn-Díaz (IFAE, Spain)
  • Shiro Kawabata (Hosei University/AIST, Japan)
  • Viv Kendon (University of Strathclyde, UK)
  • Jamie Kerman (MIT Lincoln Laboratory, USA)

Contact

If you have any enquires about the conference please email the organising team.

INQA Conference 2023:ÌýNew Platforms and Algorithms

6th- 8thÌýNovemberÌý2023Ìýin Innsbruck, Austria

Quantum Annealing is a computational method to solve combinatorial optimization and sampling problems. The INQA 2023 conference will cover various topics related to quantum annealing, focusing on new hardware platforms and novel optimization algorithms and their implementation. The conference aims to bring together leading researchers from academia and industry to share their latest findings and discuss future directions for quantum annealing research. The event is a sequel to INQA 2022 (London).

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INQA Conference 2022

Quantum Annealing: Routes to Understanding and Improving Scaling

Quantum annealing is yet to demonstrate the elusive goal of a scaling speedup when benchmarked against classical heuristic optimisers. In this INQA conference we will meet to learn about, consider and discuss possible routes to understanding and improving scaling of QA metrics with system size. Theoretical, numerical and experimental approaches will be discussed. Contributions within this theme or in any other related area of quantum annealing research are welcome.

Dates: Wednesday 9 NovemberÌý09:00Ìý- Friday 11 NovemberÌý16:00

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Programme

. Please note that this document will update regularly and will not be available for download until the contents are finalised.

See below, for a simplified programme:Ìý

Wednesday 9th November 2022

TimeSessionSpeaker
09:00Coffee and PastriesÌý
09:30WelcomePaul Warburton, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, UK
09:45Fast tunneling of frozen chains using AC drives and tone synchronizationÌýEliot Kapit, Colorado School of Mines, USA
10:30Using quantum annealers for brief periods of timeJuanjo Jośe García-Ripoll, CSIC, Spain
11:15CoffeeÌý
11:45Application specific annealers: a case study for Fermi-Hubbard annealersFilip Wudarski, USRA, USA
12:30Quantum Annealing: From theory to practiceNick Chancellor, University of Durham, UK
13:15LunchÌý
14:30A graph-theoretical analysis on first order quantum phase transitions for adiabatic quantum computingMatthias Werner, Qilimanjaro, Spain
14:52Rapid quantum approximate solvers for combinatorial optimisation problems inspired by Hamiltonians for optimal state-transferBobby Banks, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, UK
15:14TeaÌý
15:45Effects of targeted XX-catalysts on quantum annealing spectra with perturbative crossingsNatasha Feinstein, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, UK
16:30Analysis on gaps, encodings and hybrid approaches at QilimanjaroAna Palacios, Qilimanjaro, Spain
17:15ReceptionÌý

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Thursday 10th November 2022

TimeSessionSpeaker
09:00Coffee and PastriesÌý
09:30Talk TBAGlen Mbeng, University of Innsbruck, Austria
10:15Applications on quantum annealers at FZJDennis Willsch, FZ-Jülich, Germany
11:00CoffeeÌý
11:30Accreditation of analogue simulatorsTheo Kapourniotis, University of Warwick, UK
11:52Constrained optimization on quantum annealers using linear penalty functionsPuya Mirkarimi, University of Durham, UK
12:14Adiabatic quantum computing with parameterized quantum circuitsIoannis Kolotouros, University of Edinburgh, UK
12:36LunchÌý
14:00Coherent quantum annealing and quantum critical spin-glass dynamicsAndrew King, D-Wave, Canada
14:45Superconducting quantum annealer based on application specific architectureShiro Kawabata, AIST, Japan
15:30TeaÌý
16:00AVaQus project progressPol Forn-Díaz, IFAE, Spain

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Friday 11th November 2022

TimeSessionSpeaker
09:00Coffee and PastriesÌý
09:30Shortcuts in quantum annealingÌýAdolfo Del Campo, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
10:15Navigating Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Changing Tides of Quantum TechnologiesAbbie Bray, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, UK
11:00CoffeeÌý
11:30Error Mitigation for Quantum Approximate OptimizationAnita Weidinger, University of Innsbruck, Austria
12:15Using copies to improve precision in continuous-time quantum computingJemma Bennett, University of Durham, UK
13:00LunchÌý
14:15Engineering challenges in quantum annealing using Kerr-parametric oscillatorsAiko Yamaguchi, NEC, Japan
15:00Landau-Zener tunneling: from weak to strong environment couplingAdrian Lupascu, University of Waterloo, Canada
15:45TeaÌý

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Contact

If you have any enquires about the conference please email the organising team.