Quantum Testbeds Stakeholder Workshop

Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
February 14 – 16, 2017

Agenda

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

8:00-9:00
Continental breakfast and registration
 
9:00-9:30
Welcome and Introduction – DOE Perspective
 
9:30-10:00
Plenary 1: Quantum Processors Based on Ion Traps
Chris Monroe
University of Maryland
10:00-10:30
Plenary 2: Quantum Processors Based on Superconducting Qubits
Will Oliver
MIT/Lincoln Labs
10:30-11:00
Break
 
11:00-11:30
Plenary 3: Near-term Practical Applications of Quantum Devices
Jarrod McClean
LBNL
11:30-12:00
Plenary 4: Evaluating the Efficacy of Quantum Hardware
Robin Blume-Kohout
SNL
12:00-1:00
Working lunch
 
1:00-2:15
Lab Presentations 1
ANL, FNAL, LANL
2:15-2:30
Break
 
2:30-3:45
Lab Presentations 2
LBNL, LLNL, ORNL
3:45-4:00
Break
 
4:00-5:15
Lab Presentations 3
PNNL, SLAC, SNL
5:15-5:30
Wrap-up, instructions for Day 2
 

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

8:00-9:00
Continental breakfast
9:00-9:30
Introduction to Day 2
9:30-10:30
Breakout Sessions:
  1. Best practices for management of and access to a quantum testbed
  2. Staffing and workforce considerations for a quantum testbed
  3. User community development and interactions for a quantum testbed
10:30-11:00
Break
11:00-12:00
Breakout Sessions Resume
12:00-1:00
Working lunch
1:00-2:30
Co-design for Quantum Computing: Presentations and Discussion
2:30-3:45
Breakout Sessions:
  1. Models for system design and testing – Technical 1
  2. Analog quantum simulation – Technical 2
  3. Superconducting qubits – Technical 3
  4. Emerging qubit technologies – Technical 4
3:45-4:00
Break
4:00-5:15
Breakout Sessions Resume:
  1. Validation and verification – Technical 1
  2. Tools for making a testbed usable – Technical 2
  3. Trapped ion qubits – Technical 3
  4. Interconnects – Technical 4
5:15-5:30
Wrap-up, instructions for Day 3

Thursday, February 16, 2017

8:00-9:00
Continental breakfast
9:00-10:30
Review and Discussion of Day 2 Breakout Sessions
10:30-11:00
Break
11:00-12:30
Industry Panel
12:30-2:00
Working lunch and Industry Breakouts:
  1. Roles for Government and Industry in a National Quantum Computing Ecosystem
  2. Constructing Functional Quantum Computers
2:00-2:45
Review and Discussion of Industry Breakout Sessions
2:45-3:00
Summary and Conclusions
3:00
Adjourn