By: Manhong Yung*, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
When: October, 17 - 12PM
Where: Sala de Seminarios, 182
Abstract: Quantum computing has reached a critical moment. On the one hand, quantum hardware are continuously advancing. On the other hand, quantum computational advantage over classical computing has not yet been available for practical problems. Moreover, the road to universal quantum computing is still long. The highly anticipated quantum variational algorithm is still constrained by a small number of qubits and shallow circuits. Some scholars even think that "NISQ is dead". In this talk, based on the applications of quantum-inspired algorithms, we introduce the concept of quantum acceleration algorithms and discuss how NISQ quantum hardware can act as an accelerator and add to the value of quantum computing through the mixture with classical computing.
*Man-Hong Yung is professor of physics at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under the supervision of Nobel laureate Prof. Anthony Leggett. Yung then moved to Harvard University, where he worked as a postdoctoral researcher under Prof. Alan Aspuru-Guzik, a leading figure in quantum chemistry. His research spans quantum algorithms, quantum control, quantum simulation, and machine learning applied to quantum systems. He is notably one of the inventors of the Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE), a widely adopted method for simulating quantum chemistry on quantum computers. In addition to his academic work, Man-Hong Yung is currently the Chief Scientist for quantum computing software and algorithms at Huawei Technologies Company.
