

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Time: 10:00-16:30 Eastern Time (EDT) — UTC-4
Palais des Congrès, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Room 519AB
Invited Speakers:








Director, Business and Technology Development, Axonal Networks Inc.
Advisor, PIC & Quantum Technologies, Optech

Agenda:
Session info | Time | Speaker | Title of talk |
WKS-16, Session 1 Session chair: Kaveh Rahbardar Mojaver Room 519AB | 10:00 – 10:30 | Devin Smith, QuiX Quantum | Photonic Quantum computing: The challenges of scaling |
10:30 – 11:00 | Mahdi Hosseini, Northwestern University | Quantum Interaction of Photonic Information with Rare-Earth Ions in Solids | |
11:00 – 11:30 | Tatsuhiro Onodera, University of Toronto | A two-dimensionally programmable photonic chip for classical and quantum information processing | |
WKS-16, Session 2 Session chair: Kaveh Rahbardar Mojaver Room 519AB | 13:00 – 13:30 | Roberto Morandotti, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) | Integrated Photonics for Quantum Information Processing |
13:30 – 14:00 | Stefanie J. Beale, Photonic Inc. | Distributed Quantum Computing with Photonically Interconnected Silicon Colour Centres | |
14:00 – 14:30 | Sarah Sharif, University of Oklahoma | Exploring nonlinear activation function within mirroring resonators for future optical and quantum optical neuromorphic computing | |
WKS-16, Session 3 Session chair: Mahdi Nikdast Room 519AB | 15:00 – 15:30 | Mehdi Namazi, Qunnect | Towards a practical room temperature quantum repeater |
15:30 – 16:00 | Ryoichi Ishihara TU Delft | Integration Challenges in Modular Quantum Computer based on Diamond Spin Qubits | |
16:00 – 16:30 | Matthew Posner IEEE Photonics Society Montréal Chapter | Enabling photonics for quantum 2.0 in Québec: an ecosystem perspective |
Organizers:
Kaveh Rahbardar Mojaver, Colorado State University, USA
Mahdi Nikdast, Colorado State University, USA
Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, McGill University, Canada
Sarah Sharif, University of Oklahoma, USA
Andras Gyenis, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Sara Marzban, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Caterina Taballione, Quix Quantum, The Netherlands
Summary: This workshop seeks to explore the multifaceted realm of integrated photonic quantum computing, fostering a dynamic exchange of knowledge and collaboration among academic researchers and industry participants.
Abstract: The Integrated Optics for Quantum Computing and Emerging Applications workshop aims to provide a platform for discussing a diverse range of photonic quantum computing-related topics and fostering an environment for the exchange of knowledge and opinions among academic and industrial participants. The workshop comprises three 90-minute sessions featuring invited and contributed speakers and covers six key topics, narrow enough to clearly communicate to the participants what will be discussed and to ensure that the audience is able to comfortably follow all the talks, but broad enough to still remain inviting to the contributed authors. The topics include: Scalable integrated optics for quantum applications; Transition from classical to quantum photonics; Recent advancement in Silicon Photonics for quantum computing; Entangled quantum light sources; Photonic packaging and testing for quantum computing; Photonic physical unclonable functions for data security
Keywords: Photonic quantum computing, Scalable integrated optics for quantum applications, From classical to quantum photonics, Silicon Photonics for quantum computing, Entangled quantum light sources, Photonic packaging and testing for quantum computing.
IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering – QEC24
Technical Sponsor:
We appreciate the support of our sponsor Quix Quantum!
