Barry McFarland will lead the session. Recent proofs that information escapes in Hawing Radiation used a simple toy model to base their arguments from. This toy model goes by the name of JT Gravity (Jakiw-Teitelboim Gravity). This is a model of 2D gravity which can be unambiguously quantized, since gravitons in this theory have no dynamical degrees of freedom. The model is tractable, and has some key features which are meant to carry over into a higher dimensional theory of quantum gravity. This talk will be more technical than my previous talks. There is no way around it if one is interested in more than a qualitative picture of why there has been such a fuss about the (claim about) Information Paradox having been solved. I will discuss the model, its action and quantization. Then I will mention what the SYK model is, and how the two models were combined into the holographic proof that information escapes from an evaporating Black Hole. As usual, there will be a discussion afterwards of the merits of these claims based upon the arguments presented. For the interested reader, here are some good papers to read: The Hilbert Space Tensor Factorization Problem and JT Gravity https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.01081.pdf On 2-Dimensional Gravity https://physics.princeton.edu//archives/theses/lib/upload/Iliesiu_thesis.pdf: AdS2 Holography and the SYK Model https://arxiv.org/pdf/1711.08482.pdf

We invite you to attend (remote-only) Episode XXIV of the Warsaw Quantum Computing Group meetings! 25.01, 18:00 CET Victoria Goliber "Advantage, the Latest Generation System from D-Wave" Registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8Vu7xvU6M5I2oWt2JbWh489nC7IPSl0SAdxaaAiqonfMt0A/viewform Abstract from Victoria: Advantage is the latest generation quantum computer from D-Wave, and the first quantum system built for business. Learn about the power of Advantage and the Hybrid Solver Service to address real-world applications at scale. This presentation will discuss the features and benefits of the 5000+ Advantage system including live demonstrations of all the Leap Cloud Service features. BIO: Dr. Victoria Goliber, Senior Technical Analyst at D-Wave Victoria joined the sales team at D-Wave Systems in 2018 and is a Senior Technical Analyst based in Germany. In her current role, Victoria works with teams around the world to bring quantum annealing to research and industry through seminars, workshops, and conferences. Before joining D-Wave, Victoria worked as a Senior Mathematician with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate, including a special assignment as the Executive Officer to the Director. She received her Ph.D. in discrete mathematics from Arizona State University in 2012 and more recently completed a Master's degree in computer science with a specialization in machine learning through Georgia Tech University. This meeting is organized by the Quantum AI Foundation.

Quantum computing for distributed and mobile applications, geo surveying, denied GPS and masers for space based applications are only a few examples of where you can take advantage of diamond-based quantum technologies. The unique properties of diamond and the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defect centers allow us to build a miniaturized platform to tackle quantum computing, communication and sensing applications at room temperature. In the QBN webinar: Diamond-based Quantum Technologies for Mobile Applications leading industry experts provide you deep insights into the state-of-the-art in engineering of diamond materials and their utilization for quantum technologies for mobile applications. Register for free to join! Speakers Dr Matthew Markham Principal Research Scientist Element Six Ingolf Wittmann Head of Business Unit Quantum Systems Fraunhofer IAF Dr Andrew Horsley CEO and Co-founder Quantum Brilliance Agenda 9:00 am Welcoming words and introduction of QBN Johannes Verst, QBN 9:10 am Engineering diamond for Quantum Technologies Dr Matthew Markham, Element Six Negatively-charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond constitute a promising platform for a range of quantum applications such as magnetometry, RF sensing, masers and quantum computing. In order to harness the delicate quantum properties of the NV defect you first need to be able to control the material. Element Six has been working to engineer diamond materials for quantum technologies for over a decade and we will discuss some of the different types of materials that can be produced along with some use case studies. 9:45 am Building Quantum Solutions with Diamonds Ingolf Wittmann, Fraunhofer IAF Tools with quantum mechanical properties can be produced with industrial diamonds. Based on this technology, qubits and quantum registers can be built, which can also be used as accelerators, especially in the mobile area. 10:20 am Quantum at the edge: applications of low-SWaP quantum computers Dr Andrew Horsley, Quantum Brilliance Diamond offers a unique vision for quantum computing: quantum accelerator cards smaller than a lunchbox, operating entirely at room temperature. Diamond dramatically changes how, where and when we can take advantage of quantum computing. Instead of being confined to a handful of large facilities, you can have a quantum accelerator in your PC, or in a satellite. What does this mean for applications of quantum computing? And how can it help us reach quantum advantage sooner? 11:00 am end Venue: Zoom Webinar & YouTube livestream Language: English Costs: free, registration required Contact: info@quantumbusinessnetwork.de

Multiverse Computing worked with major banks like BBVA and Bankia to solve real world problems in finance using D-Wave systems. In a project with Bankia, they tackled the problem of dynamic portfolio optimization - determining the optimal trading trajectory for an investment portfolio of assets over a period of time, taking into account transaction costs, and other possible constraints. This problem, well-known to be NP-Hard, is central to quantitative finance. Join Multiverse CTO Sam Mugel as he describes two of these projects and the results they achieved.

Speaker: Jan-Rainer Lahmann, IBM Quantum Ambassador & Qiskit Advocate, Member of the IBM Academy of Technology In this meetup, Jan-Rainer Lahmann will present and discuss the details of the RasQberry project. The RasQberry project: Exploring Quantum Computing and Qiskit with a Raspberry Pi and a 3D Printer Quantum Computing - which is based on Quantum Mechanics - is a complex technology that is hard to understand for most people. Completely new algorithms - and even new thinking - is needed to exploit the potential power of upcoming quantum computers. This requires new approaches to teach Quantum Computing in engaging and understandable ways for IT experts, developers and young academics. RasQberry integrates Qiskit, a Raspberry Pi (the full range from Pi 4 down to a Pi Zero) and a 3D printed model of IBM Q System One to explore various state of the art technologies and create a tool that can be used in meetings, meetups, demo booths, etc. A spectrum of Quantum Computing demos and Serious Games for Quantum Computing (that illustrate superposition, interference and entanglement) will be made available on this device for an engaging introduction to Quantum Computing. ? The project is on GitHub http://rasqberry.org ? Part of it (the SW install, not the 3D model) is published on medium.com: https://medium.com/qiskit/rasqberry-quantum-computing-is-the-coolest-project-for-raspberry-pi-3f64bec5a133 If some of you are interested in building a RasQberry themselves or even contribute to the opensource project - we could have another session 4-6 weeks later to help with the actual build and share experiences within the team. Connect & password information will be emailed to registered participants prior to meeting

Speaker: Nir Minerbi Co-Founder and CEO of Classiq, an Israeli based startup in the field of quantum computing software (https://www.classiq.io/). Nir also a co-organizer of the MESA Quantum Computing Meetup! Abstract: Within the next few years, quantum computing is projected to make tectonic changes in huge industries. In order to be prepared for the quantum-era, leading companies have already entered the field, trying to develop game-changing quantum algorithms for their needs. Currently, quantum algorithms development is an almost impossible task, as the quantum software stack is still in its infancy, and the programming is at the gate-level. The talk will focus on the quantum software stack, and how using a higher level of abstraction will enable the development of useful quantum algorithms.

Ready to take on the Queen's gambit, quantum style? Join us for a fascinating look at the Quantum Chess. Chris Cantwell, inventor of Quantum Chess and Founder/CEO of Quantum Realm Games will join us for a dynamic look at the game, a variant of chess that gives players the ability to experience quantum phenomena like Superposition and Entanglement. We'll also spend a few minutes recapping the first ever quantum chess tournament that took place in December. Even non-chess players can learn more about Quantum Computing when you see how Chris merges these two worlds. So are we in agreement that this is a meetup you can't miss? Check-mate!

For our first Meetup of the year, we're very happy to welcome key players of the European Quantum Ecosystem: - Xavier AUBRY managing partner at Zaz Ventures. Zaz Ventures provides innovation funding services (EU funding advice and bid writing) across a variety of domains and has recently been involved in several successful EIC bids with European quantum leaders IQM, Pasqal and Qblox. They have raised 450M Euros of funding for their clients in the Horizon 2020 programme since 2014. Xavier will tell us about EU funding opportunities for startups, this is very timely with the next phase of Horizon Europe calls soon to start - Vincent ELFVING and Benno BROER respectively CTO and CEO of Qu&Co. Qu&Co is a quantum-algorithm and quantum-software developer based in Delft, one of the very first companies in this field born in Europe. Their aim is to bridge the gap between the historically academic field of quantum-algorithm development and the practical computational-needs of their corporate clients. They will focus their presentation on a recently published and patented new hybrid quantum algorithm that could unlock the immensely valuable field of computational fluid dynamics for NISQ computers. Useful links : - "Solving nonlinear differential equations with differentiable quantum circuits" https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.10395 - "New Quantum Algorithms Finally Crack Nonlinear Equations" https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-quantum-algorithms-finally-crack-nonlinear-equations-20210105/ (about alternative approaches) - "EIC accelerator results" https://www.linkedin.com/posts/xavieraubry_eicaccelerator-activity-6745622625705353216-_ooM - "2021 the year of Deeptech in Europe" https://www.linkedin.com/posts/xavieraubry_congratulations-to-our-7-clients-featured-activity-6753379555957903360-F-s6

Title; Provable private randomness from untrusted devices Speaker: Cameron Foreman, Researcher, CQC Abstract Randomness is required in many applications, from simulations to cryptography. It is essential that this randomness is unbiased and private, else, the results in simulations are meaningless and the keys used in cryptography are unsecure. But the question is, how do we know if the randomness we use has these properties? Device-independent randomness provides the solution to this question - giving provably unbiased and private randomness. In my talk I will present the different approaches to randomness generation (and ultimately, their limitations). I will then talk about a new approach - the idea of generating provable randomness with minimal assumptions - device independent randomness. Then, I will get into the technical details of how this is achieved in our device independent randomness and privacy amplification protocol. Finally, I will explain how this is adapted to be implemented on today's quantum computers - giving verifications impossible from any existing commercial random number generator. Bio: Cameron Foreman is a Quantum Cryptography Researcher at Cambridge Quantum Computing. He received his Masters degree in Mathematics from the University of Exeter, specializing in post-quantum public key cryptography, specifically protocols based on quantum walks. Since graduating, he has been researching quantum information theory - mainly in the area of device independent cryptography.

Title: Quantum Computing: Finding Its Place in the Advanced Computing Sector Speaker: Bob Sorensen, SVP & Chief Analyst , Hyperion Research Abstract This presentation will give a quick tour of the emerging quantum computing sector to include near-term technical opportunities and challenges, an overview of evolving dynamics within the QC supplier and user base, QC development efforts from a global perspective, and potential QC use cases and related QC market dynamics. Short Bio: Bob Sorensen, Senior Vice President and Chief Analyst for Quantum Computing at Hyperion Research, drives research and consulting efforts in the United States, European, and Asian-Pacific markets for technical servers, supercomputers, clouds, quantum computing and high performance data analysis. Bob is the lead analyst for Hyperion Research's quantum computing program that looks at global R&D, technology, industry, and government trends in the quantum, computing sector. His areas of expertise include analysis of HPC hardware, architectures, interconnects, HPC benchmarking and performance analysis, and assessments of emerging and disruptive technology trends in the HPC and IT sector writ large. Bob holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Rochester and a master's degree in computer science from the George Washington University, and he strongly prefers C over Python.

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