🗓️ Monday November 3
⏰ 12h00-14h00
📍Rolex Learning Center Forum, EPFL
Event is free but registration is required

Program:

• 12h00  Welcome remarks by Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, President, EPFL 
• 12h10  Campus Lecture by Prof. Ignacio Cirac
• 12h40  Panel discussion with EPFL professors, moderated by Prof. Vincenzo Savona, Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Nanosystems, EPFL
• 13h10 Q&A with the audience
• 13h25 Standing lunch

Presentation:

Nowadays, we are witnessing a scientific revolution where Information Theory and Quantum Physics are combined and give rise to new and powerful ways of processing and transmitting information. In particular, quantum computers will be able to solve problems that are beyond the capabilities of existing supercomputers. In this talk Prof. Ignacio Cirac will explain how those devices work, give some examples of their potential impact, and review the current efforts to build them. He will also highlight the role of imperfections in their performance, and the limitations that this will cause in the near future.