The main objective of the DQC Annual Conference is to engage partners and members in the wider research community and disseminate the
project’s research outcomes.
The first conference will be a two-day event, which will take place on 3 and 4 May 2023 at Imperial College.
Industrial and academic partners will be invited to give talks and exchange ideas on topics relevant to the project.
1st DQC Annual Conference
3 - 4 May 2023
EEE Department, Room 611 (Gabor Seminar Room - Level 6)
Imperial College London
Conference Schedule
Day 1 (3 May 2023)
| 09:00 - 9:50 | Tea/Coffee Reception |
| 09:50 - 10:00 | Welcoming Remarks (Kin Leung and Myungshik Kim) |
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Dr Hanhee Paik (IBM US) Keynote Talk : "Quantum Computing as a research tool" |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Katharine Dunn (EPSRC) "EPSRC Quantum Technologies Theme" |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Prof Matthew Foulkes (Imperial College, Physics) "Simulating materials using classical computers: successes, challenges and failures" |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Prof Dan Browne (UCL) "Robust and Reliable Quantum Computing (RoaRQ) Project" |
| 12:45 - 13:15 | Prof Martin Weides (University of Glasgow) "Empowering Practical Interfacing of Quantum Computing (EPIQC) Project" |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Onsite Lunch |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Dr Cong Ling (Imperial College, EEE) "Post-Quantum Cryptography: From Linear Equations to Quantum Computing Algorithms" |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Dr Roberto Bondesan (Imperial College, Computing) "Learning to correct errors in quantum computers" |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Prof Lajos Hanzo (University of Southampton) "The Evolution of Quantum Key Distribution Networks: On the Road to the Qinternet" |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Closing Discussions |
| 18:00 - 21:00 | Dinner at Stein's Berlin, 51 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road |
Day 2 (4 May 2023)
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Tea/Coffee Reception |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | DQC-App project introduction (Kin Leung and Myungshik Kim) |
| 10:15 - 11:30 | DQC-App Project Talks |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | DQC-App Project Talks |
| 13:20 - 14:00 | Onsite Lunch |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | DQC-App Advisory Committee Meeting (Internal) |