QUBITS NORTH AMERICA 2019
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND
September 23-25
Thank you to all the attendees and presenters at the 2019 D-Wave Qubits North America users conference. The full agenda may be found here.
Below are the presentations we have permission to share:
BY DAY
BY TOPIC
DAY ONE
D-Wave Company Updates
D-Wave Systems Inc.
Industry Applications
Framework for Implementing Quantum Applications in Financial Institutions
Vish Ramakrishnan, CogniFrame
Supply Chain/Asset Sustainment: Investigating Strategies for Performance Improvement
Annarita Giani & Aussie Schnore, GE Research
Leveraging Quantum Annealing for Large MIMO Processing in Cluster-Based Radio Access Networks
Kyle Jamieson, Princeton University
Benchmarking Portfolio Optimization with Quantum Annealing
Erica Grant, ORNL / U Tenn
User Applications: Science & Healthcare
Computing Protein-Ligand Binding Free Energy using Quantum Annealing
Vaibhaw Kumar, Booz Allen Hamilton
Delivering Value with Quantum Computing: Kidney Exchange Network
Shreyas Ramesh, Accenture
A Peptide Designed using the Rosetta Software Suite and the D-Wave 2000Q
Vikram Mulligan, Menten AI
Particle Track Pattern Recognition via Content Addressable Memory and Adiabatic Quantum Optimization
Gregory Quiroz, Johns Hopkins University
Site Reports & D-Wave Directions
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Scott Pakin, LANL
NASA
Shon Grabbe, NASA
Next Generation Systems
Mark Johnson, D-Wave
Performance Comparison: 2000Q and Lower-Noise 2000Q
Catherine McGeoch, D-Wave
Quantum and Classical Dynamics of a Simulated Quantum Magnet
Andrew King, D-Wave
Quantum as a Business
Creating New Business Opportunities with Quantum Computing and AI
Eihiro Saishu, Groovenauts
DAY TWO
Ocean Update
Alex Condello, D-Wave
User Applications: Annealing Features, New Algorithms
& Methods
Minimizing Polynomial Functions on a D-Wave Quantum Computer: An Overview
Sridhar Tayur, Carnegie Mellon University
User Applications: Science & Materials Simulation
Designing Metamaterials with the D-Wave 2000Q Quantum Annealer
Koki Kitai, The University of Tokoyo
Simulations of the Ising Model on a Shastry-Sutherland Lattice by Quantum Annealing
Paul Kairys, ORNL
Reconstructing Proton-Proton Collision Positions at the Large Hadron Collider with D-Wave
Souvik Das, Purdue University
User Applications: Annealing Features, New Algorithms & Methods Pt. 2
C Code In, D-Wave QMI Out
Scott Pakin, LANL
Forward-Reverse Error Mitigation Procedure for Quantum Annealers
Mark Novotny, Mississippi State University
“Dynamic Optimization” Practical Business Framework for Business Profit
Yuichiro Minato, MDR
Novel Machine Learning Algorithms for Quantum Annealing with Applications in High Energy Physics
Alexander Zlokapa, Caltech
Quantum as a Business Pt. 2
The Entanglement Institute
Jason Turner, The Entanglement Institute
MONDAY SEMINAR
Introduction to Quantum Computing & D-Wave
René Copeland, D-Wave
Quantum Annealing for Asset Sustainment
Annarita Giani, GE Research
Getting Started with D-Wave
Victoria Goliber, D-Wave
D-Wave: The Next Generation
Mark Johnson, D-Wave