Events

UChicago/CQE- France Exploratory Workshops

Agendas

TUESDAY April 26, 2022: CNRS Headquarters - 3 Rue Michel Ange, 75016 Paris 
Time                              Event Speaker(s)
8:00 am

Welcome coffee

 

8:30 – 9:00 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Alain Schuhl, CNRS

David Awschalom, University of Chicago, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Argonne National Laboratory, Q-NEXT

Sébastien Tanzilli, CNRS

9:00 – 9:45 am

Session 1: Neutral Atom-Based Quantum Simulation & Computation

Hannes Bernien, University of Chicago

David Clément, CRNS, University of Paris Saclay

Sébastien Garcia, Collège de France

 

BREAK (30 min)

 

10:15 – 11:30 am

Session 2: Solid State Quantum Information Processing & Sensing

David Awschalom, University of Chicago, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Argonne National Laboratory, Q-NEXT

Peter Maurer, University of Chicago

Tristan Meunier, CNRS, Grenoble

Vincent Jacques, CNRS, University of Montpellier

Gabriel Hétet, CNRS, Sorbonne University, University of Paris Cité 

 

BREAK (15 min)

 

11:45 – 1:00 pm

Session 3: Engineered & Low Dimensional Systems

Alexander High, University of Chicago

Nadia Belabas, CNRS, University of Paris-Saclay

Nicolas Roch, CNRS, Grenoble 

Michele Casula, CNRS, Sorbonne University

1:00 – 2:30 pm

LUNCH on-site (CNRS Cafeteria)  

2:30 – 2:45 pm

Presentations on funding opportunities for cooperation

Mireille Guyader, French Embassy in the USA

Mathilde Cambournac, CNRS

Fabienne Munch, University of Chicago

2:45 – 3:30 pm

Session 4: Quantum Computing, Complexity, and Foundations

Bill Fefferman, University of Chicago

Audrey Bienfait, CNRS, ENS Lyon

Robert Whitney, CNRS, University of Grenoble Alpes

 

BREAK (15 min)

 

3:45 – 4:45 pm

Session 5: Quantum Network and Interconnects

Tian Zhong, University of Chicago

Eric Chitambar, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Eleni Diamanti, CNRS, Sorbonne University

Alexandre Tallaire, CNRS, Chimie ParisTech

 

BREAK (15 min)

 
5:00 – 5:15 pm

 

Session 6: Closing session / the way forward

 

David Awschalom, University of Chicago, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Argonne National Laboratory, Q-NEXT

Sébastien Tanzilli, CNRS, Collège de France

5:15 – 6:15pm

Cocktails and closing remarks

Alain Schuhl, CNRS

Juan de Pablo, University of Chicago

 

 
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022: UChicago Center in Paris- 6 Rue Thomas Mann, 75013 Paris
Time                                  Event Speaker(s)

9:15 - 10:45 am            

Session 1: Introductory & Context Setting 

Juan de Pablo, University of Chicago

David Awschalom, University of Chicago, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Argonne National Laboratory, Q-NEXT 

Neil Abroug, French National Quantum Strategy

Christophe Jurczak, Quantonation

Robert Morrissey, University of Chicago Center in Paris

 

BREAK (30 min)  

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Session 2: CQE Research Overview

Hannes Bernien, University of Chicago

Peter Maurer, University of Chicago

Eric Chitambar, University of Chicago Urbana Champaign

Bill Fefferman, University of Chicago

12:15 -2:15 pm

LUNCH (2 hrs)  

2:15 -3:45 pm

Session 3: Quantum Industry Overviews 

Georges-Olivier Reymond, Pasqal

Marc Kaplan, VeriQloud

Frédéric Barbaresco, Thales

Julian van Velzen, Capgemini

Marc Porcheron, EDF

Pranav Gokhale, Super.tech, Duality

 

BREAK (30 min)  

4:15 - 5:15 pm

Session 4: Collaborations, Models and Examples

Moderated Open Discussion: How academic-industry collaborations and transatlantic partnerships help to advance scientific developments and foster innovation.

Elvira Shishenina, BMW, Le Lab Quantique 



Moderators: 

Jennifer Choy and Robert Marino

 

Thursday, April 28, 2022: UChicago Center in Paris- 6 Rue Thomas Mann, 75013 Paris

Time Event Speaker(s)

9:00 - 10:00 am

Session 5: Education and Workforce Development

Panel Discussion on the French/European Perspective 

Kate Timmerman, Chicago Quantum Exchange

Panel:

Mohamed-Ramzi Temanni, Janssen

Julian van Velzen, Capgemini

Alexandre Krajenbrink, Quantinuum

Moderator:

David Awschalom

 

BREAK (15 min)  

10:15 - 12:30 pm

Session 6: Quantum Tech Commercialization & Ecosystem Buildin

Paul-François Fournier, BPI

Robert Marino, Deeptech Founders, Qubit Pharmaceuticals

Preeti Chalsani, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Duality

Brad Henderson, P33

 

BREAK (15 min)  
11:45 am - 12:30 pm Panel Discussion: Building a Quantum Startup

Panel:

Pranav Gokhal, Super.tech

Ryan Hill, qBraid

Pierre Desjardins, C12

Valerian Giesz, Quandela

Moderator:

Jean-Gabriel Boinot-Tramoni

12:30 - 12:40 pm

Closing Remarks

David Awschalom, University of Chicago, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Argonne National Laboratory, Q-NEXT

Juan de Pablo, University of Chicago