Description: This fifth annual Summit provided opportunities to hear leaders in quantum information science and engineering who are at the forefront of - and defining - this emerging field across industry, government, and academia. The Summit included the 2022 Quantum Creators Prize Symposium to promote early-career researchers working in new directions of quantum science.
Location: David Rubenstein Forum, 1201 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637
| Time (CST) | Event | Speaker(s) |
| 8:45 – 9:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast | |
| 9:30 – 9:35 AM | Program Welcome | Paul Alivisatos, President, University of Chicago |
| 9:35 – 9:45 AM | Opening Remarks | David Awschalom, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago; Senior Scientist, Argonne; Director, Chicago Quantum Exchange |
| 9:45 -10:15 AM | Keynote | Anne Matsuura, Director of Quantum Applications & Architecture, Intel Labs |
| 10:15 – 10:45 AM | Keynote | Simone Severini, Director of Quantum Computing, Amazon Web Services; Professor of Physics of Information, University College London |
| 10:45 – 11:00 AM | Break |
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| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Panel | Paul Alivisatos, President, University of Chicago; Supratik Guha, Senior Scientist/Senior Advisor to Physical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory and Professor, Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago; Robert Jones, Chancellor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Lia Merminga, Director, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; Moderated by Jonathan Felbinger, Deputy Director, Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) |
| 12:00 – 1:30 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 2:30 PM | Panel | Kenneth Brown, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics, Duke University; Co-PI, NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation; Greg Engel, Professor of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago; Director, NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Quantum Sensing in Biophysics and Bioengineering (QuBBE); Moderator: Elizabeth Goldschmidt, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 2:30 – 2:45 PM | Break | |
| 2:45 – 3:15 PM | Keynote | Nadia Carlsten, Vice President of Product, SandboxAQ |
| 3:15 – 3:45 PM | Keynote | Jean-Luc Cambier, Program Director, Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| 3:45 – 5:00 PM | Reception | CQE Member and Partner Poster Session |
| Time | Event | Speaker(s) |
| 5:30 PM | Doors Open | |
| 6:00 PM | Lecture | Marco Pistoia, Managing Director, Distinguished Engineer, and Head Global Technology Applied Research, JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
| 6:20 PM | Fireside Chat and Moderated Q&A | Marco Pistoia, Managing Director, Distinguished Engineer, and Head Global Technology Applied Research, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Mirella Koleva, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Quantopticon; David Awschalom, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago; Senior Scientist, Argonne; Director, Chicago Quantum Exchange; Moderator: Jeanne Whalen, Global Business Reporter, Washington Post |
| 7:00 PM | Event Ends |
| Time (CST) | Event | Speaker(s) |
| 8:15 – 9:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast | |
| 9:00 – 9:05 AM | Day 2 Program Welcome | David Awschalom, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago; Senior Scientist, Argonne; Director, Chicago Quantum Exchange |
| 9:05 – 9:35 AM | Keynote | Barbara Helland, Associate Director of the Office of Science's Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), Department of Energy |
| 9:35 – 11:15 AM |
Session 1: Correlations, Entanglement, and Metrology |
Victoria Xu, Postdoc, MIT; Xin Zheng, Postdoc, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Abhinav Deshpande, Postdoc, California Institute of Technology; Aaron Young, PhD student, University of Colorado Boulder |
| 11:15 – 11:30 AM | Break | |
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Keynote | Sean L. Jones, Assistant Director for the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Science Foundation |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:40 PM |
Session 2: Novel Quantum Materials |
Zhurun Ji, Postdoc, Stanford University; Jens Hertkorn, PhD student, University of Stuttgart; Anuva Aishwarya, PhD student, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Kyle Seyler, Postdoc, California Institute of Technology |
| 2:40 – 2:55 PM | Break | |
| 3:00 – 5:00 PM |
Session 3: Quantum Information and Networks |
Chris Anderson, Postdoc, Stanford University; Yihui Quek, Postdoc, Freie Universität Berlin; Colin Lualdi, PhD student, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
In-person attendance is by invitation only and is non-transferable.
Virtual participation is broadly available.
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Confirmed speakers include:
Paul Alivisatos
President, University of Chicago
Kenneth Brown
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics, Associate Professor of Chemistry, and Co-PI of NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation
Nadia Carlsten
Vice President of Product, Sandbox AQ
Greg Engel
Professor of Chemistry, The Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The James Franck Institute and the College at UChicago; Director, NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Quantum Sensing in Biophysics and Bioengineering (QuBBE)
Robert J. Jones
Chancellor, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
Sean L. Jones
Assistant Director for the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Science Foundation
Mirella Koleva
CEO & Co-founder, Quantopticon
Anne Matsuura
Director of Quantum & Molecular Technologies, Intel Labs
Lia Merminga
Director, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Marco Pistoia
Managing Director, Distinguished Engineer, and Head of Global Technology Applied Research Center, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Geri Richmond
Under Secretary for Science and Innovation, Department of Energy (DOE)
Simone Severini
Director, Quantum Computing, Amazon Web Services (AWS); Professor of Physics of Information, University College London (UCL)
Jeanne Whalen
Global Business Reporter, Washington Post
Transportation:
- The 2022 Chicago Quantum Summit is taking place at Friedman Hall in the David Rubenstein Forum, 1201 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
- For public transportation information, recommended shuttle/limousine/taxi services, and driving directions click here
Parking:
- Street parking is an option, both in the blocks around the Forum and along the Midway
- There is a free parking lot several blocks east at the corner of E. 60th Street and S. Stony Island
- Visitor parking lots include Young, Chapin, Dorchester, and Campus North (Ellis) Garage
- More information
Nearby Accommodations:
- The Study – 1227 E 60th St, Chicago, IL
- SOPHY Hyde Park Hotel – 1411 East 53rd Street, Chicago, IL
- Hyatt Place Chicago South/University Medical Center – 5225 South Harper Avenue, Chicago, IL
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The Chicago Quantum Exchange also hosted a free Chicago Quantum Summit Public Event: Building a Quantum Secure Future in Chicago at the Chicago Cultural Center on November 14 from 6:00 – 7:00 PM CT.
Questions regarding the event can be directed quantum@uchicago.edu.
The Chicago Quantum Summit is organized by the Chicago Quantum Exchange. View past summits here.
