Events

2023 CQE Member and Partner Workshop

When: Monday, July 31, 2023 4:30 pm — 5:30 pm & Tuesday, August 1, 2023 9:00 am  — 4:15 pm

Where: William Eckhardt Research Center, 5640 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

Description: CQE Members, Partners, and Trainees are welcome to join a CQE-wide workshop on August 1, 2023. The workshop will include presentations to share the research going on across the CQE member and partner institutions, as well as opportunities to hear from new members in our community, topically focused discussions on quantum communications and networks and neutral atom technology, as well as a poster session reception. 

Agenda

Time & Date  

Monday, July 31

4:30 — 5:30 pm

CQE Welcome Reception and Poster Presentation at the Open Quantum Initiative Research Symposium 
Time & Date  

Tuesday, August 1

9:00 – 10:00 am

 Breakfast and Networking
10:00 – 10:05 am

Welcome

David Awschalom, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago; Senior Scientist, Argonne; Director, Chicago Quantum Exchange
10:05 am – 11:20 am

New CQE Member Talks

 

  • Micheline Soley, Assistant Professor, UW-Madison
  • Zoe Yan, Assistant Professor, UChicago
  • Kate Smith, incoming Assistant Professor, Northwestern 
11:20 – 12:20 am

Quantum Communication and Networks Presentations and Discussion

 

  • Corey McClelland, Chief Revenue Officer, Qubitekk
  • Elizabeth Goldschmidt, Assistant Professor of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, UIUC
  • Sean Sullivan, Co-Founder and CTO, MemQ, Inc.
  • Moderator: Silvia Zorzetti, Head, Quantum Computing Co-Design of SQMS, Fermilab
12:20 am – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 pm

Returning OQI Fellow Talks

 

  • Ariadna Fernandez, OQI fellow, memQ
  • Alejandro Aponte, OQI fellow, QuantCAD 
2:00 – 3:00 pm

Neutral Atom Research Presentations and Discussion

 

  • Kristen Pudenz, Director of Advanced Research Programs, Atom Computing
  • Hannes Bernien, Assistant Professor, UChicago
  • Pedro Lopes, Business Developer, QuEra 
3:00 – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 – 3:45 pm

Wellcome Leap Quantum for Bio

 

  • Kate Smith, Quantum Software Manager, Infleqtion 
  • Kenny Heitritter, Quantum Research Scientist, qBraid 
3:45 – 4:15 pm

Duality Cohort 3 introduction 

 

  • Christine Johnson, CEO, Ingenii 
  • Poolad Imany, Founder and CEO, Icarus Quantum 
  • Yoann Jestin, CEO, Ki3 Photonics 
  • Mike Gustafson, Co-Founder, reOrbital
The workshop is open to CQE members and partners. Questions can be directed to quantum@uchicago.edu.