Ep. 66 - Quantum Computation ft. Alba Cervera-Lierta

<p><strong>Alba Cervera-Lierta</strong> is a <strong>Postdoctoral fellow</strong> at the <strong>University of Toronto</strong> (Matterlab group). She earned her PhD in <strong>quantum computation</strong> and <strong>quantum information</strong> at the Universitat de Barcelona and is currently working on near-term quantum algorithms and high-dimensional quantum physics. Besides fundamental physics, she has a great interest in quantum technologies, education and public outreach activities including popular science talks, seminars, and newspaper and radio programs explaining what quantum computational scientists are doing! And now we've got her on Abstract -- what a treat!<br> <br> <strong>Tune in for answers to questions like...<br> </strong>What does it mean to have a probability of -1?<br> How do you build a qubit?<br> What are the limitations of classical (digital) computers?<br> Do quantum physicists believe in free will?<br> What will be the capability of the quantum computers of the future?<br> <br> <strong>Topics &amp; Concepts<br> </strong>Quantum Information<br> Quantum Mechanics<br> Quantum Revolution, The<br> Quantum Computation<br> Quantum Bits (Qubits)<br> 3 Branches of Quantum Information Theory:<br> (1) Communication &amp; Cryptography<br> (2) Sensing &amp; Metrology<br> (3) Quantum Simulation<br> Superconducting Circuits<br> Superposition<br> Entanglement<br> Particle Physics<br> Probabilities &amp; Amplitudes<br> Continuous vs. Discrete<br> Quantum Algorithms<br> Digital vs. Quantum Computers<br> Controlling Randomness<br> Photons &amp; Dyson Spheres<br> Quantum Machine Learning<br> Complexity<br> <br> <strong>Name Drops: </strong>Max Planck, Richard Feynman<br> <br> <strong>/// Resources ///</strong><br> Quantum Random Number Generator (<a href="https://qrange.eu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://qrange.eu/</a>)<br> <br> <strong>/// Contact ///</strong><br> Alba's Personal Website (<a href="https://albacl.github.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://albacl.github.io/</a>)</p> <p>Alb