Design and control of quantum, molecular, and nanoscale
systems
Schedule
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The
aim of this workshop will be to explore applications of multiscale modeling
and control theory in the design and analysis of microscopic systems.
Speakers will discuss open problems as well as initial success stories
in fields such as molecular computation, quantum information, and nano-electromechanics.
Major themes will include connections between local interactions and collective
behavior, methods for measurement and model validation at the molecular
and quantum level, and multiscale perspectives on the quantum-classical
transition. The intended audience includes scientists, engineers, and
applied mathematicians; formal presentations on the first day of the workshop
(Friday 22 March) will be followed by informal and tutorial discussions
on the second day (Saturday 23 March). All members of the Caltech and
surrounding academic communities are welcome to attend. Please send email
to hmabuchi@caltech.edu if you plan to be there.
Friday, March 22
8:00 am-5:00 pm
Schedule
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| 22 MARCH, FRIDAY (8:00 am - 5:00 pm) | ||
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8:00
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Breakfast | |
| Ultra-metrology: | ||
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8:30
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Professor Michael Roukes, Department of Physics, Caltech TBA |
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9:30
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Michael Armen, Department of Physics, Caltech Adaptive Quantum Measurement and Quantum Feedback Control |
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10:00
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Coffee Break | |
| Quantum information and computation: | ||
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10:30
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Dr. Andrew Doherty, Department of Physics, Caltech Semi-definite Relaxations Provide a Hierarchy of Tests for Quantum Entanglement |
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11:00
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Benjamin
Rahn, Department of Physics, Caltech |
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11:30
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Dr.
Alexei Kitaev, Department of Physics, Caltech Topological Protection of Quantum Information |
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12:00
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Lunch | |
| Molecular computation and mechanics: | ||
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1:00
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Professor Erik Winfree, CS/CNS, Caltech Designing in-vitro biomolecular algorithms with DNA: self-assembly and transcriptional networks |
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2:00
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Andrew Berglund, Department of Physics, Caltech Optical Characterization of Fast Molecular Dynamics |
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2:30
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Coffee Break | |
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Quantum
dynamical systems:
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3:00
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Dr. Salman Habib, Los Alamos National Laboratory T-8 Continuous measurement, conditional dynamics, and the quantum-classical transition |
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4:00
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Professor Hideo Mabuchi, Department of Physics & CDS, Caltech A Quantum-classical Transition in Nonlinear Optics |
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23
MARCH, SATURDAY (8:00 am - 12:00 pm)
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8:00
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Breakfast | |
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8:30
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Informal Discussions and Tutorials | |
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