LOQCathon 2022

Quandela

LOQCathon is the first interdisciplinary Quantum Hackathon on Linear Optical Quantum Computation with the software platform Perceval.

Jussieu - Sorbonne Université

At the Crossroads of Physics and Software! LOQCathon is the first interdisciplinary Quantum Hackathon on Linear Optical Quantum Computation with the software platform <a href="https://perceval.quandela.net" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Perceval</a>, powered by <a href="https://www.quandela.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Quandela</a> with a partnership of <a href="https://qics.sorbonne-universite.fr/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">QICS</a> (Quantum Information Center Sorbonne) and with a support of <a href="https://www.lip6.fr/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LIP6 </a>- CNRS. A three-day event that will be held at the Sorbonne Université campus in Paris from November 7th through 9th, 2022. It well be held in English. The event will be in-person and it's not possible to attend virtually.

<h3>S﻿TAY CONNECTED</h3>The goal of this event is to bring together students, early-career professionals, and researchers to learn about near-term photonic quantum devices and their applications.<h3>L﻿EARN</h3>We hope that all participants will come away with an understanding of how to perform a Quantum Computation with photons, as well as a familiarity with Perceval, which will allow you to contribute to a growing community of users.<h3>BE AMAZED</h3>We wish to see clever solutions to the challenges that will be provided as we expect to have brilliant participants from excellent laboratories within Europe.

ABOUT THE EVENTThe event is free of charge, but registration is required. We'll supply breakfast and lunch for all attendees, so all you have to do is bring your laptop, charger, and any other necessities that might make you feel more comfortable during the event.Registration open until October 14th, 2022.If you'd like to attend but don't live near Paris, don't worry! We offer some travel grants that will cover all transportation costs and housing for students. We simply ask to provide a resume and a cover letter before October 7th and we will return to you soon. In addition, we will be dividing the participants into groups of 5. However, if you already have other participants joining that you wish to be together with, please let us know in the registration form.$ Cash prizes $A jury will select three standout contributions.

A typical day at the event:Monday 7th: Arrival, coffee, breakfast. Introduction to LOQC (linear optical quantum computation) and to Perceval (simulator for quantum photonics). Conference with invited speakers around photonics. Lunch. Dividing into teams of 5 persons (with ideally at least 1 person expert in Quantum Information). Small exercises with notebooks to get to know Perceval. Revealing of the challenge. Tuesday 8th: Arrival, coffee, breakfast. Team solve the challenge. Lunch break. Team solve the challenge (resume). Wednesday 9th: Arrival, coffee, breakfast. Team solve the challenge (resume). Lunch break. Presentation of the results in front of a jury. Jury decides the podium. Awards ceremony! Wrap-up.We have an exciting lineup of speakers, guests and challenges that will be announced soon!Stay tuned...

A﻿BOUT QUANDELA <a href="https://www.quandela.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Quandela</a> is a photonic quantum computing company providing hardware, middleware and software solutions. We combine our cutting-edge technology with the dedication and expertise of our teams, from developing ground-breaking solid-state sources of quantum light to creating quantum algorithms and software to power a new generation of quantum computers, available on the cloud. Earlier this year, Quandela released the photonic quantum computing software platform <a href="https://perceval.quandela.net/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Perceval</a>, an open-source software integrated in a Python library enabling users to visualise and understand the inner workings of an optical Quantum Computer. A﻿BOUT QICSThe Quantum Information Center Sorbonne (<a href="https://qics.sorbonne-universite.fr/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">QICS</a>) aims at coordinating research, teaching and outreach efforts within the Alliance Sorbonne Université on quantum information — quantum computing and quantum communications —, as well as its impact in other fields. It gathers a large community from computer science to physics, but also mathematics and humanities.

THE SPONSORS<a href="https://www.ovhcloud.com/fr/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">O﻿VHCLOUD</a>As Europe’s leading cloud provider, we deliver public and private cloud products, shared hosting and dedicated server solutions in 140 countries worldwide. We also offer domain name registration, telephony services and internet access to our customers. Founded in 1999, OVHcloud is a French company with an international presence, based on a backbone of datacentres and points of presence spread across the globe. &quot;OVHcloud can help to build a coherent European quantum ecosystem”- Octave Klaba, Founder &amp; Chairman_﻿________________________________________________<a href="https://www.hqi.fr/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HQI</a> (France Hybrid HPC Quantum Initiative)Launched in January 2022, one year after the announcement of the National Quantum Plan by the French government, HQI is an integrated initiative that aims at showcasing the quantum technologies and services available to researchers and innovation players. It combines a hybrid computing platform coupling several quantum technologies to GENCI’s Joliot Curie supercomputer hosted at TGCC (CEA), and a research and dissemination of uses programme - academic and industrial - driven by CEA and Inria. HQI will be the first HPC-QC platform that exposes as many quantum computing technologies for the needs of the open research community._﻿_________________________________________________<a href="https://www.iledefrance.fr/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">R﻿égion Île de France</a>The Paris Region is a major business and technology hub in Europe.

THE JURYNadia BelabasNadia Belabas is a member of the Toniq group at the C2N-CNRS. She is an expert in semiconductor nanophotonics as well as ultrafast, nonlinear and quantum optics. She developed a strong expertise in juggling information in the frequency domain via non-linear processes through her early work on pulse-shaping, Fourier transform and multidimensional spectroscopy and recently developed a new research axis in integrated guided light manipulation, opening prospects in classical and quantum-integrated nanophotonics. She pioneered a novel approach, benefiting from a conceptual parallel between engineering the inter-waveguide coupling in optical waveguide arrays and gap-engineered semiconductor quantum wells and superlattices. Her current interest lies in quantum light management on chip and multiparty entanglement both in the continuous and discrete variable domain. Her quantum information and communication projects involve integrated lithium niobate or semiconductor solutions for quantum states generation and manipulation._﻿____________________________________________________________________Carole DiederichsCarole Diederichs is an Associate Professor of Sorbonne University and Junior member of the IUF (2022-2027), doing her research in the Nano-Optics group of the Laboratory of Physics of Ecole Normale Supérieure (LPENS). Her research activity focuses on light-matter interaction in semiconductor nanostructures to realize single photon sources for quantum technologies. In particular, she is interested in the optical properties of quantum dots embedded in photonic structures to enhance the light-matter coupling at the scale of an individual nano-emitter. The study of the interaction of the nano-emitters with their solid environment is also a crucial issue to improve the targeted optical properties. This work is based on high-resolution spectroscopy and quantum optics experiments. Currently, she is interested in perovskite nanocrystals which are promising nano-emitters for the development of large-scale single photon sources up to room temperature._﻿____________________________________________________________________Sander GriblingSander Gribling's research focuses on the interaction between optimization and quantum information theory / quantum computing. He is also interested in the many uses of polynomials in quantum information theory: polynomial optimization, quantum query complexity, and quantum algorithms._﻿____________________________________________________________________Valentina Parigi Valentina Parigi is Associate Professor at Laboratoire Kastler Brossel in Sorbonne Université, Paris. She is currently working to the implementation of complex quantum networks in a multi-mode continuous-variables setting as the principal investigator of a project supported by ERC Consolidator Grant. Her interests range from the foundations of quantum mechanics to the experimental implementation of basic tools for quantum information technologies. She has explored quantum states generation and manipulation via optical non-linear materials, cold Rydberg ensembles and atomic quantum memories._﻿____________________________________________________________________Alex ChinAlex W Chin is a theoretical physicist at the L'institut des Nanosciences de Paris (CNRS/Sorbonne Université). His work focuses on the theory of open quantum systems, that is, the understanding of how fragile quantum properties such as coherence and entanglement are destroyed in the presence of unavoidable, real-world sources of 'environmental' noise and energy leakage. Although normally seen as deleterious for quantum information processing, Dr Chin and his team develop powerful numerical algorithms - based on Tensor Networks - to investigate quantum dynamics in systems where non-classical and non-Markovian dissipation could actually be advantageous for light-and-energy harvesting technologies. Greatly inspired by biology, a particular focus of this work is the understanding and/or design of organic nanostructures, including proteins, in which quantum effects can drive efficient photosynthetic, photovoltaic, or entanglement-generating processes that can be interrogated with ultrafast optics. _﻿____________________________________________________________________J﻿ean Senellart Jean Senellart graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and obtained a PhD in language and computer science in 1999. He joined SYSTRAN, world-leading French machine translation company, where for 20 years as researcher, chief scientist and eventually CEO, he contributed to the transformation of the company from legacy rule-based to AI-driven. He is one of the founder of OpenNMT, the most popular open-source framework for Neural Machine Translation. With the acceleration of quantum technologies, Jean decided in 2020 to embark on a new challenge with the creation of a quantum computer at Quandela. He brought Quandela all his expertise in software development and building of industrial products. Early 2021, he build a software development team and launched Perceval, an open-source software for simulating photonic circuits. Jean is now Chief Product Officer of Quandela.

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