Quantum Computing and Sensing for Weather and Climate Applications Workshop Agenda
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Workshop registration and breakfast |
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Welcome, opening remarks, and workshop goals |
Reuben Demirdjian, Naval Research Laboratory Annarita Giani, GE Vernova |
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| (Invited) Overview: NSF Workshop on Quantum Information Science for the Geosciences | Jason Hyon, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Download | |
Quantum Sensing for Weather and Climate ApplicationsChairs: Marlou Slot (CU Boulder) and Annarita Giani (GE Vernova) |
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| (Invited) Quantum sensing advantage for weather and climate research | Jason Hyon, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Download | |
| (Virtual) Quantum sensing of gravity with an atomic spatial superposition state coherent for one minute | Cristian Panda, University of Arizona | Download | |
| Quantum error detection for Heisenberg-limited sensing | Carlos Ortiz Marrero, Colorado State University | ||
Open discussion |
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Group photo and break |
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| (Invited) Quantum-enabled sensor networks for energy applications | Jyotsna Sharma, ARPA-E | ||
Quantum Sensing PanelChairs: Marlou Slot (CU Boulder) and Annarita Giani (GE Vernova) Moderator: Jyotsna Sharma (ARPA-E) |
Panelists: Caroline Alden, LongPath Technologies, Inc. Jason Hyon, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Wale Lawal, Mesa Quantum |
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Prepared discussion questions with panelists |
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Open panel discussion |
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Lunch |
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Quantum Computing for Earth System ModelsChairs: Aneesh Subramanian (CU Boulder) and Karl Thibault (University of Sherbrooke) |
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| (Invited Virtual) Quantum computing for Earth system modeling | Mierk Schwabe, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Atmospheric Physics | Download | |
| From near-term to fault-tolerance: When axis-aligned QLM can outperform classical counterparts in Earth observation | Yuqing Li, University of Pittsburgh | Download | |
| Quantum computing the climate? Preliminary explorations using noisy intermediate-scale quantum hardware | Lucas Chan, Brown University | Download | |
| (Virtual) A quantum-inspired two-dimensional lattice radiative transfer simulator with polarization | Shan Zeng, Eleven Dimensions, LLC. | ||
Open discussion |
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Break |
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Breakout Session 1: Quantum Sensing and Earth System Models |
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Networking event/ End of Day 1 for virtual participants |
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End of Day 1 |
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Breakfast |
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Recap of Day 1 |
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| (Invited Virtual) The pros and cons of quantum computers for Earth system modeling | Tim Palmer, University of Oxford | ||
Quantum Algorithms: Differential EquationsChairs: Reuben Demirdjian (Naval Research Laboratory) and Felix Tennie (University of Oxford) |
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| (Invited) Quantum Algorithms for Differential Equations | Abeynaya Gnanasekaran, IonQ | ||
| Quantum linear system algorithm for the two-dimensional radiative transfer equation: Gate-level resource estimation | Kazumasa Ueno, University of Tokyo | Download | |
| Quantum simulation of differential-algebraic equations with applications to unsteady Stokes flow | Hsuan-Cheng Wu, Pennsylvania State University | ||
| Quantum-enhanced convergence of data-driven physics-informed neural networks for Earth system modeling | Nils Klement, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Atmospheric Physics | ||
Open discussion |
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Break |
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Quantum Algorithms: OptimizationChairs: Aneesh Subramanian (CU Boulder) and Swamit Tannu (University of Wisconsin-Madison) |
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| (Invited) Operator theory, quantum information science, and statistical modeling of climate dynamics | Dimitrios Giannakis, Dartmouth University | ||
| Variational quantum algorithms for climate and weather applications | Meng Wang, University of British Columbia | ||
| (Virtual) Quantum optimization algorithms for qubit-only and hybrid qubit-qumode devices | Brandon Allen, RTX Technology Research Center | ||
| Quantum-accelerated coverage optimization for weather and climate satellite constellations | Priyank Dubey, Texas A&M University | ||
Open discussion |
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Lunch |
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Virtual Poster Presentations |
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In-Person Poster Presentations |
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Break |
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Breakout Session 2: Quantum Algorithms |
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End of Day 2 |
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Breakfast |
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Recap of Day 2 |
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Quantum Computing for Extreme Weather EventsChairs: Karl Thibault (University of Sherbrook) and Annarita Giani (GE Vernova) |
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| (Invited) Quantum leap in meteorology: Confronting typhoons and extreme rainfall | Hiro Nakata, JIJ | ||
| (Virtual) Quantum-scan data assimilation for adaptive explicit prediction of convective phase transitions | Malaquias Peña, University of Connecticut and HiWInt, Inc. | ||
| QFlood: Low-qubit axis-aligned quantum attention for rapid flood mapping from multispectral and SAR observations | Junyu Liu, University of Pittsburgh | ||
| Quantum-enhanced feature engineering for hurricane rapid intensification prediction via classical shadow protocols | Andrew Maciejunes, Old Dominion University | Download | |
Open discussion |
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Break |
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Breakout Session 3: Quantum Computing for Extreme Weather Events and Special Topics |
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Lunch |
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Recap Day 3 |
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Final discussion and next steps |
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End of workshop if not attending tour |
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Elevate Quantum Tour |
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Return from tour/ End of workshop |