This webinar promises to deliver exciting updates on the SEA Quantathon 2025 (Registration deadline 18th April) and our Southeast Asia World Quantum Day Initiatives . Whether you're eager to learn more about the SEA Quantathon 2025, the groundbreaking quantum events shaping the Southeast Asia region, or looking to support the rapidly growing Southeast Asia quantum community—this is the perfect opportunity to get involved!

Date: 14 April 2025

Time: 9 am - 12 pm

Location: Student Lounge, USCI College

Insightful sharing session from Choong Pak Shen, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Mathematical Research (INSPEM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He is a theoretical quantum information physicist.

Engage with four invited speakers who will give a short overview of quantum computing in today's world. 

Unlocking Quantum Intelligence: Bridging the Gap Between Quantum Computing and AI

Muhammad Hafiz Laili is the head of the Quantum Intelligence Center at MIMOS Berhad. With a background in photonics research, he advances quantum computing and AI for industries like finance, healthcare, and agriculture, driving innovation in Malaysia's quantum and AI ecosystem.

Quantum Computing in the Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum (NISQ) Era

Paul Tan is a co-founder of AQSolotl Pte Ltd and the lead of quantum control at the National Quantum Computing Hub (NQCH), Singapore. He earned his MSc in Physics from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) studying superconducting qubit control and calibration under Rainer Dumke. His current research includes quantum control, quantum-classical hybrid computing and implementation of quantum error correction.

Challenges and Opportunities in Hybrid Quantum-Classical Algorithms for Financial Optimization and Machine Learning

Thiparat is a theoretical and computational physicist working on the intersection of physics, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and quantum information. He received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from Harvard. He currently leads the Chula Intelligent and Complex Systems Research Unit, and co-founded Quantum Technology Foundation (Thailand).

Quantum Machine Learning for Research on Climate Change

Choong Pak Shen is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Mathematical Research (INSPEM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Besides, theoretical physics, he is interested in developing quantum use cases and gamification of quantum theory.

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Exploring Quantum Science: From fundamentals to technology

This is a Half-Day Seminar on Quantum Science: From Fundamentals to Technology, organized by the Quantum Explorations of Science & Technology (QuEST) group at Universiti Putra Malaysia. This seminar will explore the fundamental principles of quantum theory and its exciting, real-world applications.

Date: 30th April 2025

Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location: Room 304, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia

This seminar is ideal for students, researchers, and anyone interested in the transformative potential of quantum science. Join us for a series of insightful talks:

Amsyar Rahim: Photonic Quantum Technology

Chan Kar Tim: Introduction to Density Functional Theory

Choong Pak Shen: CHSH Game

Nurisya Mohd Shah: Quantum Secrets: How Symmetry Shapes the Future of Information

Umair Abdul Halim: Guided by Wave: Understanding Quantum Mechanics through Bohmian Trajectories