Workshop Schedule
Under construction (all times are US Eastern Time)
Day 1
September 29, 2020
September 29, 2020
11:15 - 12:00
The quantum information lens on optimization and many-body physics
The quantum information lens on optimization and many-body physics
Aram Harrow
12:00 - 12:45
Types and capacities of bosonic Gaussian observables
Types and capacities of bosonic Gaussian observables
Alexander Holevo
12:45 - 1:30
1:30 - 2:15 Q/A + Panel discussion moderated by Charles Bennett
3:00 - 3:45
Grand unification of quantum algorithms
Grand unification of quantum algorithms
Isaac Chuang
5:15 - 6:00 Q/A + Panel discussion moderated by John Smolin
Day 2
September 30, 2020
September 30, 2020
12:00 - 12:45
Rebooting Mathematics
Rebooting Mathematics
Doron Zeilberger
Day 3
October 1, 2020
October 1, 2020
12:00 - 12:45
Analytic Pattern Matching: From DNA to Twitter
Analytic Pattern Matching: From DNA to Twitter
Wojciech Szpankowski
1:30 - 2:15 Q/A + Panel discussion moderated by Gustavo Stolovitzky
2:15 - 3:00
Language and Representation in the Brain
Language and Representation in the Brain
Christos H. Papadimitriou
4:30 - 5:15
What are the Computational Challenges for Cortex?
What are the Computational Challenges for Cortex?
Leslie Valiant
5:15 - 6:00 Q/A + Panel discussion moderated by Payel Das
Day 4
October 2, 2020
October 2, 2020
12:00 - 12:45
Quantum Mechanics and Physical Laws in a Non-deterministic World
Quantum Mechanics and Physical Laws in a Non-deterministic World
Sandu Popescu
12:45 - 1:30 Q/A + Panel discussion moderated by Mark Squillante
1:30 - 2:15
Break
Break
3:45 - 4:00
Break
Break
4:00 - 4:45
Thermodynamic efficiency and predictive inference
Thermodynamic efficiency and predictive inference
Susanne Still
4:45 - 5:30 Q/A + Panel discussion moderated by Chai Wah Wu