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RPI and LANL
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RENSSELAER CENTER FOR MATERIALS, DEVICES & INTEGRATED SYSTEMS (cMDIS), SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, AND SCHOOL OF SCIENCE

In Partnership With

LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY
INSTITUE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE

Research Nucleation Workshop

Quantum Materials and Devices

04/29/2022, 2.30-5.00 pm EST, to be held on Webex

It's not certain whether students are invited.  However, if interested, ask me.

Video that didn't play
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https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/session-catalog/?tab.scheduledorondemand=1583520458947001NJiE&search.primarytopic=16246413645860102sI4&search.primarytopic=162464136458601222RK&search.primarytopic=16246413645860132WWK#/session/1639090254404001vvDc

Only the part from 40:45 to 41:20

Ean S

Final project talks
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Everyone who requested a specific data got it.  I assigned the others randomly.


April 18
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#. Phu TT, Mark B
#. Ivan H
#. Luoyan Z
#. Sissi J


April 25
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#. Adrian-James G, Kevin L, Ryan W
#. Cohen D,  Zach O
#. Amanda M
#. Reagan W,  Ean S
#. Tom P, Allan N
#. Saaif A
   

Quantum computing, ctd
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HHL algorithm to solve a linear system of equations
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#. `Quantum Machine Learning - 37 - Overview of the HHL Algorithm <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQpdPM-6wtU>`_ 5:48.

   quick, deep, intro.

#. `Quantum algorithm for solving linear equations <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtIPAPyaPOg>`_ 36:31.

   quite understandable, but no time.

   #. `HHL Algorithm <https://hiqsimulator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/examples/examples.HHLAlgorithm.html>`_

   This is in `Huawei HiQ <https://hiqsimulator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html>`_, an open-source software framework for quantum computing.
   
#. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_algorithm_for_linear_systems_of_equations


Misc
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#. `What is an Ion Trap Quantum Computer? <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV1wL5jsfRU>`_ Simon Benjamin (2:30).

#. `What is Quantum Annealing? <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvfkXjzzYOo>`_, D-Wave Systems (6:14).

   Elementary but sets the stage.

#. `How The Quantum Annealing Process Works <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV_RlCAc5Zs>`_, D-Wave Systems (6:09)



Daily joke
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`Smart: Guy Creates An AI Clone Of Himself To Sit In On Zoom Meetings So He Doesn't Have To <https://geekologie.com/2020/04/smart-guy-creates-an-ai-clone-of-himself.php>`_



Inspiration for finishing your term projects
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#. `The Underhanded C Contest <http://www.underhanded-c.org/>`_

   "The goal of the contest is to write code that is as readable, clear, innocent and straightforward as possible, and yet it must fail to perform at its apparent function. To be more specific, it should do something subtly evil. Every year, we will propose a challenge to coders to solve a simple data processing problem, but with covert malicious behavior. Examples include miscounting votes, shaving money from financial transactions, or leaking information to an eavesdropper. The main goal, however, is to write source code that easily passes visual inspection by other programmers."

#. `The International Obfuscated C Code Contest <https://ioccc.org/>`_


#. https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Space-Race-American-Rocket-Failures

   Moral: After early disasters, sometimes you can eventually get things to work.

#. `The 'Wrong' Brothers Aviation's Failures (1920s) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw_C_sbfyx8>`_

#. `Early U.S. rocket and space launch failures and explosion <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13qeX98tAS8>`_