Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is hosting a briefing event in collaboration with KTN around the forthcoming funding competitions for the Commercialising Quantum Technologies Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. Join this webinar for details on new opportunities for large collaborative projects in quantum. Quantum ISCF Competition Applicant Briefing webinar Mon 18 Jan, 10:00 - 12:00 BST This briefing event will be held virtually. Attendees will be able to hear about the scope of the competitions in more detail and have the opportunity for discussion with representatives from the ISCF Quantum Team and Innovate UK. There will also be a forward look towards the next competition, opening in March, for large collaborative projects - with a share of up to 47m available. This investment is to accelerate the commercialisation of quantum technologies in the UK, to deliver transformative applications across a range of industry sectors. This briefing will give an overview of two funding opportunities opening soon: Feasibility studies round 2 (Opens 18 Jan 2021) - a share of up to 7m. Further details on the Innovation Funding Service. Germinator projects round 1 (Opens 8 Feb 2021) - a share of up to 1m. Potential applicants are strongly advised to attend.

QU Winter School Speaker Series Join Luis Serrano in an Introduction to Generative Modeling Using Quantum Machine Learning Register here (Please register with this link for zoom information) https://quspeakerseries19.splashthat.com/ A conversation with Quants, Thinkers and Innovators all challenged to innovate in turbulent times! Join QuantUniversity for a complimentary fall speaker series where you will hear from Quants, innovators, startups and Fintech experts on various topics in Quant Investing, Machine Learning, Optimization, Fintech, AI etc. Ever wondered how quantum computers work, and how they do machine learning? With quantum computing technologies nearing the ear of commercialization and quantum advantage, machine learning has been proposed as one of the most promising applications. One of the areas in which quantum computing is showing great potential is in generative models in unsupervised and semi-supervised learning. In this training, you will develop a basic understanding of quantum computing and how it can be used in machine learning models, with special emphasis on generative models. We will focus on a particular architecture, the quantum circuit Born machine (QCBM), and use it to generate a simple dataset of bars and stripes. No previous knowledge of quantum computing and the generative model is needed for this workshop.

https://www.quantum.amsterdam/events/quantum-amsterdam-meetup-introduction-of-quantum-hardware-software/ What does is take to build a Quantum computer? and what does it take to create software for a Quantum computer? Listen to experts in the field of Quantum hardware and software. Confirmed speakers: - Richard Versluis (https://qutech.nl/person/richard-versluis/) System architect of Quantum Inspire, Europe's first public online quantum computing platform. - Stacey Jeffrey (https://www.qusoft.org/dr-stacey-jeffery/) Senior Researcher at CWI in Cryptography in a quantum world and Quantum algorithms.

Title: Solving Vehicle Routing Problem using Quantum Annealing Speaker: Pawel Gora, Ph. D Candidate, University of Warsaw Abstract: I will talk about the hybrid quantum annealing algorithms developed by my research group at the University of Warsaw to solve the so-called Vehicle Routing Problem and its variants, e.g., Capacitated Multi-Depot Vehicle Routing Problem. First, I will explain the idea behind quantum annealing as well as the definition of VRP and QUBO formulations. Then, I will present 4 hybrid algorithms for solving VRP using quantum annealing. Finally, I will discuss the conducted experiments and their results including a comparison of the hybrid algorithms with state-of-the-art classical algorithms. It turned out that some hybrid algorithms may give comparable results to the classical algorithms well-established in the scientific literature. BIO: Pawe? Gora - Scientist, IT specialist and entrepreneur working mostly on applications of AI (especially in transportation and medicine) and quantum computing. Graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics of the University of Warsaw (M.Sc. in Mathematics and M.Sc. in Computer Science) and is now a PhD Candidate at that Faculty. In the past, he worked as a software engineering intern or research intern at Microsoft, Google, CERN and IBM Research. He is one of the organizers of 2 meetups in Warsaw: Warsaw.ai and Warsaw Quantum Computing Group, and a member of the Board of QWorld and QPoland. He is also a founder and CEO of the "Quantum AI Foundation" http://www.qaif.org.pl aiming to support the development of AI and quantum computing. He also co-founded the "Quantum AI" group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/quantumai) aiming to facilitate education and collaboration in the area of applications of AI in quantum computing and quantum computing in AI. He has more than 11 years of experience in the intelligent transportation systems domain (he worked on projects related to modelling and simulation of transportation networks, traffic management systems, carpooling / vanpooling services, bike-sharing services, electric vehicles, connected and autonomous vehicles, intelligent parking systems, optimizing logistics). He built a microscopic traffic simulation software, Traffic Simulation Framework, and used it for experiments with AI (graph neural networks, reinforcement learning) optimizing traffic signal settings in the project TensorCell. He co-founded a startup Broomee Technologies developing software for optimizing vanpooling services. Pawe? Gora is also a representative of Poland in the Management Committee of the COST Action "Wider Impacts and Scenario Evaluation of Autonomous and Connected Transport". He received several awards, e.g., "Lider ITS" award for the best R&D work in the intelligent transportation systems domain in Poland, "MIT Technology Review" recognized him as one of 10 Top Polish Talents in the "MIT Innovators Under 35" competition. In 2017, he was also placed on the list "NEW EUROPE 100" of emerging technology stars in Eastern Europe. He also collaborates with the public sector, e.g., he was working on recommendations for the Polish AI strategy and Polish IoT strategy. He is also a member of the Council for Digitalization. He also collaborates with startups serving as a technical and business advisor.

We invite you to attend (remote-only) Episode XXIV of the Warsaw Quantum Computing Group meetings! 25.01, 18:00 CET Victoria Goliber "Advantage, the Latest Generation System from D-Wave" Registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8Vu7xvU6M5I2oWt2JbWh489nC7IPSl0SAdxaaAiqonfMt0A/viewform Abstract from Victoria: Advantage is the latest generation quantum computer from D-Wave, and the first quantum system built for business. Learn about the power of Advantage and the Hybrid Solver Service to address real-world applications at scale. This presentation will discuss the features and benefits of the 5000+ Advantage system including live demonstrations of all the Leap Cloud Service features. BIO: Dr. Victoria Goliber, Senior Technical Analyst at D-Wave Victoria joined the sales team at D-Wave Systems in 2018 and is a Senior Technical Analyst based in Germany. In her current role, Victoria works with teams around the world to bring quantum annealing to research and industry through seminars, workshops, and conferences. Before joining D-Wave, Victoria worked as a Senior Mathematician with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate, including a special assignment as the Executive Officer to the Director. She received her Ph.D. in discrete mathematics from Arizona State University in 2012 and more recently completed a Master's degree in computer science with a specialization in machine learning through Georgia Tech University. This meeting is organized by the Quantum AI Foundation.

Quantum computing for distributed and mobile applications, geo surveying, denied GPS and masers for space based applications are only a few examples of where you can take advantage of diamond-based quantum technologies. The unique properties of diamond and the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defect centers allow us to build a miniaturized platform to tackle quantum computing, communication and sensing applications at room temperature. In the QBN webinar: Diamond-based Quantum Technologies for Mobile Applications leading industry experts provide you deep insights into the state-of-the-art in engineering of diamond materials and their utilization for quantum technologies for mobile applications. Register for free to join! Speakers Dr Matthew Markham Principal Research Scientist Element Six Ingolf Wittmann Head of Business Unit Quantum Systems Fraunhofer IAF Dr Andrew Horsley CEO and Co-founder Quantum Brilliance Agenda 9:00 am Welcoming words and introduction of QBN Johannes Verst, QBN 9:10 am Engineering diamond for Quantum Technologies Dr Matthew Markham, Element Six Negatively-charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond constitute a promising platform for a range of quantum applications such as magnetometry, RF sensing, masers and quantum computing. In order to harness the delicate quantum properties of the NV defect you first need to be able to control the material. Element Six has been working to engineer diamond materials for quantum technologies for over a decade and we will discuss some of the different types of materials that can be produced along with some use case studies. 9:45 am Building Quantum Solutions with Diamonds Ingolf Wittmann, Fraunhofer IAF Tools with quantum mechanical properties can be produced with industrial diamonds. Based on this technology, qubits and quantum registers can be built, which can also be used as accelerators, especially in the mobile area. 10:20 am Quantum at the edge: applications of low-SWaP quantum computers Dr Andrew Horsley, Quantum Brilliance Diamond offers a unique vision for quantum computing: quantum accelerator cards smaller than a lunchbox, operating entirely at room temperature. Diamond dramatically changes how, where and when we can take advantage of quantum computing. Instead of being confined to a handful of large facilities, you can have a quantum accelerator in your PC, or in a satellite. What does this mean for applications of quantum computing? And how can it help us reach quantum advantage sooner? 11:00 am end Venue: Zoom Webinar & YouTube livestream Language: English Costs: free, registration required Contact: info@quantumbusinessnetwork.de

Multiverse Computing worked with major banks like BBVA and Bankia to solve real world problems in finance using D-Wave systems. In a project with Bankia, they tackled the problem of dynamic portfolio optimization - determining the optimal trading trajectory for an investment portfolio of assets over a period of time, taking into account transaction costs, and other possible constraints. This problem, well-known to be NP-Hard, is central to quantitative finance. Join Multiverse CTO Sam Mugel as he describes two of these projects and the results they achieved.

Speaker: Jan-Rainer Lahmann, IBM Quantum Ambassador & Qiskit Advocate, Member of the IBM Academy of Technology In this meetup, Jan-Rainer Lahmann will present and discuss the details of the RasQberry project. The RasQberry project: Exploring Quantum Computing and Qiskit with a Raspberry Pi and a 3D Printer Quantum Computing - which is based on Quantum Mechanics - is a complex technology that is hard to understand for most people. Completely new algorithms - and even new thinking - is needed to exploit the potential power of upcoming quantum computers. This requires new approaches to teach Quantum Computing in engaging and understandable ways for IT experts, developers and young academics. RasQberry integrates Qiskit, a Raspberry Pi (the full range from Pi 4 down to a Pi Zero) and a 3D printed model of IBM Q System One to explore various state of the art technologies and create a tool that can be used in meetings, meetups, demo booths, etc. A spectrum of Quantum Computing demos and Serious Games for Quantum Computing (that illustrate superposition, interference and entanglement) will be made available on this device for an engaging introduction to Quantum Computing. ? The project is on GitHub http://rasqberry.org ? Part of it (the SW install, not the 3D model) is published on medium.com: https://medium.com/qiskit/rasqberry-quantum-computing-is-the-coolest-project-for-raspberry-pi-3f64bec5a133 If some of you are interested in building a RasQberry themselves or even contribute to the opensource project - we could have another session 4-6 weeks later to help with the actual build and share experiences within the team. Connect & password information will be emailed to registered participants prior to meeting

Speaker: Nir Minerbi Co-Founder and CEO of Classiq, an Israeli based startup in the field of quantum computing software (https://www.classiq.io/). Nir also a co-organizer of the MESA Quantum Computing Meetup! Abstract: Within the next few years, quantum computing is projected to make tectonic changes in huge industries. In order to be prepared for the quantum-era, leading companies have already entered the field, trying to develop game-changing quantum algorithms for their needs. Currently, quantum algorithms development is an almost impossible task, as the quantum software stack is still in its infancy, and the programming is at the gate-level. The talk will focus on the quantum software stack, and how using a higher level of abstraction will enable the development of useful quantum algorithms.

For our first Meetup of the year, we're very happy to welcome key players of the European Quantum Ecosystem: - Xavier AUBRY managing partner at Zaz Ventures. Zaz Ventures provides innovation funding services (EU funding advice and bid writing) across a variety of domains and has recently been involved in several successful EIC bids with European quantum leaders IQM, Pasqal and Qblox. They have raised 450M Euros of funding for their clients in the Horizon 2020 programme since 2014. Xavier will tell us about EU funding opportunities for startups, this is very timely with the next phase of Horizon Europe calls soon to start - Vincent ELFVING and Benno BROER respectively CTO and CEO of Qu&Co. Qu&Co is a quantum-algorithm and quantum-software developer based in Delft, one of the very first companies in this field born in Europe. Their aim is to bridge the gap between the historically academic field of quantum-algorithm development and the practical computational-needs of their corporate clients. They will focus their presentation on a recently published and patented new hybrid quantum algorithm that could unlock the immensely valuable field of computational fluid dynamics for NISQ computers. Useful links : - "Solving nonlinear differential equations with differentiable quantum circuits" https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.10395 - "New Quantum Algorithms Finally Crack Nonlinear Equations" https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-quantum-algorithms-finally-crack-nonlinear-equations-20210105/ (about alternative approaches) - "EIC accelerator results" https://www.linkedin.com/posts/xavieraubry_eicaccelerator-activity-6745622625705353216-_ooM - "2021 the year of Deeptech in Europe" https://www.linkedin.com/posts/xavieraubry_congratulations-to-our-7-clients-featured-activity-6753379555957903360-F-s6

Title; Provable private randomness from untrusted devices Speaker: Cameron Foreman, Researcher, CQC Abstract Randomness is required in many applications, from simulations to cryptography. It is essential that this randomness is unbiased and private, else, the results in simulations are meaningless and the keys used in cryptography are unsecure. But the question is, how do we know if the randomness we use has these properties? Device-independent randomness provides the solution to this question - giving provably unbiased and private randomness. In my talk I will present the different approaches to randomness generation (and ultimately, their limitations). I will then talk about a new approach - the idea of generating provable randomness with minimal assumptions - device independent randomness. Then, I will get into the technical details of how this is achieved in our device independent randomness and privacy amplification protocol. Finally, I will explain how this is adapted to be implemented on today's quantum computers - giving verifications impossible from any existing commercial random number generator. Bio: Cameron Foreman is a Quantum Cryptography Researcher at Cambridge Quantum Computing. He received his Masters degree in Mathematics from the University of Exeter, specializing in post-quantum public key cryptography, specifically protocols based on quantum walks. Since graduating, he has been researching quantum information theory - mainly in the area of device independent cryptography.

Title: Quantum Computing: Finding Its Place in the Advanced Computing Sector Speaker: Bob Sorensen, SVP & Chief Analyst , Hyperion Research Abstract This presentation will give a quick tour of the emerging quantum computing sector to include near-term technical opportunities and challenges, an overview of evolving dynamics within the QC supplier and user base, QC development efforts from a global perspective, and potential QC use cases and related QC market dynamics. Short Bio: Bob Sorensen, Senior Vice President and Chief Analyst for Quantum Computing at Hyperion Research, drives research and consulting efforts in the United States, European, and Asian-Pacific markets for technical servers, supercomputers, clouds, quantum computing and high performance data analysis. Bob is the lead analyst for Hyperion Research's quantum computing program that looks at global R&D, technology, industry, and government trends in the quantum, computing sector. His areas of expertise include analysis of HPC hardware, architectures, interconnects, HPC benchmarking and performance analysis, and assessments of emerging and disruptive technology trends in the HPC and IT sector writ large. Bob holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Rochester and a master's degree in computer science from the George Washington University, and he strongly prefers C over Python.

Speaker: Dr. Ahmed Younes Professor of Quantum Computing, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt Abstract: Quantum computers are computational devices, which exploit quantum mechanical principles to do computation. Quantum computers promise to do computation more powerfully than by conventional computers. In this talk, the mathematical foundations and potential applications of quantum computers will be presented. Quantum computers arise as potential alternative for classical computers since the development in classical computers will come to an end by 2020 according to Moore's Law, where the size of the components will hit the quantum level. Mathematics comes in the heart of quantum computation, where development in quantum computers needs many fields in mathematics. Connection between various areas in quantum computing and different fields in mathematics will be presented. Monday February 15, 2021 6 - 7:30 pm GMT + 2 (Egypt) 8 - 9:30 pm GMT + 4 (UAE)

2x 45 minute round table discussions. Topics. 1. Quantum society 2. Quantum workforce

The OneQuantum Women in Quantum Summit will bring together the leading Women in Quantum from around the world as they talk about their quantum journey in academia, government, investing and entrepreneurship Keynotes | Panels | Networking | Cocktail Hour Please note that we strictly adhere to the Run the World code of conduct for digital events https://intercom.help/run-the-world/en/articles/3540864-run-the-world-community-guidelines