Climate Responsive Planning and Architecture

Systems Conversation with Travis Humble, Distinguished Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Director of the Lab’s Quantum Computing Institute

Quantum computing promises new approaches to solving hard computational problems by using the principles of quantum mechanics. At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, they are using these principles to solve scientific problems by taking advantage of recent developments in quantum computing hardware and software. Travis will present how they are developing algorithms for simulating quantum mechanical systems and applying them to application-specific problems in chemistry, nuclear physics, and applied mathematics. With these applications, they have developed a quantum computing ecosystem that highlights the interdisciplinary effort needed to translate scientific computing to the new hardware platforms. Alongside software applications and hardware infrastructure, Travis will also discuss how to measure performance in quantum computers, the challenges looming for near-term demonstrations, and the milestones expected on the way toward new scientific discoveries with quantum computing.