InstituteQ Colloquium: Rodney Van Meter

When: 14:00, 2.11.2023
Where: Otakaari 1, Hall U4, Aalto University
Chair: Assistant Professor Alexandru Paler, Department of Computer Science at Aalto University

In the next instalment of the InstituteQ Colloquium series is a talk from Keio University Professor Rodney Van Meter. The subject of his talk is “Quantum Networking Gets Real.”

Guest speaker

Rodney Van Meter received a B.S. in engineering and applied science from the California Institute of Technology in 1986, an M.S. in computer engineering from the University of Southern California in 1991, and a Ph.D. in computer science from Keio University in 2006. His current research centers on quantum computer architecture, quantum networking and quantum education.

He is the author of the book Quantum Networking. Other research interests include storage systems, networking, and post-Moore’s Law computer architecture. He is now a Professor of Environment and Information Studies at Keio University’s Shonan Fujisawa Campus. He is the Vice Center Chair of Keio’s Quantum Computing Center, co-chair of the Quantum Internet Research Group, a leader of the Quantum Internet Task Force, and a board member of the WIDE Project. Dr. Van Meter is a member of AAAS, ACM, APS, and IEEE. He is currently Editor in Chief of IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, but this talk is 100% personal opinions.

From Professor Van Meter: What will your talk discuss?

“In 2022, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the creation of quantum entanglement over a distance. In commercial development, quantum computers exist and stand on the verge of becoming useful. The next major step in the development of quantum technology is combining the two: scaling up quantum systems to solve large problems requires creating entanglement between computers in the same data center, while wide-area entanglement can be used for cryptography, sensing, and secure, distributed computing.

“In this talk, I will compare data center and wide-area networks, including the similarities and differences in the engineering challenges, and survey the currentstate of the art in experimental demonstrations and our plans in Japan.”

The event is free to attend for all. Please sign up via the Webropol registration form.

Please note that the event is on-site only and will not be recorded.