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Quantum Research Institute | Unleashing Analog Quantum Computing

Susanne Yelin (Harvard University)
Thursday, October 8, 2026
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
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In-Person: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project, 2301 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA, Room 2000

Abstract: Recent advances are expanding the power and flexibility of analog quantum platforms, opening new routes for both quantum simulation and quantum information science. In this talk, I will discuss how modest levels of control can be used to access key observables and dynamical regimes in strongly correlated fermionic systems, including settings with pairing, long-range interactions, and cooling. I will also describe how globally controlled analog platforms can nevertheless achieve universal quantum computation, and how optimal-control techniques can be used to engineer complex effective interactions and topological dynamics. Finally, I will outline recent progress toward approximate error correction tailored to analog quantum systems. Together, these developments point toward a broader view of analog quantum computing, in which large-scale quantum devices are not only simulators of specific models, but flexible computational resources whose capabilities can be systematically unlocked.

Bio
Susanne Yelin's research interests are in theoretical quantum optics and quantum information science. Current research directions include quantum control of ultracold polar molecules, investigation of novel coherence-based optical elements, single-photon nonlinear optics using dipolar systems, coherent metamaterials and negative refractivity, coherent control in condensed matter systems, and superradiance.
Building: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project
Event Type: Workshop / Seminar
Tags: Applied Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science And Engineering, Electrical And Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering And Computer Science, Materials Science, Physics, Quantum, Quantum Computing, Quantum Science
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Quantum Research Institute, Department of Astronomy, Department of Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering Division, Applied Physics, Department of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Quantum Research Institute