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SUMMARY:Quantum computing: status and next challenges
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: FABIO SCIARRINO (Dipartimento di fisica)\n\nQuantum 
 computing harnesses the law of quantum mechanics to perform information pr
 ocessing in ways unattainable by classical devices. This colloquium survey
 s the current state of quantum computing\, discussing leading hardware pla
 tforms (superconducting qubits\, trapped ions\, neutral atoms\, and photon
 ics) and recent milestones in scale\, coherence\, and algorithmic benchmar
 ks. I will highlight integrated quantum photonics - on‑chip sources\, re
 configurable interferometers and detectors – discussing its advantages a
 nd engineering challenges for scalable processors. The talk also reviews a
 lgorithmic progress (quantum simulation\, variational methods)\,  error
 ‑mitigation and verification techniques\, and key obstacles to fault tol
 erance: scalable connectivity\, practical error correction\, and robust qu
 antum‑classical interfaces. Finally\, I outline hardware‑software co
 ‑design strategies and emerging hybrid architectures\, offering an outlo
 ok on research priorities and opportunities for new contributors.\n\nhttps
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LOCATION:Aula Salvini (Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati)
URL:https://agenda.infn.it/event/52241/
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