Faculty Candidate Seminar – Entanglement Behind Quantum Advantage

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
Location: EV 1.162 

Abstract

Quantum Computing aims at performing computations with the help of quantum mechanics. Recent years have witnessed many exciting experimental demonstrations of quantum advantages and proofs of quantum advantage. Quantum advantages can be defined as exclusively quantum phenomena that are unattainable through classical means. My research focuses on unraveling the underlying quantum properties behind these unique quantum phenomena, and in particular, the role of entanglement in quantum advantage. In this talk, I will discuss how to test large entanglement classically and the feasibility of near-term devices.

Biography

Dr. Honghao Fu is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before that, he obtained his PhD degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, under the guidance of Prof. Carl Miller. He is interested in nonlocal games, multiprover interactive proof systems, and quantum advantage in computation.