To Qubits and Beyond: How to Build a Quantum Computer
The world of quantum computing is rapidly generating breakthroughs and developing. In celebration of the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, the May Hertz Innovation Hour will feature 1998 Hertz Fellow, Dr. Kenneth Brown, who will take us on a deep dive into the future of quantum computing. The session will explore Kenneth's cutting-edge developments in the science behind quantum computing, from the foundations of qubits to the intricacies of quantum error correction.
Join us for a presentation and Q&A with Dr. Kenneth Brown, a distinguished professor of engineering at Duke University and Hertz Fellow. Kenneth's depth of knowledge and research extends from theoretical issues in quantum information technologies to cold molecular ions and trap quantum computing.
This Hertz Foundation Innovation Hour will be moderated by 2023 Hertz Fellow Beatriz Yankelevich and will take place live on Thursday, May 22, 2025, from 12:00–1:00 pm Eastern / 9:00–10:00 am Pacific, using the Zoom video conference platform.
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About the Speaker
Kenneth Brown is the Michael J. Fitzpatrick Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Duke University. He received his BS in Chemistry from the University of Puget Sound in 1998. He was then a Hertz Fellow at UC Berkeley where he received his PhD in Chemistry in 2003 on the topic of "Theoretical Issues in Quantum Information Technologies." After a postdoc at MIT, he started his independent career at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2007. He moved to Duke University in 2018. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society for his work on quantum computation. His research interests include ion trap quantum computing, cold molecular ions, and quantum error correction.
About the Moderator
Beatriz Yankelevich is a 2023 Hertz Fellow and a doctoral student in the Engineering Quantum Systems Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is researching waveguide quantum electrodynamics with the goal of developing a modular quantum computing architecture.