Hi Reddit,
Don’t be put off by the early start time. At least some of us will be around until midnight in Europe (6pm ET, 10pm GMT).
We are researchers working on the theoretical and experimental development of quantum technology as part of the Swiss project QSIT. Today we launched a project called Decodoku that lets you take part in our research through a couple of smartphone apps. To celebrate, we are here to answer all your quantum questions.
Dr James Wootton
I work on the theory of quantum computation at the University of Basel. I specifically work on topological quantum computation, which seeks to use particles called anyons. Unfortunately, they aren’t the kind of particles that turn up at CERN. Instead we need to use different tactics to tease them into existence. My main focus is on quantum error correction, which is the method needed to manage noise in quantum computers.
I am the one behind the Decodoku project (and founded /r/decodoku), so feel free to ask me about that. As part of the project I wrote a series of blog posts on quantum error correction and qubits, so ask me about those too. But I’m not just here to talk about Rampart, so ask me anything. I’ll be here from 8am ET (1200 GMT, 1400 CEST), until I finally succumb to sleep.
I’ll also be on Meet the MeQuanics tomorrow and I’m always around under the guise of /u/quantum_jim, should you need more of me for some reason.
Prof Daniel Loss and Dr Christoph Kloeffel
Prof Loss is head of the Condensed matter theory and quantum computing group at the University of Basel. He proposed the use of spin qubits for QIP, now a major avenue of research, along with David DiVincenzo in 1997. He currently works on condensed matter topics (like quantum dots), quantum information topics (like suppressing noise in quantum computers) and ways to build the latter from the former. He also works on the theory of topological quantum matter, quantum memories (see our review), and topological quantum computing, in particular on Majorana Fermions and parafermions in nanowires and topological insulators. Dr Kloeffel is a theoretical physicist in the group of Prof Loss, and is an expert in spin qubits and quantum dots. Together with Prof Loss, he has written a review article on Prospects for Spin-Based Quantum Computing in Quantum Dots (an initial preprint is here). He is also a member of the international research project SiSPIN.
Prof Richard Warburton
Prof Richard Warburton leads the experimental Nano-Photonics group at the University of Basel. The overriding goal is to create useful hardware for quantum information applications: a spin qubit and a single photon source. The single photon source should be a fast and bright source of indistinguishable photons on demand. The spin qubit should remain stable for long enough to do many operations in a quantum computer. Current projects develop quantum hardware with solid-state materials (semiconductors and diamond). Richard is co-Director of the pan-Switzerland project QSIT.
Dr Lidia del Rio
Lidia is a researcher in the fields of quantum information, quantum foundations and quantum thermodynamics. She has recently joined the group of Prof Renato Renner at ETH Zurich. Prof Renner’s group researches the theory of quantum information, and also studies fundamental topics in quantum theory from the point of view of information, such as by using quantum entanglement. A recent example is a proof that quantum mechanics is only compatible with many-world interpretations. A talk given by Lidia on this topic can be found here.
Dr Félix Bussières
Dr Bussières is part of the GAP Quantum Technologies group at the University of Geneva. They do experiments on quantum teleportation, cryptography and communication. Dr Bussières leads activities on superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors.
Links to our project
We will be back at 11 am ET (8 am PT) to answer your questions, ask us anything!
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