Ειδική Εκδήλωση για τους Κβαντικούς Υπολογιστές στα πλαίσιο της Μαθηματικής Εβδομάδας 2022
Χρονος: ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ 13 ΜΑΙΟΥ 2022 19:00-19:40
Χωρος: ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ: HELEXPO–Συνεδριακό Κεντρο Ν. Γερμανός
Ομιλητης: Dr. Konstantinos Meichanetzidis
Title: Diagrams everywhere
Abstract: A plethora of paradigmatic complex problems in many-body physics and theoretical computer can be treated in terms of diagrammatic languages based on Monoid Categories. We will give an overview of topics from knot theory and statistical mechanics, to quantum computation and model counting, to computational linguistics and natural language processing. The common connecting thread guiding us through this apparent maze of interesting problems in these seemingly disparate fields of research is that of a diagrammatic notation equipped with a graphical calculus. We will showcase how graphical calculi can provide insight and understanding into the structure of complex problems,
as well as inspire the development of novel software tools.
as well as inspire the development of novel software tools.
Konstantinos Meichanetzidis is a senior research scientist at Quantinuum,
a newly formed quantum computing company resulting from the merger of
a newly formed quantum computing company resulting from the merger of
Cambridge Quantum Computing and Honeywell Quantum Solutions.
Konstantinos Meichanetzidis works with Prof Bob Coecke on the intersection of quantum computing and artificial intelligence, currently focusing on the question of what can quantum computing do for natural language processing. After studying physics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, he went on to work on topological phases of quantum matter at the University of Leeds, where he obtained his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Jiannis Pachos. After his PhD, he was awarded the “EPSRC Doctoral Prize” fellowship, hosted at the University of Leeds, and “Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851” fellowship, hosted at the University of Oxford, under which he carried out research on computational aspects of knot theory, tensor networks for classical and quantum many-body problems, and computational linguistics.
Konstantinos Meichanetzidis works with Prof Bob Coecke on the intersection of quantum computing and artificial intelligence, currently focusing on the question of what can quantum computing do for natural language processing. After studying physics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, he went on to work on topological phases of quantum matter at the University of Leeds, where he obtained his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Jiannis Pachos. After his PhD, he was awarded the “EPSRC Doctoral Prize” fellowship, hosted at the University of Leeds, and “Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851” fellowship, hosted at the University of Oxford, under which he carried out research on computational aspects of knot theory, tensor networks for classical and quantum many-body problems, and computational linguistics.
Ο Δρ. Μειχανετζιδης ειναι στενος συνεργατης του Καθηγητη Bob Cocke (Oxford, Cambridge), στην Διδ. Διατριβη του οποιου ειχα την τιμη να ημουν μελος.
Ο Bob Cocke εφαρμοσε με επιτυχια τις Μονοειδεις Κατηγοριες (που υποστηριζουν και περιγραφουν Τανυστικα Γινομενα) στην θεμελιωση της Κβαντικης Μηχανικης και στην Κβαντικη Επεξεργασια.
Σημερα η Κατηγορικη Κβαντικη Επεξεργασια ειναι μια απο τις πλεον ελπιδοφορες κατευθυνσειςγια την πραγματοποιηση του Κβαντικου Υπολογιστη
Θα προηγηθει Ειδικη Εκδηλωση για την “κβαντική πληροφορία στη μέση εκπαίδευση” 17:00-18:50. Επισυνάπτεται το Πρόγραμμα QC.