[hpc-announce] Planning Workshop on Quantum Computing @ ASPLOS'24 (Apr 28)

[Frank Mueller]

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Planning Workshop on Quantum Computing
          (PlanQC 2024)
         April 28, 2024
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in conjunction with: 
ACM International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming
Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS 2024) San Diego, CA (USA)

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Funding for quantum computing has come from a variety of programs at
the National Science Foundation (NSF), which have been
multi-disciplinary and cutting across multiple NSF divisions. However,
no NSF quantum initiatives have been led by the Computer, Information
Science and Engineering (CISE) directorate within NSF. Undoubtedly,
there is a surge in demand driven by open positions in academia and
industry focused on the computing side of quantum. There is arguably a
need for a focused program on quantum computing led by CISE in
cooperation with other directorates to enable the next generation of
quantum algorithms, quantum architectures, quantum communication,
quantum systems, quantum software and compilers. The objective of this
workshop is to identify areas of quantum computing in particular to
enable new discoveries in quantum science and engineering, and to
meaningly contribute to creating a Quantum computing ready workforce.

To articulate this need and to develop a plan for new CISE-led quantum
program, we plan to bring several leading senior and some junior
researchers in quantum computing together for a planning workshop
complemented by selected ones beyond the CISE community to foster
interdisciplinary interactions.

This workshop will lead to a comprehensive report that will provide a
detailed assessment of the need for a new CISE program and will provide
a description of the research areas that such a program should focus
on. With such a new program, NSF would be able to focus its efforts on
the computing aspects of quantum science and greatly enhance its
ability to sustain the leadership role of the United States in this
area of strategic interest. This workshop and report will be the first
stepping stone in bootstrapping such a program. Call for participation

We invite researchers both already active in quantum computing and
those aspiring to become active to participate in a one day workshop,
including some participants from the quantum application domains. The
focus of the workshop will be to engage in discussions and summarize
findings in writing to create a report on open quantum problems and
motivate workforce development in the area. The workshop format will be
alternating plenary and break-out sessions to provide a unifying vision
while identifying research challenges in a diverse set of subareas.

Quantum Topics

    Algorithms
    Architectures
    Communication
    Compilers/Languages
    Simulation
    Software
    Theory
    Applications
    Classical control and peripheral hardware 
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Workshop Chairs and Organizers
Frank Mueller 	North Carollina State University
Fred Chong 	University of Chicago
Vipin Chaudhary Case Western Reserve University
Samee Khan 	Mississippi State University
Gokul Ravi 	University of Michigan


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 Frank Mueller
 Department of Computer Science
 North Carolina State University
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