The Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST) Symposium: Trajectories of Quantum Technologies: Applications and the Quantum-Ready Workforce brings together researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to cover topics ranging from the exploration of the current state and future of quantum computing and sensing and workforce development, focusing on emerging tools for the research community and how we can best prepare students for a quantum-ready workforce.
Detailed Program
Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST) Symposium
Trajectories of Quantum Technologies: Applications and the Quantum-Ready Workforce
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast Networking
Check-in, coffee/tea, light breakfast
9 – 9:05 a.m. Opening Remarks
Welcome from Symposium Chair Josh Gladden, PhD, Vice President for Research and Professor of Physics, Temple University
9:05 – 9:40 a.m. Keynote
- Patrick T. Harker, PhD, Rowan Distinguished Professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and former President of the University of Delaware
9:40 – 9:50 a.m. Coffee Break
9:50 AM – 10:30 a.m. The Quantum Revolution
Arun Bansil, PhD, Northeastern University. Arun Bansil is a University Distinguished Professor in physics at Northeastern University. Formerly served at the US Department of Energy managing the flagship Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics program.
10:30 - 11:10 a.m.
Anna Grassellino, PhD, Department of Energy. Anna Grassellino is the Director of the National Quantum Information Science SQMS Center, a Fermilab Senior Scientist and the head of the Fermilab SQMS division. She has served in various leadership and management roles at the laboratory including as FNAL Senior Team Leader for the DOE LCLS-II HE project, as deputy Chief Technology Officer and as Cavity Performance and Measurements Group Leader.
11:10 – 11:20 a.m. Break
11:10 – 11:50 a.m. Quantum Resistance and the Internet of Things
Charles Clark, PhD, Executive Vice President, ScienceCast, Inc. Charles Clark has dedicated over 30 years of service to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and held a position as a program manager at the Office of Naval Research.
11:50 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. The Current and Future State of Quantum Computing
Gurudev Dutt, PhD, Pittsburgh Quantum Institute. Gurudev Dutt focuses on quantum control and quantum information in solid-state systems. Advances in material fabrication and nanotechnology have pushed modern electronic and optical devices to regimes where quantum properties of matter become important.
12:30 – 1:45 p.m. Lunch & Networking Session
Faculty networking tables
1:45 – 2 p.m. Temple University’s Role in the Evolving Quantum Landscape
- Josh Gladden, PhD, is Vice President for Research at Temple University. He oversees the research enterprise for the university, including strategic research initiatives, technology transfer, research integrity and compliance, and grant administration.
2 – 2:45 p.m. Panel: Applications of QIST in the Future of Discovery
Moderator: Pedro Rivero, IBM. Pedro Rivero is an Engineer and Physicist with a strong focus on quantitative analysis, optimization and computation who enjoys solving problems from many different fields by means of intelligence gathering, research, data analysis, strategic planning and innovation.
Topics:
Alexander Gray, PhD, Temple University. Alexander Gray research interests span two interrelated areas in experimental condensed matter physics: (1) depth-resolved x-ray spectroscopic and scattering probes of electronic structure and (2) femtosecond electronic structure and spin dynamics.
Joe Picone, PhD, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with a focus on speech and signal processing.
Sunil Wattal PhD Professor Sunil Wattal is the Associate Dean - Research and Doctoral Programs at the Fox School of Business, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. He is also Professor of Management Information Systems and Harold Schaefer Senior Fellow.
Anna Grassellino, PhD, Department of Energy Anna Grassellino is the Director of the National Quantum Information Science SQMS Center, a Fermilab Senior Scientist and the head of the Fermilab SQMS division. She has served in various leadership and management roles at the laboratory including as FNAL Senior Team Leader for the DOE LCLS-II HE project, as deputy Chief Technology Officer and as Cavity Performance and Measurements Group Leader.
Arun Bansil, PhD, Northeastern University Arun Bansil is a University Distinguished Professor in physics at Northeastern University. Formerly served at the US Department of Energy managing the flagship Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics program.
Maria Iavarone, PhD, Professor and Chair of Dept of Physic Temple University Research focus is on use of low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy and other scanning probe techniques to study the properties of materials at the nanoscale and visualize emergent phenomena.
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 – 4 p.m. Panel: Building the Quantum Workforce
Moderator Jim Napolitano, PhD, Temple University. Professor Napolitano works mainly on problems that test the nature of the Standard Model of Particle Physics using techniques of Nuclear Physics, as well as applications of these techniques to fundamental questions of nature.
Panelist: Jennifer Gilburg, Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCED). In-depth knowledge of AI, internet of things, robotics, and autonomous vehicle ecosystems.
Panelist: Charles Clark, PhD. Executive Vice President, ScienceCast, Inc. Charles Clark has dedicated over 30 years of service to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and held a position as a program manager at the Office of Naval Research.
Panelist: Gurudev Dutt, PhD, Pittsburgh Quantum Institute. Gurudev Dutt focuses on quantum control and quantum information in solid-state systems. Advances in material fabrication and nanotechnology have pushed modern electronic and optical devices to regimes where quantum properties of matter become important.
Panelist: Miguel Mostafa, PhD, Temple University, Dean of College of Science and Technology. Miguel Mostafa has significantly contributed to high-energy particle astrophysics. His cutting-edge research spans a wide range of areas, from gamma-ray observations using the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-ray Observatory to groundbreaking work on cosmic-ray anisotropies and particle interactions using a unique multimessenger approach at energies well beyond the reach of the experiments at the most powerful man-made particle accelerators.
4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Concluding Remarks
- Symposium Chair Josh Gladden, PhD, Vice President for Research and Professor of Physics, Temple University
4:15 – 5:00 p.m. Mixer & Networking
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