The Quantum Leaps of Harry Buhrman
On 3 June, CWI and the UvA organize a farewell symposium to celebrate the many contributions Harry has made to theoretical computer science and to quantum computing over the course of his 30+ years in Amsterdam, including his co-founding (together with Kareljan Schoutens) of the research center QuSoft in 2015.
At the end of 2023, world-renowned quantum researcher Harry Buhrman moved from CWI's Algorithms and Complexity group to Quantinuum in London, while staying a part-time professor at the University of Amsterdam.
On 3 June, CWI and the UvA organize a farewell symposium to celebrate the many contributions Harry has made to theoretical computer science and quantum computing over the course of his 30+ years in Amsterdam, including his co-founding (together with Kareljan Schoutens) of the research center QuSoft in 2015.
The symposium will include talks by close colleagues Lance Fortnow (Illinois Institute of Technology) and Gilles Brassard (Université de Montréal), as well as by many colleagues from Amsterdam.
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Programme:
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12:30-13:00 |
Registration, coffee/tea |
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13:00-13:05 |
Welcome & opening by Ton de Kok (director CWI) |
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13:05-13:45 |
Lance Fortnow (Illinois Institute of Technology): The classical Harry |
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13:45-14:10 |
Ronald de Wolf (CWI, UvA): Quantum communication & polynomial lower bounds |
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14:10-14:50 |
Gilles Brassard (Université de Montréal): When Harry met... Gilles |
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14:50-15:10 |
Break, coffee/tea |
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15:10-15:30 |
Kareljan Schoutens (UvA): QuSoft - the first eight years |
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15:30-15:45 |
A word of thanks to Harry and Kareljan for their work as founding directors of QuSoft |
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15:45-16:05 |
Christian Schaffner (UvA) about the future of QuSoft |
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16:05-16:10 |
Robert van Rooij (director of ILLC) |
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16:10-16:15 |
Eric Opdam (director of KdVI) |
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16:15-17:15 |
Jop Briët (CWI): What the heck is a Q-algebra?? Subhasree Patro (CWI, Utrecht University): Finding fine quantum bounds with Harry Florian Speelman (UvA): Collaborative non-local quantum computation, or: Where in the world is Harry Buhrman? |
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17:15-17:30 |
Harry Buhrman: closing words |
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17:30-19:00 |
Reception, drinks and bites at CWI |
For more information, see the 'World-renowned quantum Harry Buhrman takes on new position in London's business community' news item (14 December 2023).
See also the Quantinuum news item from that time, 'World-Renowned Researcher Harry Buhrman Joins Quantinuum as Chief Scientist for Algorithms and Innovation'.