Quantum Australia IEEE Lunch and Learn: Recent Results on Quantinuum Helios

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About the event

Quantinuum is pushing the boundaries of quantum computing, combining world-leading hardware, software and scientific expertise to bring practical quantum applications closer to reality.

Join us over pizza for an introduction to Helios, Quantinuum’s third-generation quantum computer, and hear how the company is working towards utility-scale quantum computing and the real-world challenges it could help solve.

Abstract

Helios is Quantinuum's 3rd generation quantum computer. It houses 98 moveable ion qubits with fidelities greater than 99.92% across all qubit pairs. I will describe how Helios works and benchmarks of its performance. I will showcase applications run on Helios, including light-induced superconductivity. Lastly, I will highlight recent results in fault-tolerant quantum computing, including our recent result showing 5e-6 logical memory error without post-selection.

Speaker Bio

Dr Chris Langer is a Fellow and senior technical leader at Quantinuum where he focuses on architecture and strategy for quantum hardware development. Chris is a key inventor and holds several dozen patents in the space and serves as an advisor to c-suite level leaders. Chris joined Quantinuum’s predecessor, Honeywell Quantum Solutions, in 2016. Prior to Quantinuum, Chris spent 10 years working for Lockheed Martin. Chris received his PhD in Physics from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2006 under the direction of Nobel laureate David Wineland for work in ion trap quantum…