Quantum Control Engineering: Mathematical Principles and Applications: Recent Episodes

Cambridge University

We are currently entering a new technological era in which we are able to build systems whose performance is limited by quantum physical effects and in which it may be possible to exploit non-classical phenomena in novel ways. To this end, there has been considerable recent interest in engineering quantum systems and at the heart of this is the development of a quantum control theory dedicated to extending classical control to the quantum domain. Examples already utilizing control of one sort or another include quantum electromechanical systems, quantum dots, Cooper-pair boxes, superconducting interference devices, ion traps, as well as a large selection of optical devices. It is clear that a mathematical framework is essential for the future development of quantum control as an engineering discipline.

Themes The aim of the programme is to bring together experimentalists and theoreticians working in quantum engineering to identify the core mathematical issues and challenges ahead. The challenges we wish to focus upon (both from the mathematical and experimental viewpoint) are

Quantum filtering and the application to quantum measurement and metrology Quantum open-loop schemes Quantum feedback networks and the design of quantum controllers Quantum statistics and estimation and the connection with filtering and control Quantum information processing and its relevance to quantum control and error correction Activities The nature of this field is strongly cross-disciplinary and we aim to give introductory seminars in the underpinning concepts of quantum open systems modelling, and mathematical control theory. We plan to hold a workshop "Principles and Applications of Control in Quantum Systems 2014" during the programme which will survey the current state of development. We also wish to hold a number of round table discussions focussing on future directions and their exploitation.

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Taylor, J (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Thursday 14 August 2014, 11:00-12:00

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Wiseman, H (Griffith University) Thursday 14 August 2014, 10:00-11:00

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Maruyama, K (Osaka City University) Tuesday 12 August 2014, 11:00-12:00

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Garrahan, JP (University of Nottingham) Monday 11 August 2014, 11:00-12:00

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Georgiou, T (University of Minnesota) Monday 11 August 2014, 10:00-11:00

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Walmsley, I (University of Oxford) Thursday 07 August 2014, 13:45-14:15

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Huard, B (École Normale Supérieure) Friday 08 August 2014, 10:30-11:10

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Biercuk, M (University of Sydney) Friday 08 August 2014, 09:45-10:25

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Furusawa, A (University of Tokyo) Friday 08 August 2014, 11:45-12:25

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Bowen, W (University of Queensland) Thursday 07 August 2014, 11:30-12:30

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Burgoyne, J (Oxford Instruments) Thursday 07 August 2014, 15:30-16:00

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Santori, C (Hewlett-Packard Laboratories) Thursday 07 August 2014, 10:50-11:30

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Kimber, P (Selex ES) Thursday 07 August 2014, 16:00-16:30

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Doherty, A (Sydney University) Friday 01 August 2014, 14:00-15:00

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Mirrahimi, M (INRIA Paris - Rocquencourt) Friday 01 August 2014, 10:00-11:00

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Sarovar, M (Sandia National Laboratories) Thursday 07 August 2014, 09:40-10:20

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Kosut, R (SC Solutions) Thursday 07 August 2014, 09:00-09:40

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Calarco, T (Universitat Ulm) Thursday 07 August 2014, 14:15-14:45

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Nakamura, Y (Tokyo University) Wednesday 06 August 2014, 13:30-14:10

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Butchers, M (Knowledge Transfer Network) Thursday 07 August 2014, 13:35-13:45

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Liu, R (Chinese University of Hong Kong) Wednesday 06 August 2014, 11:45-12:25

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Jiang, L (Yale University) Wednesday 06 August 2014, 10:30-11:10

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Stace, T (University of Queensland) Wednesday 06 August 2014, 09:45-10:25

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James, M (Australian National University) Tuesday 05 August 2014, 16:15-16:55

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Viola, L (Dartmouth College) Tuesday 05 August 2014, 14:15-14:55

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Johansson, G (Chalmers University of Technology) Tuesday 05 August 2014, 15:30-16:10

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Ticozzi, F (Università degli Studi di Padova) Tuesday 05 August 2014, 11:45-12:25

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Zhang, J (Tsinghua University) Tuesday 05 August 2014, 13:30-14:10

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Siddiqi, I (University of California, Berkeley) Tuesday 05 August 2014, 10:30-11:10

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Petersen, I (UNSW Canberra, at ADFA) Tuesday 05 August 2014, 09:45-10:25

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Plenio, M (Ulm University) Monday 04 August 2014, 16:15-16:55

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Wiseman, HM (Griffith University) Monday 04 August 2014, 15:30-16:10

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Wu, R-B (Tsinghua University) Monday 04 August 2014, 11:45-12:25

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Li, J-S (Washington University in St. Louis) Monday 04 August 2014, 13:30-14:10

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Pigeau, B (Institut Néel, Grenoble) Monday 04 August 2014, 14:15-14:55

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Milburn, G (University of Queensland) Monday 04 August 2014, 10:30-11:10

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Gough, J (Aberystwyth University) Monday 04 August 2014, 10:00-10:30

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Tezak, N (Stanford University) Thursday 31 July 2014, 10:00-11:00

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Kerkhoff, J (JILA, University of Colorado) Thursday 31 July 2014, 11:00-12:00

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Zhang, G (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Tuesday 29 July 2014, 10:00-11:00

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Genoni, M (University College London) Tuesday 29 July 2014, 11:00-12:00

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Yamamoto, N (Keio University) Wednesday 30 July 2014, 11:00-12:00

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Burgarth, D (Aberystwyth University) Wednesday 30 July 2014, 10:00-11:00

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Zhang, G (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Tuesday 29 July 2014, 10:00-11:00

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Genoni, M (University College London) Tuesday 29 July 2014, 11:00-12:00

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Kok, P (University of Sheffield) Monday 28 July 2014, 11:00-12:00

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Ralph, J (University of Liverpool) Monday 28 July 2014, 10:00-11:00

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Rouchon, P (Mines Paris Tech) Thursday 24 July 2014, 10:00-11:00

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Beige, A (University of Leeds) Thursday 24 July 2014, 11:00-12:00

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Gough, J (Aberystwyth University) Tuesday 22 July 2014, 15:00-16:00

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Ginossar, E (University of Surrey) Tuesday 22 July 2014, 14:00-15:00

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Gough, J (Aberystwyth University) Wednesday 23 July 2014, 10:00-11:00

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Guta, M (University of Nottingham) Wednesday 23 July 2014, 11:00-12:00

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Wolf, M (Technische Universität München) Tuesday 22 July 2014, 10:00-11:00

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James, M (Australian National University) Monday 21 July 2014, 15:00-16:00

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Furusawa, A (Tokyo University) Tuesday 22 July 2014, 11:00-12:00

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Hudson, R (Loughborough University) Monday 21 July 2014, 14:00-15:00