Sharan Kalwani, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.
Since May 12, 2024 we have been using a Hybrid Zoom and IN PERSON format for our meetings.
For In Person location see below. Come and join us in person if you can.
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When: Sunday, Aug 10, 2025 at 1:15 P.M.
Where: In person at the office of i3Detroit, located at 1481-A Wordsworth St, Ferndale, MI 48220.
(For more detailed directions and parking information please click on the About SEMCO tab on this site).
SIG Computing Topic: Quantum Computing Architectures: Feynman’s “Wonderful Problem”.
Presented by Alex Burgers
In the 1980s, Richard Feynman articulated that any computer hoping to properly simulate nature would have to be quantum mechanical, since nature is not classical. Over 40 years later, we are still trying to solve this, as Feynman described it, “wonderful problem.” In this talk, I will describe the capabilities a quantum computer can enable in technology and scientific discovery and why it is fundamentally different from classical computing. I will also discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the many quantum computing architectures all vying to achieve the ultimate goal of fault-tolerant quantum computing.
Alex Burgers received his PhD in Physics from the University of Michigan and worked as a postdoc at Caltech and Princeton. Alex became an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of Michigan in fall 2022. His work focuses on building quantum technologies using neutral atoms. He has research grants funded by the Army, Air Force, and DARPA, and has received the NSF CAREER Award.
.Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.
When: Sunday, Aug 10, 2025 at 1:30 P.M.
Where: Meetings will be Hybrid in person and online. Details shown above.
SIG-Linux Topic: TBD tbd
Presented by Sharan Kalwani
TBD tbd
Sharan Kalwani is a High-Performance Computing Aficionado, a specialist for all things open source, soft skills, and contemporary IT Knowledge Expert. He is open to a wide variety of training & knowledge delivery projects.
Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation
When: Sunday, Aug 10, 2025 at 3:00 P.M.
Where: Meetings will be Hybrid in person and online. Details shown above.
