Donut Physics: Stage II
We hosted Pedro Ribeiro (University of Lisbon) and Lucas Sá (University of Cambridge) in late January and early February. As always, their visit gave a strong boost to our research activities in quantum computing. Three of our PhD students (see photo) took part in near-daily discussions in the Quantum Hub lab, where we worked to connect current projects to new ideas and directions.
Alongside theoretical topics, we discussed practical plans for exploring Q50, a 50-qubit quantum computer at VTT Research Centre of Finland, to which we have access starting January 1.
Most importantly, the Donut Physics advanced substantially! We made a plan for experimental retrieval not only of the “pie vs donut” distribution, but also of different symmetry classes of quantum maps. We even ran experiments on Q50 — which turned out to be noisy, but extremely stable (see below).
