Presenting recent progress in key areas such as Quantum Computing, Quantum Machine Learning and Quantum Machines, as well as disseminating and delving into emerging lines of research related to these technologies, were some of the objectives of the second edition of “QuSantiago”, held over three days (January 2, 3 and 4) at the USACH Faculty of Science in collaboration with the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CEDENNA.
The activity featured leading scientists from companies at the forefront of quantum technologies, including Dr. Enrique Solano of Kipu Quantum, Dr. Antonio Mezzacapo of IBM and Dr. Hao Tang of TuringQ and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, one of the most important researchers in quantum technologies in Asia and the world.
CEDENNA was also present through its researchers, including Drs. Juan Carlos Retamal, Guillermo Romero and Francisco Albarrán. On Friday, January 5, the “Workshop on Quantum Computing” was held, including talks by researchers from different universities presenting their advances in quantum physics.
Dr. Romero, who is also Vice-Dean of the USACH Faculty of Science, commented on the importance for him personally of taking part in this event: “it is important for me to have taken part in this activity because we want to communicate what we do to undergraduate and graduate students. Today, in particular, we have brought excellent researchers from all over the country and with this, we are trying to create synergy”.
At the same time, he highlighted how important it is for CEDENNA to take part in activities like this, since “it allows us to show what we really do”. He added that, although CEDENNA is “known from the point of view of classical magnetism, it also has a quantum branch.
Meanwhile, Dr. Albarrán, a member of the organizing committee, said they set themselves “the challenge of approaching quantum technologies from an applied perspective, so that students who want to enter this field have a much clearer picture from the point of view of academia and industry. That is why, in this edition, we tried to include the perspective of world-class experts”.
