A Quantum Sprint

The current sprint towards scalable quantum computers is one of the great scientific endeavors of our time. The 2027 Simons Spring/Summer program will bring together theorists, architects, and experimentalists to lay the theoretical foundations for this sprint and for the era of scalable quantum computing to come. Fault-tolerance, algorithm design, and post-quantum cryptography will play a fundamental role in this sprint. The program will start with a bootcamp and experimental focus fortnight to help clarify the capabilities and pain points of evolving quantum platforms, towards distilling clean theoretical models that usefully capture the most important tradeoffs. Subsequent workshops will touch on topics ranging from fault-tolerant architectures and quantum algorithms to quantum complexity and the quantum PCP conjecture. 

This program will have a two-week break from April 30 to May 17 and will resume on May 18.