Seminar | BENEDIKT POGGEL

Speaker: Benedikt Poggel, Researcher for Quantum Computing at Fraunhofer IKS (Munich)

Title: Quantum Computing with a purpose – how do we decide when a solution path is beneficial?

Abstract: To prove useful, quantum computing needs to outperform classical algorithms on practically relevant applications. With the simultaneous advances in hardware, theory, software and applications driven by a highly diverse and interdisciplinary research community, it is easy to lose track of this ultimate goal. In this seminar, we discuss how application-driven research can help bridge the gap between the technology and its end users. Topics include the interplay of the classical and quantum parts of a full solution pipeline, how to build towards abstraction layers, and an in-depth discussion of https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14696 highlighting a central obstacle in the application of variational algorithms in the context of near-term quantum computing.

Registration: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9c05fc1f-df1c-4e46-a19b-d945cbfd753d@8f0d452c-b7a4-4964-b810-8c397374477b