Alberto Di Meglio
Head of Innovation in the IT Department - Coordinator of the CERN Quantum Technology Initiative
CERN
Alberto Di Meglio is Head of Innovation in the IT Department at CERN, Coordinator of the CERN Quantum Technology Initiative, and former Head of CERN openlab. Alberto is an Aerospace Engineer (MEng) and Electronic Engineer (PhD). He joined CERN in 1998 and took part since its early stages in the development of the worldwide High-Energy Physics computing infrastructure. Since 2020, Alberto leads the CERN Quantum Technology Initiative, a programme to define and implement collaborative R&D projects between CERN, academia, and industry on quantum computing and technologies for fundamental research applications.
Title/Abstract:
Quantum Computing for High-Energy Physics - State of the Art, Challenges, and Opportunities for Cross-Domain Collaboration
Quantum computers offer an intriguing path for a paradigmatic change of computing in the natural sciences and beyond, with the potential for achieving a so-called quantum advantage. The rapid development of hardware devices with various realizations of qubits enables the execution of small scale but representative applications on quantum computers. In particular, the high-energy physics community plays a pivotal role in accessing the power of quantum computing, since the field is a driving source for challenging computational problems. This talk provides an overview of status of high-energy physics quantum computations and give examples for theoretical and experimental target benchmark applications from the activities of the Qc4HEP Working Group led by CERN, DESY, and IBM.