Discovery Park lecture to feature Michael Freedman, Microsoft's quantum computing leader

On May 26, Discovery Park will host Michael Freedman, director of Microsoft's Station Q project on quantum computing located at the University of California, Santa Barbara, as part of the Discovery Park Distinguished Lecture Series.

In his talk, "Building a Quantum Computer 101," Freedman will share his perspective on approaches to building a quantum computer, beginning with the mathematical basis and then moving through the concrete engineering and materials growth challenges on which success will hinge. Freedman will conclude by discussing a new, enhanced collaboration between Microsoft and Professor Mike Manfra’s team at Purdue.

The lecture, which is open to the public, will be held 11 a.m.-noon in the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121. The Department of Physics and Astronomy is co-sponsoring the lecture.

Station Q is a collaborative effort between Microsoft and the academic sector, which focuses on exploring mathematical theory and the physical foundations for quantum computing. Freedman was the Charles Lee Powell Professor of Mathematics at University of California, San Diego. Earlier in his career, he also received the highest honor in mathematics, the Fields Medal, for solving the long-standing Poincare conjecture in four dimensions.

For more information about Freedman’s lecture or the Discovery Park Distinguished Lecture series, contact Maria Longoria-Littleton at mlongori@purdue.edu.

Writer: Amy Schlueter, aschlue@purdue.edu, 765-496-7823
Source: Cliff Wojtalewicz, cliffw@purdue.edu, 765-496-3961