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SUMMARY:ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Joshua Viszlai
DESCRIPTION:A Systems Approach to Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoshua Viszlai\n\n\n\nAbstract:  We are beginning a remarkably exciting time for quantum computing. There is a growing consensus that quantum error correction (QEC) is needed to reach scales necessary for quantum advantage\, and recent major demonstrations have led to a new generation of error-corrected quantum computers. These demonstrations transition QEC from a theoretical idea introduced in 1995 to an experimental reality. Underlying this milestone is rapid progress in the scale of quantum hardware\, with systems today featuring up to 1\,000 qubits and error rates nearing 0.1%. However\, looking towards the future\, significant work is still needed to organize and scale quantum hardware to create fault-tolerant quantum computers (FTQC) capable of practical quantum advantage.While the theory of FTQC is promising\, effectively connecting it to real devices poses significant challenges. In this talk I will discuss the role of systems and architecture research in efficiently addressing these challenges\, focusing on two examples of my work. First\, I will describe the problems involved in large-scale\, real-time QEC decoding\, and detail a speculative window decoder that reduces decoder reaction time by up to 50%. Second\, I will show how insights from decoding lead to a heuristic for compiling QEC codes that reduces logical error rates by 2.5x-4x and helps automate QEC design space exploration. Together\, these works fit into a larger vision on a full-stack view of FTQC and highlight opportunities for interdisciplinary\, systems-level research to accelerate the realization of large-scale quantum computing. \n\n\n\nBio: Joshua Viszlai is a Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago advised by Fred Chong. His research spans both theory and experiment with a focus on bridging the gap between current quantum devices and fault-tolerant quantum computing. His work has been implemented in quantum hardware and has been published in top-tier conferences in the fields of computer architecture and quantum computing leading to two best paper awards and a best poster honorable mention award. Joshua is also a consultant at Infleqtion\, a company developing neutral atom quantum computers\, where he helps lead research on quantum error correction.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-quantum-engineering-seminar-series-joshua-viszlai/
LOCATION:2534 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Wan-Ju Li\, PhD\, FIOR
DESCRIPTION:From Development to Repair: Using Skeletal Development Principles to Advance Stem Cell-Mediated Cartilage Regeneration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWan-Ju Li\, PhD\, FIORAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Orthopedics and RehabilitationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison \n\n\n\nAbstract:Why does cartilage regeneration still fall short despite major progress in stem cell engineering? In this seminar\, I will argue that one important reason is that cartilage repair strategies are often developed without fully accounting for the developmental programs that shape cartilage formation in vivo. I will present our lab’s recent work showing that developmental origin strongly influences the identity and regenerative potential of human iPSC-derived chondrocytes. \n\n\n\nUsing isogenic differentiation models\, we compared mesoderm-derived and neural crest-derived chondrocytes and found that neural crest-derived chondrocytes more closely resemble native articular chondrocytes and perform better in cartilage repair settings. Building on these findings\, I will also discuss our efforts to develop a stepwise induction strategy for generating chondrocytes from human iPSC-derived neural crest cells in a more controlled and efficient manner. \n\n\n\nTogether\, these studies support a broader message that developmental biology is not simply background knowledge for regenerative medicine\, but a practical framework for selecting better cell sources\, asking more precise biological questions\, and overcoming major barriers in the field. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-7/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Shai Tsesses
DESCRIPTION:Unlocking New Capabilities for Quantum Computation with Neutral Atom Arrays\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Shai Tsesses\n\n\n\nAbstract: Neutral atom arrays have become a frontrunner in the race for utility scale quantum computation [1]\, building on their reconfigurability [2]\, scalability [3] and high fidelity for all operations [4] – idling\, detection\, single- and two-qubit gates. However\, they still suffer from key bottlenecks that constrain their operational speed and their implementation of deep quantum circuits. In this talk\, I will show how my recent work can bend these constraints and sometimes completely break them. I will present results on accelerated detection of the atoms via high-lying energy states (Rydberg states) [5] and introduce novel protocols for reconfigurable multi-qubit gates [6]\, promoting improved circuit implementation speed for error correction. I will then update on our current progress in building a continuously operating neutral atom quantum processor\, which mitigates the negative influences of atom loss\, and present a new scheme we developed to operate atom array systems for this purpose [7]. Lastly\, I will touch on the final frontier – how to increase system size to a utility scale number of qubits and provide my own solution to it: free electron quantum interconnects between neutral atom quantum processing modules. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Shai Tsesses is a postdoctoral associate at the MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms\, working with Prof. Vladan Vuletić. At MIT\, he is leading a team developing the next generation of neutral atom quantum processors\, able to implement deep and high-fidelity quantum circuits. Dr. Tsesses earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology\, where he made key experimental contributions to topological and quantum nano-photonics\, as well as free-electron–light interactions. His research explores the frontiers of light–matter interaction\, bridging atomic physics\, electron beam physics\, and quantum information science. He has authored more than 30 publications in leading journals such as Science and Nature\, and is a recipient of numerous fellowships and awards\, including the Rothschild and Adams Fellowships\, as well as the OPTICA Tingye Li Innovation Prize.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-quantum-engineering-seminar-series-dr-shai-tsesses/
LOCATION:2317 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Founder's Day Lecture: Nedim Emil Altaras
DESCRIPTION:Room 1610 Engineering Hall \n\n\n\nNedim Emil AltarasSVP Technical Development LeadModerna Therapeutics\, Cambridge\, MA \n\n\n\nPressure Is a Privilege: Industrializing an mRNA Platform for Speed\, Scale\, and Reliability\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a chemical engineer\, I think of our profession as the discipline of translating fundamentals into working systems: reducing complex problems to first principles\, quantifying constraints\, and designing processes that perform in the real world. Over the past decade at Moderna\, that mindset was tested in the most consequential setting. I built the Technical Development capabilities that supported pandemic readiness and then worked from Day 1 of the Covid-19 pandemic to translate an mRNA vaccine from sequence to reproducible clinical and commercial supply. \n\n\n\nThis lecture is about industrialization—moving from a working process to a scalable\, controlled manufacturing system. It is not simply “making more.” It is establishing a platform that can execute with short cycle times while maintaining process capability and product quality. I will describe what it takes to industrialize an mRNA platform when time becomes the first-class design constraint: parallelizing development\, standardizing unit operations/interfaces\, and using modular manufacturing approaches so performance can be robustly replicated across equipment\, sites\, and teams.  \n\n\n\nThe same platform and operational discipline that proved itself under pandemic pressure has continued to translate beyond a single product—supporting additional licensed vaccines and extending into therapeutics\, including individualized oncology programs and rare-disease efforts.  \n\n\n\nI will frame the experience around three engineering priorities: speed\, scale\, and reliability. Speed comes from clear decision rules under uncertainty\, risk-based development plans\, and rapid feedback from analytics and manufacturing. Scale is achieved by designing robustness to variability\, building standard work for technology transfer\, and ensuring consistent execution across the network. Reliability—and the assurance to defend it—is built through characterization\, a defined control strategy\, comparability to enable lifecycle changes\, and documentation discipline that makes data and decisions defendable. \n\n\n\nUltimately\, pressure is a privilege because it reflects responsibility: responsibility to solve problems that matter\, to build systems that hold up under scrutiny\, and to translate engineering work into human impact with life changing mRNA medicines.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/founders-day-lecture-nedim-emil-altaras/
LOCATION:Wisconsin
CATEGORIES:Chemical & Biological Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Hezi Zhang
DESCRIPTION:Quantum Computing Systems: Toward Scalable and Efficient Quantum Computation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHezi Zhang\n\n\n\nAbstract: Quantum computing has emerged as a transformative frontier of computation. In recent years\, quantum hardware has scaled at an unprecedented rate. As this momentum continues\, the central challenge is shifting upward in the stack—from hardware-level feasibility toward system-level scalability. This talk will focus on quantum computer architecture and compiler systems\, introducing the challenges and opportunities to efficiently harness device capabilities and lower the demands on hardware technology\, thereby accelerating timelines for practical quantum advantage. \n\n\n\nBio: Hezi Zhang is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department at the University of California\, San Diego (UCSD). She received her M.S. in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) and her B.S. in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Her current research interests lie in quantum computing architecture and compiler optimization\, including supporting scalable quantum computing and exploring different quantum computing paradigms.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-quantum-engineering-seminar-series-hezi-zhang/
LOCATION:2534 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Debanjan Mukherjee
DESCRIPTION:The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids\, fluids\, and dynamics). Professor Debanjan Mukherjee is a professor at University of Colorado Boulder. \n\n\n\nPresentation Title: The Biofluid Dynamics Of Thrombosis: what doors can custom in silico models open for us? \n\n\n\nAbstract: Thrombosis\, or the pathological clotting of blood in the human body\, is the key underlying cause of severe cardiovascular disease like heart attack and stroke; which together comprise major global causes of death and disability. Fluid dynamics plays an intricate underlying role in pathological clot initiation\, formation and growth\, and subsequent clot deformation and potential fragmentation (or embolization). There exists a significant body of evidence on this underlying role of flow\, and flow-mediated transport from in vivo murine models\, and microfluidic assays with whole human blood. Yet\, the recapitulation of dynamic clot-flow interactions within real human vascular segments continues to remain a major challenge; and there are currently limited avenues to probe and understand these interactions via standard-of-care imaging. Here\, we will showcase custom numerical modeling frameworks that we have developed over the years to address the aforementioned challenge; enabling deep quantitative insights on local clot-flow interactions\, clot mechanical response to flow-induced loading\, and biochemical transport within and around clots. We will specifically illustrate approaches that resolve key features of real human clots\, such as heterogeneous structure and micro-composition\, and their interplay with locally non-linear fluid flows. We will also illustrate numerical methods that help model and investigate physiologically critical processes such as clot contraction mechanics\, which are otherwise challenging to replicate in an in silico setting. We will close by showcasing our efforts on releasing these computational modeling tools to the broader community as open-source tools. \n\n\n\nBio: Debanjan Mukherjee is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is also a program faculty for the Biomedical Engineering program\, and a faculty council member at the BioFrontiers Institute at CU Boulder. He leads an inter-disciplinary flow physics and biofluids research group named FLOWLab. Prof. Mukherjee completed his undergraduate studies at IIT Madras in India\, and subsequently his doctoral and post-doctoral training at the University of California\, Berkeley. He has received several awards in recognition of his work: including the National Institutes of Health Trailblazer Award for new and early-career investigators; the ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award; the American Heart Association post-doctoral fellowship award; and has recently been selected as a Research and Innovation Office Faculty Fellow and a Dean’s Excellence Fellow in Generative AI at the University of Colorado Boulder.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-dabanjan-mukherjee/
LOCATION:1227 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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