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Horizons of Quantum Computation

We are pleased to announce the workshop, "Horizons of Quantum Computation" sponsored by the Simons Foundation through the William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute (FTPI) at the University of Minnesota. This event will be held in Minneapolis from Thursday, May 14 to Saturday, May 16, 2026. The goal of the event is to bring together a select group of experts belonging to diverse communities interested in quantum computation. Those include physics, chemistry, information science, computer science, etc. to facilitate mutual conversations and exchange of ideas.


Please contact us with any questions by email at [email protected].

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Organizers
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Fiona Burnell

School of Physics and Astronomy 
University of Minnesota

Bill Fefferman

William Fefferman

Department of Computer Sciences  
University of Chicago

Kade Head-Marsden

Kade Head-Marsden

Department of Chemistry   
University of Minnesota

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Alex Kamenev

Fine Theoretical Physics Institute 
School of Physics and Astronomy  
University of Minnesota

Speakers
Ehud Altman

Ehud Altman

University of California, Berkeley

Yimu Bao

Yimu Bao

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics  
University of California, Santa Barbara

Brian Clarke

Bryan Clark

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Abhinav Deshpande

Abhinav Deshpande

IBM Quantum

Liang Fu

Liang Fu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Samuel Garratt

Samuel Garratt

Princeton University

Alexey Gorshkov

Alexey Gorshkov

University of Maryland & NIST

Michael Gullans

Michael Gullans

University of Maryland

Matteo Ippoliti

Matteo Ippoliti

University of Texas, Austin

Artur F. Izmaylov

Artur F. Izmaylov

University of Toronto

Liang Jiang

Liang Jiang

The University of Chicago

Sabre Kais

Sabre Kais

North Carolina State University

Vedika Khemani

Vedika Khemani

Stanford University

Stefan Krastanov

Stefan Krastanov

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Ethan Lake

University of California, Berkeley

Matthew Otten

Matthew Otten

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Makrand Sinha

Makrand Sinha

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Micheline Soley

Micheline Soley

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Nathanan Tantivasadakarn

Nathanan Tantivasadakarn

Stony Brook University

Lorenza Viola

Lorenza Viola

Dartmouth College

Nathan Wiebe

Nathan Wiebe

University of Toronto

Location

Workshop Location:

The workshop will be held in Tate Hall 101 on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.

The building can be accessed via the main doors on Church Street (accessible entrance) and the doors off of Northrop Mall.

Getting to the University of Minnesota:

Once you land at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (MSP), you have several options you can take to get to the University of Minnesota (UMN).

Taxi, Uber and Lyft services are available at MSP. It will take approximately 20-30 minutes to get to campus depending on traffic. Visit the Ground Transportation page of the MSP website for more information on app-based ride services. 

Car rental is not recommended. Parking around campus is limited and expensive.

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The Metro Transit Light Rail is the most efficient and cost effective mode of travel. The trains run every 15 - 20 minutes on weekdays and will get you to the UMN campus in about 30 minutes. From MSP, take the Blue Line north to US Bank Station. From there you will transfer to the Green Line and take that to the East Bank Station (Graduate Hotel) or Stadium Village Station (Hilton Garden Inn). Find more information on the Metro Transit website. We recommend Uber/Lyft at night. 

 

Local Restaurants:

Please see our Restaurant Locations Map for ideas on where to eat in the area. 

Lodging
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Lodging for non-local invited speakers will be provided by the workshop sponsors at the Graduate Hotel by Hilton. The Graduate is a five minute walk to the workshop location and the Hampton is about a 20 minute walk. The Hampton also has a shuttle you can take to and from the University each day. 

Information regarding details of hotel arrangements will be sent via e-mail to each participant of the workshop after registration. Please DO NOT contact the hotel to update reservations; contact the email address below for any changes that need to be made.

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions by e-mail at [email protected].