RQC Colloquium
41st RQC Colloquium
Speaker
Dr. Matthias Troyer
(Microsoft)Date
Friday, January 9, 2026, 16:00-17:00 (4:00p.m.-5:00p.m.) (JST)
Venue
Hybrid (Zoom・Wako S01 Bioscience Building Suzuki Umetaro Hall)
Title
Quantum, AI and the Path to Commercial Advantage
Inquiries
rqc_colloquium_inquiry[at]ml.riken.jp
Registration Form
https://krs2.riken.jp/m/rqc_registration_form
Abstract
The promise of quantum is real, and we are beginning to see where this technology can
have the greatest impact. Decades of quantum research and development point to one
primary class of practical application for quantum computing next to cryptanalysis: the
simulation of quantum systems, especially for chemistry and materials science. As we
continue to improve the fidelity and scale of quantum machines, we will first be able to
unlock scientific quantum advantage, solving a growing class of scientifically interesting
and classically intractable problems. As we scale to quantum supercomputers, we will be
able to achieve commercial quantum advantage and solve the world’s most pressing
challenges through quantum-enabled advances in chemistry, biochemistry, and
materials science. Yet scaled quantum systems won’t exist in isolation but will operate
alongside AI and classical supercomputing. At Microsoft, we are today architecting and
engineering these hybrid classical-quantum supercomputing systems with the goal of
accelerating scientific discovery.
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