EQSI Workshop - Future Directions for Quantum Software in Europe

The European Quantum Software Institute - EQSI Workshop “Future Directions for Quantum Software in Europe”, takes place in Paris in 2 May 2023, at Amphi CHARPAK, Tour 33, Rez-de-chaussée / Ground Floor (RC) – Niveau / Level Saint Bernard (SB) – Porte / Gate 02, Campus Jussieu, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris.

Programme

10:00 – EQSI – European Quantum Software Institute

10:15 – Pascal Maillot (European Commision)

10:45 – Harry Buhrman (EQSI & QuSoft, CWI and UvAmsterdam), The importance of quantum software

11:15 – coffee break

11:45 – Panel “Current and Future Challenges in Quantum Software”:
Moderator: Matthias Christandl (EQSI & University of Copenhagen)
Robert Koenig (EQSI & TU Munich)
Elham Kashefi (Sorbonne and University of Edinburgh)
Sabine Mehr (GENCI)
Sieglinde Pfaendler (IBM)

12:30 – lunch break

14:15 – Bastian Koller (High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart), "EuroHPC Centres of Excellence"

14:30 – Andris Ambainis (EQSI & University of Latvia), Quantum Methods for Search and Optimization

15:00 – Elham Kashefi (Sorbonne and University of Edinburgh), Quantum Computing as a Service: Scalability - Privacy - Integrity

15:30 – coffee break

16:00 – Panel “Applications of Quantum Computing for Science and for Industry”:
Moderator: Iordanis Kerenidis (EQSI & CNRS)
Yasser Omar (EQSI & PQI and IST, ULisbon)
Laure Le Bars (SAP and Quantum Industry Consortium)
Mário Caldeira (Deloitte Technology)
Gopal Karemore (NovoNordisk)

16:45 – Closing remarks