Announcement Detail
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
1:00 PM CDT
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Large Scale Structural Systems and Optimal Design Virtual Seminar
A Brief Overview of Quantum Computing Hardware
Speaker
Carleton Coffrin, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Abstract
Quantum computing is frequently applauded for its potential to address complex computational challenges that will transform society. However, the specific details of how this will be accomplished are often elusive. This presentation aims to provide a pragmatic perspective on the potential of quantum computing with a focus on the key ideas behind different types of quantum computing hardware that are being explored.
Bio
Dr. Carleton Coffrin is a senior scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). He received a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Optimization from Brown University in 2012. Dr. Coffrin’s research expertise spans many forms of computing including mathematical programing, constraint programming, and local search. Dr. Coffrin has application expertise in power grids and has been a recurring ARPA-e performer supporting programs such as GRID DATA and the Grid Optimization Competition. Since joining LANL in 2016, Dr. Coffrin began research in quantum computation with a focus on hardware benchmarking and potential application use cases of this technology. Today, Dr. Coffrin one of LANL’s foremost experts in quantum computing technology and leads several large research efforts in the subject area.