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|FARQUEST› A foresight activity on research in quantum information science and European strategy development

Addendum to the Summary of the ESF Forward Look workshop

FARQUEST VISIONS PREPARED BY

Dirk Holste, Dana Wasserbacher (AIT)

CONTRIBUTING WORKING‐GROUP CO‐CHAIRS Rienk van Grondelle (U Amsterdam), Martin Plenio (U Ulm); Gerardo Adesso (U Nottingham), Yossi Paltiel (U Jerusalem)

Reproduction and transcription of material from flip charts during various session of the 1st Workshop:

• Exhibits 1 – 6.

Yossi PALTIEL

Martin PLENIOGerado ADESSO

Rienk van GRONDELLE

FARQUEST is a prospective analysisof quantum information science and technology. The goal is to synthesise scenarios of future developments for collaborative significant problem‐solving with answers and ideas outside the core disciplines of quantum information and inspired by cross‐disciplinary fields. Related goals are to raise the awareness of the current and future potential of quantum information and its technologies, and to shed light on present needs in terms of matching research questions, societal needs, research programmes, infrastructures, science policy, and education.

2011 – 2012

Proposal Scoping workshop 1. Workshop 2. Workshop 3. Workshop Outreach Consensus meeting Draft report Final conference

http://qurope.eu/projects/farquest Co‐chairs working‐groups WG1 and WG2


Exhibit 2

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Exhibit I: Working Group 2

Topics of relevance in complex quantum systems

• Complex and noisy systems • Develop simulation capability • Novel quantum materials • Lead to technological breakthroughs • Quantum system architecture and expertise • Tools to access • Determine quantum added‐value Subfields ExpertsBiology • Biophysics Chemistry • Control of

Quantum Chemistry Physics • Solid state • Material science Computer science • Algorithms

Network science • Theory Multidisciplinary • General sciences

• Rienk van Grondelle (U Amsterdam) • Tannor (.), J Shapiro (MIT), Kosloff (.), C. Koch (.), added

in revision: Mike Robb (.) • Peter Zoller (ÖAW, U Insbruck), Leggett (.) • Suggestions expected by Aigars Ekkers

• added in revision – relevance to algorithms in complex

quantum systems? Kristel Michelsen (.), Christoph. Lippert (.),D. Waronov (.), added in revision: Buhrmann (.)

• Czurgat (.), added in revision – not network science: R. Werner (.)

• Nigel Mason (.), Hans Westerhoff (U Manchester)


Exhibit II: Working group 2

Topics of relevance in quantum‐enabled technologies

• Exploit existing knowledge base and insight • Develop applications • Address real‐world problems • Societal relevance Subfields

Experts

Space sciences • Future missions • Applications (Galileo+) • Physics ICT • Communication Physics • Sensing • Gravitational waves Industry • R&D Standardization • Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt • Toptica Fundamental • Testing

• Lisa Kaltenecker (.) • Markus Baudaz (.) • B. Arbesser (.), R. Lukas (.), Anton Zeilinger

(U Wien), Wolfgang Ertmer (.), P. Vilores (.), Schleich (.)

• D. Thierry (Thales), Gregoire Ribordy (ID

Quantique) • Markus Aspelmeyer (U Wien); Jelezko (.),

Wrachtrup (.), • Schnabel (.) • W. Mathis (.) • F. Riehie (PTB) • Goebel (.), Känders (.) • P. Schütz (.)


Exhibit 3: Working group 2

Quantum Technology in Noisy Environments

Noise‐assisted quantum information processing

Quantum computation driven by dissipation

Quantum vs. classical

Entanglement vs. discord

Conditions for classical “simulatability” of mixed states

• Room‐temperature working quantum devises− Simulators− Simple spin sensors− Atomic clocks− Heisenberg limited interferometers

• Hybrid technologies and interfaces− Light− Matter− Solid states

• Multi‐ / interdisciplinary approaches in conjunction with research areas outside of the core of quantum information processing

Metrology


Exhibit IVa: Working group 1


Exhibit IVb: Working group 1

Quantum Dynamics and Biological Function

Quantumness of biological systems

1. Photobiology

− Charge separation and energy transfer

− Shaping the environment and optimizing systems for exploitation

2. Ligand receptor interaction− SARs− Multiple receptor states

3. Molecular motors and pumps

− Reversibility and function

4. Metals in life− Quantum electrochemistry− Hydrogenase, oxygen evolving complex

• How were quantum processes selected in biological evolution?

• Did biological systems co‐evolve by using quantum processes? (In terms of efficiency, robustness, etc.)

• Can we figure this out? (What does it take to do so?)

• Energy conversion

Quantum biology

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•Single particle•Com

putation, sim

ulation•Characterization of structures

•Control•Electronic spectroscopy

•Phonons, vibrationalspectroscopy

•Spin spectroscopy, single m

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sensing•Q

uantumness

TOPICS | TOOLS | TARGETS

3Paradigm shift

Quantum dynamics

Biology+

Biological function− In relation to complexity

Biological control/engineering− Biological engines

Evolutionary biology− Quantum effects

Quantum computation− Quantum thermodynamics− Quantum dynamics− Noise physics− Quantum information

Quantum biology− Superposition of states and biological processes

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2o years


Exhibit V: Individual perspectives in relation to FARQUEST. Contributed by all participants.

Subject header

Subject

Problems, ideas, insight

Vision Excitement

Real‐life

Quantum information in biology

Business

Awareness, funding, research programmes

Science fiction

Education

• How to really exploit entanglement? (Where is the magic?) • Novel insight into trends and tendencies in quantum information • Derive new interesting research directions for my team • Ideas how to proceed towards a universal quantum computer • What can quantum information specifically yield? • Solving the paradoxes (double‐slit, Schrödinger’s cat, …) or steps towards that

• Visions that change the way individual academic communities think! • Share visions and ideas with experts in different fields about QIST

• FUN… during interesting discussions

• Quantum technology outside of the lab • Inject into the discussions the options offered by space and the needs from space • Mimicking nature for real‐world quantum technology • Use in day‐to‐day devices • Applications that classical physics can really not do

• Quantum information and quantum biology: tricks of nature • Formalism to search and identify quantum effects in biological systems (necessary & sufficient) • Extent of quantum effects in biology • How can the field change biology? • Quantum brain?

• SME opportunities to be involved in quantum information research

• Raising awareness of the importance of quantum biology among the QIST community • Society and policy makers eager to invest in quantum science • A specialized call/mechanism to attract fund in the field of quantum biology • Large scale collaborative programs on quantum topics launched • Strengthen quantum in “Horizon 2020”

• Science fiction story ideas

• School kids eager to become quantum physicists


Exhibit 6: Research areas in relation to FARQUEST. Contributed by all participants.

Researcher

Area of interestWhat are our key research and development challenges? What would we like to contribute to future science, technology and society?

Sokratis Kalliakos

Alexandra Olaya‐Castro

Yossi Paltiel

Leopold Summerer

Bruno Robert

Alipasha Vaziri

Hannu Rajaniemi Richard Cogdell

Others

• What is the best platform to implement QIP in solid state systems?

• Quantum dynamics and the molecular basis of life processes • Integration between classical and quantum processes to build novel technologies

• How to realize experimentally complex quantum systems that can simulate new physics and can be applied to devices?

• Potential roles of space (“extreme physics”, “simple” but unusual environments, extreme scales)

• Electrons in proteins / Photons in proteins • Fate of energy in complex molecular systems

• What is the possible relevance of quantum effects in biology and how to go about finding them?

• New mathematical formalisms for complex quantum systems • Entanglement in multi‐agent systems

• What is Quantum Information Technology very simply explained?

• How does quantum dynamics collaborate with environmental noise to work optionally?

» Learn design principles and then apply them • Quantum / Classical border

» Signatures of quantumness in complex, living, macroscopic systems » Resources that empower quantum technology:

Novel protocols for noise‐protected applications based on general quantum correlations

• Control open quantum systems • How do we probe quantum biological systems with new sensors? • Chemical process control • Danger” of quick and dirty work / Computer solutions • The general coherent quantum computer • Why is decoherence limiting application? (How to circumvent it?)

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